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Retail

Zara's Indian partner to launch fast fashion at half the price

The Tata Group has operated Zara stores in India as a partner of Zara's parent company, Inditex, for nearly a decade. The Indian multinational conglomerate op

Management

Inditex: Q1 net profit increases 10 percent

Prachi SinghJune 12, 2019

The Inditex Group registered net sales growth of 5 percent in the first quarter to April 30 to 5.93 billion euros (6.72 billion dollars), which the company sa

Fashion

Inditex signs the Diversity Charter in Germany

PartnerMay 31, 2019

Inditex has signed the Diversity Charter (Charta der Vielfalt), a voluntary commitment and an association under the patronage of the German Federal Chan

Management

Zara-owner Inditex to elevate Carlos Crespo to CEO role

Prachi SinghMay 24, 2019

Inditex's Executive Chairman and CEO, Pablo Isla, has proposed the appointment of Carlos Crespo, currently Chief Operating Officer (COO), as the group's new C

Report

Inditex's founder gets paid over 813 million euros in dividends

Angela Gonzalez-RodriguezMay 6, 2019

Amancio Ortega, founder and largest shareholder of Inditex, has been paid more than 813 million euros in dividends from the Zara owner group. On May 2, shareh

Management

The market bets strongly on the revaluation of Inditex shares

Angela Gonzalez-RodriguezMay 5, 2019

ANALYSIS New York - So far this year, the price of Inditex shares has picked up 18 percent. On a related note, the consensus profit forecast has fallen by 1.6

Business

Inditex and MIT sign agreement to promote research into sustainability

Marjorie van ElvenMarch 19, 2019

Spanish fast fashion giant Inditex (Zara, Pull & Bear, Bershka, Stradivarius) has announced a multi-year agreement with the Massachusetts Institute of Technol

Management

Zara-owner Inditex reports robust growth in FY18

Prachi SinghMarch 13, 2019

Zara-owner Inditex Group’s net sales rose by 3 percent in FY18 to 26.14 billion euros (29.53 billion dollars), underpinned by growth in all of the group’s

Retail

Inditex to launch Pull & Bear ecommerce in the United States

Marjorie van ElvenFebruary 19, 2019

Spanish fast fashion giant Inditex is set to launch its brand Pull & Bear in the United States as an online player only, according to WWD. Founded in 1991, Pu

Fashion

Zara changes its logo

Marjorie van ElvenJanuary 28, 2019

While luxury retailers are changing their logos by adopting a minimal, sans-serif look, Zara has gone the opposite direction. The fast fashion giant under

Report

Kering ranked most sustainable company in fashion

Huw HughesJanuary 22, 2019

Luxury French conglomerate Kering has been named the most sustainable company in the luxury and fashion industry, and the second most sustainable company in t

Retail

Brazil is the world's most expensive country to shop at Zara

Marjorie van ElvenJanuary 15, 2019

Shopping at Zara is more expensive in Brazil than in any other country, reveals the fourth edition of an annual study by Brazilian investment bank BTG Pactual

Management

Jeff Bezos validates his title as the ‘richest person of the world’

Angela Gonzalez-RodriguezJanuary 2, 2019

New York - Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has gotten its ‘richest man in the world’ title re-assured as his personal worth increased by 24 billion to 123 billi

Business

Inditex vs H&M: who's growing more?

Heidi LawDecember 12, 2018

Once the darling of fast fashion, the H&M Group is increasingly losing out to its biggest competitor, Inditex. In an effort to keep its market position, t

Management

Zara-owner Inditex's profit for nine months up 4 percent

Prachi SinghDecember 12, 2018

Inditex Group’s net sales rose by 3 percent in the first three quarters of fiscal 2018 to October 31 to 18.4 billion euros. In local currencies, the company

Fashion

Zara launches makeup line

Marjorie van ElvenDecember 4, 2018

Fast fashion giant Zara is launching a makeup line. Set to launch tomorrow, December 5, the collection includes three lip products: a high pigmented matte lip

Fashion

STRADIVARIUS ESSENTIALS, AN OFLACTIVE EXPERIENCE OF 3 FRAGRANCES FOR YOUR DAY-TO-DAY

Press ClubNovember 30, 2018

STRADIVARIUS ESSENTIALS, AN OFLACTIVE EXPERIENCE OF 3 FRAGRANCES FOR YOUR DAY-TO-DAY

Fashion

OYSHO | OYSHO IN COLLABORATION WITH MARIAH CAREY

Press ClubNovember 27, 2018

OYSHO | OYSHO IN COLLABORATION WITH MARIAH CAREY

Business

Mango to open digital innovation center in Barcelona

Marjorie van ElvenNovember 8, 2018

*Mango, one of the brands under Inditex, is planning on opening a digital innovation center in Barcelona next year, to accelerate its e-commerce growth and de

Retail

Zara to bring online sales to 106 new markets through new platform

Marjorie van ElvenNovember 7, 2018

From tomorrow, customers from 106 new countries will be able to shop Zara’s fashion online for the first time. The brand’s parent company, Inditex, has announced the launch of a new dedicated online platform which will increase the number of markets where Zara is sold online to 202.

Fashion

OYSHO | SKI COLLECTION FW18

Press ClubNovember 5, 2018

OYSHO | SKI COLLECTION FW18

Fashion

STRADIVARIUS | November's Lookbook

Press ClubNovember 5, 2018

STRADIVARIUS | November's Lookbook

People

Pablo Isla (Inditex) best performing CEO in the word -- Harvard Business Review

Marjorie van ElvenOctober 23, 2018

*Pablo Isla, CEO of Spanish fashion giant Inditex, has topped Harvard Business Review’s annual ranking of the 100 best performing CEOs for the second year i

Fashion

STRADIVARIUS FW18: Intellectual Rebels

Press ClubSeptember 17, 2018

STRADIVARIUS FW18: Intellectual Rebels

Report

Inditex reports strong growth in H1

Prachi SinghSeptember 12, 2018

In 1H2018 Inditex said that the its net sales reached 12 billion euros (13.9 million dollars), 3 percent higher than in 1H2017, while sales in local currencie

Fashion

STRADIVARIUS | STR Collection

Press ClubSeptember 7, 2018

STRADIVARIUS | STR Collection

Report

Inditex to sell all its brands online by 2020

Prachi SinghSeptember 5, 2018

Inditex Chairman and CEO Pablo Isla during a meeting with journalists in Milan to mark the reopening of the global Zara flagship on Corso Vittorio Emanuele, a

Report

Zara’s sister brand Uterqüe opens store on China’s Tmall

Prachi SinghAugust 22, 2018

Fashion and accessories label Uterqüe from the makers of Zara has launched a flagship store on Tmall in China, with an aim to establish its presence in the c

Management

Inditex says its integrated retail model driving sustained growth

Prachi SinghJuly 18, 2018

At the Annual General Meeting (AGM) held at its headquarters in Arteixo, Inditex Chairman and CEO Pablo Isla highlighted the company’s integrated stores and

Fashion

Only The Brave wins counterfeit case against Zara

Don-Alvin Adegeest July 9, 2018

Diesel and Marni parent company Only the Brave (OTB) has won a preliminary court case against Inditex, for a violation of copyright design. In 2015, Ren

Management

Inditex: Q1 net sales increase 2 percent

Prachi SinghJune 13, 2018

In the first quarter of 2018, net sales at Inditex reached 5.7 billion euros (6.6 billion dollars), 2 percent higher than in the same quarter in 2017. Sales i

Schools

Inditex partners up with Tsinghua University to set up scholarships in China

Marjorie van ElvenMay 28, 2018

*Inditex and Tsinghua University have signed an agreement to set up a fund that will enable international students to attend the prestigious Chinese universit

Retail

Trend topic: How the second-hand market is growing

Regina HenkelMay 15, 2018

Second-hand clothing is becoming increasingly popular, thanks to our full wardrobes and a growing awareness concerning sustainable consumption. The c

Fashion

H&M, Zara, Topshop & Gap ban Mohair following animal cruelty expose

Vivian HendrikszMay 2, 2018

London - A number of leading fashion retailers, including H&M, Zara, Gap and Topshop have pledged to discontinue using mohair in their products following

Management

Morgan Stanley favours Primark over Zara

Angela Gonzalez-RodriguezApril 17, 2018

Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) has recently lifted its recommendation on shares in Associated British Foods (LON:ABF) to an ‘Overweight’ due to the low valuatio

Retail

Zara and H&M shore up defences as internet threatens

AFPMarch 19, 2018

Logistics investments, new technology... Faced with fierce online competition from the likes of Amazon, affordable fashion giants Zara and H&M are shoring up

Management

Inditex posts 7 percent profit growth in FY17

Prachi SinghMarch 14, 2018

Inditex Group's net sales rose by 9percent in FY17 to 25.34 billion euros (6.61 billion dollars), underpinned by growth in all of the geographic regions where

Report

Bernard Arnault overtakes Amancio Ortega in Forbes Billionaires 2018 ranking

Vivian HendrikszMarch 7, 2018

London - They say crime doesn’t pay, but working in fashion certainly does, as Bernard Arnault, CEO, and Chairman of luxury conglomerate LVMH Moët Hen

Management

Inditex loses analysts favour and stock hits 3-year low

Angela Gonzalez-RodriguezFebruary 26, 2018

Zara’s parent group saw its stock fall over 7 percent last Friday after analysts at JPMorgan cut its target price for the world’s largest fashion retailer

Report

Inditex appoints Antonio Flórez Head of Bershka

Prachi SinghDecember 20, 2017

After Marco Agnolin moved to Diesel from Bershka, parent company Inditex has appointed Antonio Flórez as the brand’s new CEO, reports Fashion Network. The

Management

Amancio Ortega retires: the founder of Inditex drops over 50 executive positions

Angela Gonzalez-RodriguezDecember 18, 2017

The founder of Inditex, Amancio Ortega, has left his positions in 53 subsidiaries of the textile group, six years after having ceded the presidency of the gro

Management

Inditex commits to integrated business model to deal with margins’ fall

Angela Gonzalez-RodriguezDecember 17, 2017

ANALYSIS The textile giant has registered an increase of 10 percent in total sales, reaching 17,963 million euros in the first nine months of 2017. Despite th

Report

Inditex to sell 16 Zara stores in Spain following online boom

Vivian HendrikszDecember 13, 2017

London - Spanish apparel conglomerate Inditex is selling 16 Zara stores in Iberia, as online shopping continues to grow in Spain. Inditex, the world's lar

Report

Inditex stock up on higher nine month results, positive Q4 trading

DPADecember 13, 2017

Shares of Industria de Diseño Textil SA or Inditex were gaining around 4 percent in the morning trading in Spain after the fashion retailer reported Wednesda

Report

Barclays takes sides with Inditex, sending H&M stock down

Angela Gonzalez-RodriguezNovember 21, 2017

Barclays takes sides with Inditex, sending H&M stock down Barclays analysts downgraded Hennes & Mauritz (NHHMY) shares on Tuesday, arguing that its direct c

Retail

Will Inditex, Next and Mango finally take responsibility for their unpaid workers?

Vivian HendrikszNovember 7, 2017

London - The public may have been shocked this weekend when news broke that notes had been left in Zara clothes by unpaid garment workers, who made appare

Fashion

Unpaid garment workers send message via Zara tags

Don-Alvin Adegeest November 5, 2017

Turkish garment workers, in an arduous attempt to communicate directly with consumers, wrote messages and sewed them onto Zara tags. ”I made this

Video

Video: How a Spaniard invented Fast Fashion?

FashionUnitedOctober 20, 2017

The business journey of Amancio Ortega. Source: Business Casual, YouTube

Retail

Bershka opens SoHo pop-up

Kristopher FraserOctober 18, 2017

Bershka, the Inditex Group's youth brand, has come to New York City with an 8180-square-foot pop-up store in SoHo. Located at 580 Broadway, the store opened

Business

H&M goes head to head with Inditex with new brand launch

Vivian HendrikszSeptember 28, 2017

London - Is the H&M Group set to go head to head with Inditex? Hennes & Mauritz Ab (H&M) has announced plans to launch its ninth brand in its nine-month r

Retail

Is Uniqlo on its way to become bigger than Zara?

Don-Alvin Adegeest September 26, 2017

Fast fashion retailer Uniqlo is moving into Zara’s territory. Literally. The Japanese brand, owned by parent company Fast Retailing since 2005, is openi

Management

A stronger euro plays against Inditex over first half of 2017

Angela Gonzalez-RodriguezSeptember 21, 2017

ANALYSISThe Spanish textile giant grew 11.5 percent in the first half of 2017, closing the first semester of its fiscal year with 11.671 million euros. The re

Management

Inditex H1 net profit up 9 percent, touches 1.37 bn euros

Prachi SinghSeptember 20, 2017

Inditex Group said that revenue rose by 11.5 percent in the first half of 2017 to 11.7 billion euros (14 billion dollars), underpinned by growth across all ma

Report

Inditex acquires its largest textile supplier

Angela Gonzalez-RodriguezAugust 21, 2017

Inditex continues with its supply strategy, following the trail of other heavyweights in the sector such as LVMH or Chanel and incorporating its suppliers int

Management

The Top 10 Richest People in Fashion 2017

Vivian HendrikszJuly 21, 2017

Business Intelligence London - The fashion industry may be an ever-changing industry, but one aspect has remained constant over the past decade - the influenc

Management

Rich List 2017: 3 Rising Billionaires making their Fortune in Fashion

Vivian HendrikszJuly 21, 2017

London - It is no big secret that Amancio Ortega, the man behind fashion giant Inditex, is the richest man in the fashion industry . Currently ranke

Management

The future of Inditex in three words: "solid, sustainable and integrated"

Angela Gonzalez-RodriguezJuly 19, 2017

Inditex CEO Pablo Isla has unraveled the keys to the future of the world's largest fashion retailer: "solid, sustainable and integrated" growth that revolves

Business

Zara's international expansion focuses on India and Belarus

Simone PreussJuly 19, 2017

Spanish fast fashion chain Zara wants to focus its international expansion on two countries in particular: India and Belarus. In India, the brand will launch

Management

Inditex's quarterly sales grow at a good pace: 14 percent YoY

Angela Gonzalez-RodriguezJune 19, 2017

The global street fashion giant continues to grow and does so at a good pace: its first quarter fiscal results for the current year (February-April) showed a

Report

Zara owner Inditex posts strong profit rise in Q1

AFPJune 14, 2017

Spanish clothing giant Inditex, owner of fast-fashion brand Zara, Wednesday reported a sharp profit rise for the three months to April, and said it created

Report

Ortega protects the family’s stake and control in Inditex

Angela Gonzalez-RodriguezApril 13, 2017

Spanish fashion mogul Amancio Ortega, the founder of the world's biggest clothing retailer, has put his majority stake in Inditex into a holding company to en

Management

Rich List: Top 10 Billionaires in Fashion 2017

Vivian HendrikszMarch 21, 2017

INTERACTIVE MAP The fashion industry is an ever-changing sector where anything goes. One year, your brand could be the most coveted and desirabl

Business

Rich List: Top 10 Billionaires in Fashion 2017

Vivian HendrikszMarch 21, 2017

INTERACTIVE MAP The fashion industry is an ever-changing sector where anything goes. One year, your brand could be the most coveted and desirabl

News

SFA: Introducing the world's first dedicated online course in Sustainable Apparel

Vivian HendrikszMarch 15, 2017

London - Today it is virtually unthinkable to launch a fashion brand without taking sustainability into account. The increasing challenges faced by th

Management

Inditex same-store sales and net profit rose 10 percent in FY16

Prachi SinghMarch 15, 2017

Inditex Group's net sales rose by 12 percent in FY16 to 23.3 billion euros (24.7 billion dollars), led by growth in all of the geographic regions where the Gr

Business

International apparel companies attend Dhaka Apparel Summit following previous boycott

Vivian HendrikszFebruary 27, 2017

London - H&M, Inditex, C&A, Next, VF Corporation, Tchibo and Gap, seven leading fashion retailers who previously boycotted the Dhaka Apparel Summit

Management

Inditex steps into Vietnam with Zara as sustainable investments pay off

Vivian HendrikszSeptember 14, 2016

London - Spanish fashion conglomerate Inditex continues to expand its global reach by opening its first Zara store in Vietnam. Zara, the leading fashion bra

Fashion

Zara eyes up interactive fitting rooms and self-check out registers

Vivian HendrikszJune 17, 2016

London - Spanish retail giant Zara could be preparing to roll out its latest technological advances in a store near you sooner than you think, as parent com

Management

Analysts’ verdict: Inditex stays ahead of competition

Angela Gonzalez-RodriguezJune 16, 2016

ANALYSISBetter-than-expected profits, sales growth across all markets and a sustained expansion both online and with traditional brick&mortar stores, the foun

Management

Inditex’s Q1 net sales rise 12 percent, profit up 6 percent

Prachi SinghJune 15, 2016

REPORTThe Inditex Group registered net sales growth of 12 percent in the first quarter of 2016 to 4.9 billion euros (5.4 billion dollars), which the company s

Fashion

Global fashion brands show “shamefully” low levels of transparency

Danielle Wightman-StoneApril 18, 2016

Global fashion brands must do more on transparency, Fashion Revolution has warned as its launches its inaugural Fashion Transparency Index to mark the start o

Management

Inditex FY15 net sales and profit jump 15 percent

Prachi SinghMarch 9, 2016

REPORTInditex Group’s net sales increased by 15.4 percent in FY15 from February 1, 2015 to January 31, 2016 to 20.90 billion euros (22.92 billion dollar), u

Retail

Zara unveils new eco-efficient flagship store in Soho, New York

Vivian HendrikszMarch 4, 2016

Fast-fashion giant Zara is set to unveil its 47,361 square foot (4.400 square meter) flagship store in the heart of Soho, Manhattan on Friday. Located at 50

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