Still no H&Ms in Texas

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Swedish retailer H&M have been busy airing its Daria Werbowy fall 2010 campaign commercials all over Texas—even though there's not a single H&M location in the state. Dangling the carrot much? The Statesman is indignant: "I’ve been seeing these H&M commercials often this season as I’ve watched some of my favorite shows. As you know, the world’s third largest fashion retailer has completely bypassed this country’s second largest state. So if you want to own the collection from Lanvin designer Alber Elbaz, which will be launched in November, then you must do some traveling because there isn’t an H&M to be found in the Lone Star State. By car, some of the closest H&M stores to Austin are in Atlanta, St. Louis, Las Vegas, Orlando, Fla., Phoenix, and Tuscon, Ariz. The closest store to Texas in general is at the Tucson Mall in Arizona." [Statesman]