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H&M opens first Rio store with 5x2 work schedule and plans second location

2 sources · 25 Apr 2026 · Share coverage ·

H&M opened its first store in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday at Shopping Rio Sul. The Swedish retailer hired 87 employees with a 5x2 work schedule and plans to open a second store at Norte Shopping this year.

H&M is a Swedish retailer with 80 years of history that recently arrived in Brazil, concentrating its operations until now in São Paulo. The company adopts a 5x2 work schedule in a sector where the 6x1 schedule traditionally prevails, offering employees two days off per week.

1. What we know (5)

H&M opened its first store in Rio de Janeiro at Shopping Rio Sul on April 25, 2026

2 sources Oglobo Exame

The store covers approximately 1,400 square meters

2 sources Oglobo Exame

The store hired 87 employees with a 5x2 work schedule

2 sources Oglobo Exame

The company plans to open a second store at Norte Shopping in 2026

2 sources Oglobo Exame

This is H&M's fifth store in Brazil, with the other four located in São Paulo

2 sources Oglobo Exame
2. Where coverage thins out (1)

Covered by only some sources, or where the accounts diverge.

Covered by only some sources (1)

The store is located next to Renner in the shopping mall

Reported by: Oglobo
Did not cover: Exame
3. What we don't know yet

No gaps declared — all sources converge on the material facts.

All sources

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