STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz AB says its first-quarter profits rose by 8 percent, even though technology investments linked to online sales wiped out some of the gains.

Net profit in the December-February period was 2.65 billion kronor (412 million), up from 2.46 billion kronor a year earlier.

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