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Shein overtakes Zara as most popular fashion brand of 2022

Fast fashion e-tailer Shein has topped a new ranking by money.co.uk as the most popular fashion brand in almost every country in the world. As a new entry to the list, the controversial contender overtook Zara for the top spot, according to data collected by the financial advisory firm over the course of the last 12 months. The research revealed...

Dec 2, 2022

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In Pictures: A look into retailers’ new stores in Battersea Power Station

Following a nine billion pound transformation plan, the Battersea Power Station finally opened its doors on October 14, decades after the coal-fired power station was decommissioned as an energy plant. Over its first weekend, the Grade II-listed location reported that over a quarter of a million visitors had descended on the site, which also...

Oct 28, 2022

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Zara-owner Inditex to sell all businesses in Russia

Spanish fashion retailer Inditex said Tuesday it would sell its business in Russia, seven months after the Zara-owner halted its operations in the country following the invasion of Ukraine. "Inditex has reached an initial agreement for the sale of its business in the Russian Federation to Daher group, which has prominent interests in the retail...

Oct 25, 2022

BusinessFeatured

Zara launches resale offer in UK

Spanish retailer Zara has officially stepped into the resale market as it revealed plans to launch its own pre-owned platform in the UK. Set for unveiling on November 3, ‘Zara Pre-Owned’ will be integrated through Zara’s physical stores, its e-commerce site and its mobile app. Through the platform, customers will be able to resell their Zara...

Oct 21, 2022

Fashion

Zara launches Y2K digital metaverse collection

Zara has once again unveiled a metaverse-based project with the launch of its new Y2K Creatures collection consisting of both digital and physical products. Many of the pieces have originated from open world platform Zepeto, with some inspired by Zara’s first digital creations while its physical versions were created after. In a release, the...

Sep 27, 2022

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Zara owner Inditex posts sales and profit growth

In the first half of 2022, Inditex sales reached 14.8 billion euros, up 24.5 percent versus the same period of 2021. Sales in constant currencies grew 25 percent. The company said in a statement that sales were positive in all key geographical areas. Commenting on the company’s performance, Oscar García Maceiras, Inditex CEO said: “The results...

Sep 14, 2022

Fashion |In Pictures

Zara collaborates with Studio Nicholson

Independent British brand Studio Nicholson is teaming up with retailer giant Zara to launch a capsule collection of deconstructed menswear classics to offer its trademark modular wardrobe to a wider audience. Launching on September 12, the 12-piece Studio Nicholson + Zara Man capsule offers the British brand’s classic strong, powerful...

Sep 12, 2022

Business

Zara loses trademark battle with Darlington boutique

A small Darlington-based boutique has won a trademark battle against Zara after the fast fashion giant accused the business of being “conceptually identical”. According to Zara’s case, House of Zana, which is run by Amber Kotrri, had a “high degree of visual and oral similarities” to the retailer, which it said could result in customers...

Aug 9, 2022

BusinessFeatured

Bershka, Pull&Bear and Stradivarius close Tmall stores and exit China

Bershka, Pull&Bear and Stradivarius have decided to close up shop in China as their owner Inditex continues to make adaptations to its business model. According to a statement provided to FashionUnited from Inditex, the three fast fashion chains will cease to operate online activity in the region, including through platforms such as Alibaba’s...

Jul 5, 2022

ManagementFeatured

Zara owner Inditex reports strong Q1 sales, profit growth

Spanish fashion giant Inditex has reported a surge in sales and net profit in the first quarter of the year. The group, whose portfolio includes brands Zara, Massimo Dutti, and Pull & Bear, posted a 36 percent year-on-year increase in sales to 6.7 billion euros in the three months to April 30. Inditex said its spring-summer collections have been...

Jun 8, 2022

Retail

Zara to charge customers a fee for returning goods bought online

Without fanfare or a major announcement, Zara last week began charging fees for online shoppers returning its clothes. The 1.95 pound cost will be waived if customers return items in its physical stores, but not if returned via a convenient third party drop-off point. The cost of returns has soared in recent years as online shoppers order...

May 12, 2022

Fashion

Zara collaborates with Good American on US capsule and pop-up

Spanish fashion chain Zara has revealed a new collaboration with Good American, a clothing brand co-founded by reality star Khloé Kardashian, in the form of a size inclusive capsule for the US market. The collaboration combines the Inditex-owned brand’s garment manufacturing chain with Good American’s status as a B Corp company, resulting in a...

May 9, 2022