Swedish fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz AB (HM-B.SK) Thursday said sales at stores open for at least a year fell 1% on the year in July.

   MAIN FACTS:

-Analysts polled by Dow Jones Newswires had forecast a comparable sales increase of 0.6%.

-Total sales, including value-added tax in local currencies, rose 9% in July compared with the same month a year earlier.

-Analysts polled by Dow Jones Newswires had forecast a total sales increase of 10.2%.

-H&M had 2,940 stores on July 31, compared with 2,603 stores at the same time last year.

-Write to Jens Hansegard at jens.hansegard@dowjones.com

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