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


Legal Patterns | On Fashion Copycats
Today we introduce Legal Patterns, a new series of articles on BoF exploring fashion and the law. Just as design patterns form the foundation of good


Friday Column | Japanese Luxury Fatigue
LONDON, United Kingdom — The scariest news I have recently read about luxury was in Tuesday's Financial Times. The Japanese, it seems, have stopped

Why Uniqlo Is Reigning Supreme
The Japanese fast-fashion brand has successfully courted trend-setting youth, whose high-fashion wardrobes are padded with Uniqlo basics — while never alienating its middle-aged consumers.

Friday Column | Whither or Wither Luxury?
LONDON, United Kingdom — At the Luxury Briefing Conference held in London last month, Claire Kent, former Morgan Stanley analyst and current luxury

With the Arrival of H&M, Swedish Fast Fashion Finally Comes to Japan
Still attracting long lines in Ginza, the fast-fashion giant’s greatest advantage in Japan may be its incredibly low prices, which match its global pricing in a country accustomed to markups.

Luxury Outlook | Faith Popcorn on the Recession Culture
LONDON, United Kingdom and NEW YORK, United States - Are London fashionistas living in a bubble?

NRDC | Setting its sights on Canada
TORONTO, Canada - When Richard Baker , CEO of NRDC, bought The Hudson's Bay Company for a cool $8 billion last month, he announced his plans to turn

The Gap and Zara | A tale of two brands
So it's official. As of the first quarter of 2008, Inditex, the phenomenally successful Spanish fast-fashion conglomerate and parent company of Zara
