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Fast-fashion customers stick with Zara as sales and profits rise at its owner Inditex

Sales at the Spanish giant behind the millennials’ favourite fashion house reach £20 billion in the year to October 31

Evening Standard

Zara owner's profits rise despite inflation

Madrid (AFP) - Zara owner Inditex reported Wednesday a jump in profits in the third quarter of its fiscal year despite soaring inflation and the war in Ukraine impacting business costs.

AFP

Inditex Profit Jumps as Zara Owner Lifts Prices

Zara owner Inditex posted a 24% increase in net profit for the first nine months of its fiscal year, as price rises helped offset weakening global demand for clothing. The world's biggest fashion retailer's store and online sales rose 19% from a year ago, slightly faster than analysts had expected.…

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Who is Amancio Ortega? The Spanish billionaire interested in buying Manchester United

Spanish billionaire Amancio Ortega is understood to have informed executives of his interest in buying Manchester United.

Manchester Evening News

Zara founder Amancio Ortega registers interest in buying Manchester United

Amancio Ortega is the 19th-richest person in the world, according to Forbes' real-time billionaires list, and has informed senior executives of his interest in buying Manchester United.

Manchester Evening News

Zara UK Customers Offered In-house Swap, Mend and Donate Service

Zara said on Friday it will launch an in-house service for British customers to sell, repair or donate second-hand clothes, moving the Spanish brand into a growing part of the market. The platform, to be launched on Nov. 3, will be available through Zara stores, its website and a mobile…

Asharq Al-Awsat

IKEA sacks 10,000 Russian workers in Ukraine war fallout

IKEA is set to join a plethora of other majors brands who have stopped trading in Russia

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Western Brands Divided Over 'Made in Myanmar' After Coup

Western retailers are increasingly divided over whether to buy clothes made in Myanmar, a country that had emerged as one of the world's fastest-growing garment exporters before the military staged a coup last year.

Bangkok Post

India’s Reliance Launches First In-house Premium Fashion Store

Reliance Industries Ltd's (RELI.NS) retail unit launched its first in-house premium fashion and lifestyle store on Thursday, as the billionaire Mukesh Ambani-led company continues to grab a bigger slice of India's luxury market. The new store chain called Azorte, the first of which was launched in Bengaluru, will compete with…

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H&M Sales Miss as Retailer Struggles to Compete with Zara

H&M reported on Thursday lower-than-expected quarterly sales as shoppers tighten their belts with energy and food bills soaring and the world's second-biggest fashion retailer struggles to compete with rival Zara. Third-quarter net sales at the Swedish group were up 3% from a year earlier at 57.5 billion crowns ($5.4 billion),…

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Zara’s owner reports surging sales despite cost of living pressures

Europe’s largest clothing retailer Inditex said its profit for the six months to July soared by 41%

The Guardian - UK

Zara Owner Inditex’s First-Half Sales Surge Ahead of Potential Slowdown

Fashion brand Zara's owner Inditex said on Wednesday that profit for the six months to July jumped by 41% and sales rose by around a quarter, putting it on a strong footing ahead of second half likely to see rampant inflation hitting demand for clothing. In the first set of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

From Fashion to Films - Ex-Zara Boss Isla Starts Production Company

Former chief executive of textile giant Inditex, Pablo Isla, has started his own film production company, saying in a statement on Friday that he hoped to use his "deep passion for film" and business experience to advance Spain's movie industry. Isla stepped down from the owner of the global fashion…

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Massive queues in Moscow as shoppers take last chance to shop at H&M

Retailer halted operations in Russia after invasion of Ukraine but has reopened for limited time to sell remaining stock

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The Guardian - UK

‘Brexit to blame’: UK shoppers pay up to 50% more than those in EU

From Zara to Ikea and Decathlon, stores charge more for same items, Guardian Money research finds

The Guardian - UK

Chris Xu: Who is Shein’s mysterious billionaire founder?

Very little is known about China’s king of fast fashion who has rapidly become one its richest men

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Russia’s Wildberries Selling Zara Clothes Online despite Inditex Halting Operations

Russian e-commerce leader Wildberries is still selling clothes from Inditex brands that have suspended operations in the country, including the Spanish group's main Zara label. The TASS news agency reported on Tuesday that Zara items were being sold on Wildberries, which the Russian company confirmed. Inditex is one of many…

The Guardian - UK

Zara owner’s sales jump by 36% as shoppers return to high streets

Inditex experiences ‘significant rebound in traffic’ to stores that offsets 6% decline online

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AFP

Zara owner Inditex profits up despite Ukraine war

Madrid (AFP) - Global clothing giant Inditex, which owns Zara, posted Wednesday a surge in its first-quarter profits despite closing its stores in Russia after its invasion of Ukraine.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Zara Owner Inditex’s Quarterly Profit Jumps 80% on Post-COVID Wardrobe Renewals

Fashion giant Zara's owner Inditex reported on Wednesday its net profit in the February-April period jumped 80% to 760 million euros ($812.06 million), in line with analysts' expectations as sales surpassed pre-pandemic levels. Sales at the world's largest fast fashion retailer reached 6.7 billion euros, 36% more than a year…

The Street

Uniqlo And Zara's Pricing Problems May Hit Other Clothing Retailers

Brands like H&M, Inditex, Zara and Fast Retailing's Uniqlo have for years offered clothes that cost very little.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Zara Owner Inditex Set to Benefit from Higher Prices

Fashion giant Zara's owner Inditex is expected to report bumper first-quarter earnings next week, benefiting from raising prices more than rivals without damaging its sales, analysts said. As a cost of living crisis intensifies across the region, Europe's retailers are facing a tricky balancing act between passing on rising supply…

Daily Record

Spanish billionaire and Zara founder buys £200m Glasgow building

Armancio Ortega, Spain's wealthiest man and founder of Inditex fashion brand, procured the development through Pontegadea - Oretga's real estate agency.

Glasgow Live

Glasgow building bought by Zara owner and Spain's richest man for £200m

Spanish businessman Amancio Ortega, the billionaire behind the Inditex fashion brand, made the purchase of the Bothwell Street building through his real estate agency Pontegadea.

Asharq Al-Awsat

More than a Chairperson - Founder’s Daughter Takes Zara Helm

The daughter of Inditex's billionaire founder takes the helm of his Zara fashion empire on Friday with a more hands-on role than originally expected by outsiders, though a much lower salary than her veteran predecessor. Marta Ortega, Amancio Ortega's youngest child, will not only be non-executive chairperson, as announced in…

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