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H&M vs adidas: similarities and differences

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H&M

Sweden Founded 1947

Trends & youth culture · Sporty & sportswear · Minimal & basics

adidas

Germany Founded 1949

Sporty & sportswear · Streetwear · Trends & youth culture

Similarities and differences

Shared traits

  • Both brands show traits of Trends & youth culture.
  • Both brands show traits of Polished & dressy.

Different traits

  • Sporty & sportswear

    adidas shows a stronger emphasis

  • Streetwear

    adidas shows a stronger emphasis

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Trait comparison

  • H&M (solid line, circles)
  • adidas (dashed line, squares)
Traits of H&M and adidas, shown relative to each brand.
How to read the chart

Traits farther from the centre are more prominent within each brand. The chart uses the same relative display as the brand profile. Area does not indicate brand quality or absolute differences between brands.

Traits by category

Bar lengths show how prominent each trait is within each brand.

  • H&M
  • adidas
Minimal & basics
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adidas：Relative prominence within the brand
Polished & dressy
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adidas：Relative prominence within the brand
Luxury & heritage
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adidas：Relative prominence within the brand
Avant-garde & designer
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Decoration & playfulness
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Streetwear
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adidas：Relative prominence within the brand
Trends & youth culture
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adidas：Relative prominence within the brand
Sporty & sportswear
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Outdoor & functional
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Basic information

Field
H&M
adidas
Country Sweden Germany
Founded 1947 1949
Category Clothing Footwear
Other categories Bags Accessories Footwear Fragrance Beauty and cosmetics Lifestyle products Clothing Bags Accessories Eyewear Watches Fragrance

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Brand profiles

Brand lines

H&M

  • H&M Studio

    Launched in 2013, H&M Studio is a seasonal collection created by an in-house design team in Stockhol...

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  • H&M HOME

    H&M HOME is H&M’s home category, launched in 2009, offering items for living spaces such as textiles...

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  • H&M Move

    H&M Move is a dedicated activewear line launched in August 2022. Based on the concept of “movewear,”...

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  • H&M Beauty

    H&M Beauty is H&M’s beauty division, offering makeup, skincare, fragrance, beauty tools, and more. S...

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  • COS

    COS is a separate brand launched by the H&M Group in 2007, and its name is an abbreviation of “Colle...

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adidas

Collaborations

H&M

  • 2025-12-02

    Perfect Moment

    An après-ski/winter capsule suited to “mountain-to-city” wear, featuring star patterns, ski-inspired puffers, Moon Boots, and knit sets.

  • 2025-04-24

    Magda Butrym

    A womenswear and jewelry line scheduled for release in April 2025, centered on the rose motif and imbued with “Slavic romanticism.”

  • 2024-10-10

    ROTATE Birger Christensen

    The second installment (2024) took the rebellious muse of the 1980s as its theme, offering partywear with pronounced shoulders and sequins (15 pieces) in 12 markets.

  • 2024-04-18

    Rokh

    A womenswear, menswear, and accessories collection that proposes a work- and office-oriented wardrobe by “deconstructing/reconstructing” staples such as trench coats.

  • 2024-02-29

    HERON PRESTON

    The first outcome of the circular/educational program “long-term H2 partnership.” It is also planned to expand into seasonal collections and creative advisory.

  • 2023-11-09

    Rabanne

    A large capsule collection encompassing womenswear, menswear, accessories with a metallic or party-inspired feel, and home décor.

H&M collaborations

adidas

  • 2023-03-31

    GUCCI

    An additional collection from adidas x GUCCI for 2023 SS23, released with a focus on new footwear such as ZX8000 and Gazelle.

  • 2023-03-16

    Yohji Yamamoto

    Y-3 Atelier’s first footwear, “ITOGO,” was released. It is an experimental product made without adhesives, hand-sewn, and designed to be disassembled.

  • 2022-11-03

    Balenciaga

    The collaboration with adidas was first unveiled at the NYSE show in May 2022. The official collection, including apparel and sneakers, launched on November 3.

  • 2020-11-25

    HYKE

    FW2020 was available exclusively online at adidas starting November 25, 2020.

  • 2018-10-26

    Palace Skateboards

    Two skate shoe styles were released for FW18. The monochrome footwear combines Palace heel branding with the adidas Originals Trefoil.

  • 2017-09-15

    kolor

    In Fall 2017, kolor × adidas announced AlphaBounce. The lineup included three AlphaBounce sneaker styles in different colors, among other items.

adidas collaborations

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