COS launched in the UK with a flagship store on London’s Regent Street in March 2007. Since the brand’s inception, COS has opened stores in various locations throughout Europe and Asia including; Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Finland, France, Hong Kong, Italy, Ireland, Japan, Korea, Mainland China, Malaysia, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal. Romania, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK, the US, and most recently Israel.
The COS collection is comprised of high quality fashion essentials, reinvented classics and iconic seasonal styles at comparable prices for women, men and children. Acessories, leisurewear, swimwear and underwear all form part of the COS collection and sizes range from 34-44 and XS-L for women and 46-54 and S-XL for men. In 2008, COS introduced a childrenswear collection, sizes range from ages 1 to 8. The entire COS collection is created in-house, by a team of designers and buyers basend in COS‘ London headquarters.
New items arrive in-store and online every week. COS Stores are designed by a team of architects who take into consideration the architectural heritage of the building and surrounding location.
COS is part of the H&M group which is based in Sweden.