HM has reported a sudden slowdown in sales after it halted operations in Russia due to the invasion of Ukraine. The company paused all sales in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine, affecting 185 stores, earlier this month and also stopped online sales in Russia.It told shareholders that sales from March 1 to March 28 increased by 6% against the same period last year. However, it represented a significant reduction in growth after the company posted an 18% jump in net sales to 49.16 billion Swedish krona