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H&M vs Umbro: similarities and differences

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H&M

Sweden Founded 1947

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

Umbro

United Kingdom Founded 1924

Sporty & sportswear · Trends & youth culture · Streetwear

Similarities and differences

Shared traits

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

Different traits

  • Sporty & sportswear

    Umbro shows a stronger emphasis

  • Streetwear

    Umbro shows a stronger emphasis

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Trait comparison

  • H&M (solid line, circles)
  • Umbro (dashed line, squares)
Traits of H&M and Umbro, 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
  • Umbro
Minimal & basics
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Polished & dressy
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Luxury & heritage
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Avant-garde & designer
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Decoration & playfulness
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Streetwear
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Trends & youth culture
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Sporty & sportswear
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Outdoor & functional
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Basic information

Field
H&M
Umbro
Country Sweden United Kingdom
Founded 1947 1924
Category Clothing Clothing
Other categories Bags Accessories Footwear Fragrance Beauty and cosmetics Lifestyle products Footwear Lifestyle products

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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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Umbro

  • Umbro Speciali

    Umbro Speciali is Umbro's long-running football-boot family, introduced globally in 1992 and origina...

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  • Umbro Pro Training

    Umbro Pro Training is Umbro’s performance-focused training range. Reintroduced as a universal Pro Tr...

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  • Umbro Teamwear

    Umbro Teamwear is the brand’s continuous kit and team-equipment range supplying professional clubs, ...

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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

Umbro

  • 2026-07-31

    FREAK'S STORE

    A special-order collection listed in the official feature lineup as “UMBRO 26FW Collection.” It can be confirmed as a product group from a different season than the Spring/Summer 2025 project, but the specific items and individual release dates are not clear from the listing.

  • 2024-03

    Palace Skateboards

    Announced for release in March 2024 as “PALACE UMBRO.” The release date and time are listed on Palace’s official page, but item details could not be determined from the source excerpt obtained.

  • 2017-02-05

    Off-White

    A capsule collection featuring punk/patchwork-inspired motifs and highlighting the double diamond logo was released at select retailers in 2017.

Umbro collaborations

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