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Zara is an Inditex-owned retailer headquartered in Arteixo, Spain and is one of the largest international fashion companies globally.

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News & Analysis

Inditex 2012 Profit Leaps 22 Percent On New Markets

MADRID, Spain — Zara owner Inditex tapped fashion-hungry consumers in new markets in 2012 to grow net profit by 22 percent even as austerity-hit


News & Analysis

Is Up the Only Way for Zara Owner Inditex?

MADRID, Spain -- As the world's biggest clothing retailer Inditex prepares to report another sparkling set of results on Wednesday, investors are


Technology

Inditex E-Commerce Sales Soar

LONDON, United Kingdom — According to an estimate released this week by Credit Suisse, Inditex, the Spanish company that owns 'fast fashion' giant


News & Analysis

Recluse Behind Zara is Now World's Third Richest Man

MADRID, Spain — Spain's Amancio Ortega, elevated by Forbes to become the third richest person in the world, may have discovered fashion's secret of


News & Analysis

Op-Ed | Fast Fashion Winners and Losers

As materials, transportation and labour costs rise, putting pressure on margins, producers of fast fashion face growing challenges that only some will survive.


News & Analysis

Op-Ed | Toxic Chemicals in Clothing Make All of Us Fashion Victims

Today, to coincide with the release of a major investigative report by Greenpeace International, Toxic Threads: The Big Fashion Stitch-Up, guest


Technology

Chris Anderson Says the 'Maker' Movement is the Next Industrial Revolution

Vikram Alexei Kansara sat down with Chris Anderson to discuss the rise of desktop manufacturing, the Maker movement and the implications for fashion.


News & Analysis

Aldo CEO on the Secrets of His Global Success

Aldo Bensadoun tells BoF how the shoe company he started with just one design grew into one of the world’s largest footwear retailers.


Global Markets

Could Africa be the Next Frontier for Fashion Retail?

NAIROBI, Kenya — In recent weeks, the media hype around Africa has been remarkable, with several articles in major publications proclaiming the


Global Markets

Is FDI Reform the Answer to the India Problem?

In our second article this week focused on India, we investigate the barriers impeding the growth of India's international luxury goods market, which