The Latest Breaking News from Inditex

A strong customer response to Autumn and Winter collections has helped fuel a double digit sales jump at Inditex, the world’s largest clothing retailer behind chains such as Zara.

"You can release a statement saying you’ve been misunderstood, but what people condemn, including me, is your abhorring insensitivity."

Earlier this year, fast fashion retailer Zara released its first womenswear collection made of recycled poly-cotton textile waste. The collection is available for sale in 11 countries, helping clothing made of blended textile waste reach the mass market.

Zara owner Inditex has revealed a sharp rise in profits despite inflationary pressures - thanks in part to a Barbie capsule collection.

Inditex, the world’s biggest fashion retailer behind chains such as Zara, Massimo Dutti and Bershka, has continued a “hot streak” and revealed first half sales jumped 13.5% to reach €16.9 billion (£14.6 billion).

The Swedish retailer, which said it would "phase out" operations in Myanmar, has about 42,000 employees in the country across several factories.

A human rights group tracked 156 cases of alleged worker abuse in Myanmar garment factories at various brands.

French magistrates have dropped a probe into allegations that four fashion retailers were sourcing supplies in China involving the forced labour of the Uyghur population.

H&M, the world's second-biggest fashion retailer, reported on Thursday a surprise operating profit for the December-February period, despite weak demand as consumers curtailed spending amid soaring inflation. Operating profit in the Swedish group's fiscal first quarter was 725 million Swedish crowns ($69.73 million) against a profit of 458 million a…