Milan, Italy, 02.22.2010

The H&H Italian Fashion Industry Sector Analysis is part of a larger research that ranked the English version of corporate websites of European's 500 largest companies using a 140-criteria evaluation protocol. Of those 500 companies, fourteen operate in the fashion and accessories industry and were included in the Fashion Industry Sector Analysis.

Adidas and Luxottica led the European ranking with an overall score of 63 points, followed by Sweden's H&M with 50.5. French fashion giants Hermes and Christian Dior finished last with less than 20 points.

"The web is increasingly becoming the fundamental channel to respond to tensions and to construct a corporate reputation consequently corporate websites need to promote more transparent disclosure," said Stefano Frigerio, the coordinator of the H&H Fashion Industry Sector Analysis coordinator.

About the H&HWebranking

Analysis carried out of corporate Websites in English through an evaluation protocol composed of 140 criteria of which one third is dedicated to financial information

The protocol originates from an annual questionnaire that investigates what information and functionality investors, financial analysts and business journalists expect to find on corporate Websites

More than 300 investors, analysts and journalists responded to the H&H Webranking Questionnaire