H&M Starts The Summer Right With a Pop-Up Container Store on the Beach
Posted By Tafline Laylin On July 5, 2011 @ 11:17 am In Architecture | No Comments
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Swedish retail giant H&M [5] started the summer right with a two day sale in a temporary container store that popped up right on the beach! Situated at the Hague’s popular Scheveningen seaside resort, the sale donated partial proceeds to WaterAid [6], an international NGO that provides access to safe water, hygiene and sanitation in the world’s poorest communities. Featuring their “Beachwear in Shades of Blue [7]” line, the event marked the ninth annual collaboration between H&M and WaterAid. But best of all? H&M [8] sold their true blue wares in a temporary container [9].
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Each year H&M donates 10% of the proceeds stemming from sales of a particular bikini to WaterAid [7]. This year marked three particular departures from the usual agreement. Not only did H&M expand their charitable contribution to include an entire collection of beachwear, but this year they held a dedicated event in this very cool pop-up shop [11] to drum up further sales. And then they donated a whopping 25% of the funds raised to WaterAid.
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Via Springwise [12]
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[5] H&M: http://www.hm.com/entrance.ahtml?orguri=/
[6] WaterAid: http://www.wateraid.org/uk/about_us/default.asphttp://
[7] Beachwear in Shades of Blue: http://www.ecouterre.com/14-eco-friendly-bikinis-swimsuits-board-shorts-to-splash-into-summer/h-m-wateraid-bikini/
[8] H&M: http://inhabitat.com/hm-walmart-trashing-unsold-clothes-when-they-could-be-donated-to-charity/
[9] temporary container: http://inhabitat.com/video-shipping-container-homes-from-lot-ek/
[10] Image: http://inhabitat.com/hm-starts-the-summer-right-with-a-pop-up-container-store-on-the-beach/hm-hague-wateraid-container-store-6/
[11] pop-up shop: http://inhabitat.com/new-pop-up-takeout-container-restaurant-brings-a-taste-of-singapore-to-the-world/
[12] Springwise: http://www.springwise.com/fashion_beauty/hmwateraid/
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