Mauritz Widforss

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Mauritz Widforss was a Swedish hunting and fishing equipment retailer whose acquisition helped form the foundation of the modern H&M fashion company.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf person
associatedWith Erling Persson NERFINISHED
Hennes & Mauritz NERFINISHED
businessAcquiredBy Erling Persson NERFINISHED
Hennes (women’s clothing store owned by Erling Persson) NERFINISHED
businessType sporting goods store
contributedTo creation of the combined company Hennes & Mauritz in 1968
country Sweden
countryOfCitizenship Sweden
fieldOfWork fishing equipment retail
hunting equipment retail
hasBusinessSuccessor H&M NERFINISHED
hasNameInNativeLanguage Mauritz Widforss NERFINISHED
historicalRole eponymous source of the “Mauritz” part of the H&M brand name
industry retail
locationOfBusiness Stockholm NERFINISHED
nameGivenTo Mauritz in Hennes & Mauritz NERFINISHED
notableFor business whose acquisition contributed to the foundation of Hennes & Mauritz (H&M)
operating a hunting and fishing equipment store in Stockholm
occupation retailer
partOf early history of H&M
productOrService fishing gear
hunting gear
outdoor equipment

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H&M acquiredCompany Mauritz Widforss