All Inditex articles
Spanish clothing giant Inditex is the parent company for Zara, Massimo Dutti, Bershka, Pull & Bear, and Stradivarius. It operates nearly 6,000 stores worldwide. The origins of Inditex began as a shirt company in the 1960s in A Coruña, Spain, with the first Zara store opening in 1975. Inditex was formed in 1985 and began expanding internationally, first in Portugal. It opened Pull & Bear in 1991 and Bershka in 1998. Other brands were acquired in the same time period. It also operates ecommerce platforms for the various brands across multiple markets.
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AnalysisSupply chain strategy: How WHSmith, Co-op and Inditex found their missing links
Third-party tie-ups are a central part of the modern retail supply chain and are only becoming more strategic. In this exclusive excerpt from Retail Week’s Supply Chain 2025 report, discover how some of the country’s biggest retailers are collaborating to improve operations
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Retail Navigator AnalysisInditex (SWOT)
More than 700 designers work “side by side” with the sales and product teams to identify trends, analysing daily the qualitative and quantitative information available from its stores and online channels.
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NewsZara owner Inditex posts surge in sales and profits
Fashion giant Inditex, owner of fascias including Zara and Bershka, has reported an increase in annual earnings and revenue, which it said was driven by “strong execution”.
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NewsInditex investors push to reveal supply chain list
Inditex has been urged by investors to make its full list of suppliers public to better assess supply chain risks.
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NewsInditex investors call for full supply chain transparency
Investors behind Zara owner Inditex are calling on the fashion giant to declare a full list of suppliers to the public to manage supply chain risks and better assess situations moving forward.
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NewsExclusive: Shein to knock Asos out of UK’s top 30 retailer ranking
Asos will drop out of the list of Britain’s biggest retailers by 2027 as it gets overtaken by Shein and Zara owner Inditex, Retail Week can reveal.
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AnalysisRanking: The top 30 biggest retailers in the UK and where they’ll be in three years
Asos gets the boot, the discounters hit peak growth, Shein soars and more in our annual ranking of the 30 biggest UK retailers and where they’ll be in three years
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NewsInditex profits and sales rocket
Spanish fashion giant Inditex has reported soaring profits and sales and hailed the response of customers to its autumn and winter collections.
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NewsBershka partners with virtual try-on service in bid to reduce returns
Inditex-owned fashion retailer Bershka has announced a new partnership with AI-powered virtual fitting room platform 3DLOOK in its latest bid to reduce rising return rates and offer a more “seamless online shopping experience”.
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NewsExclusive: Plus-size brand dominates fastest-growing fashion retailers
Yours Clothing has ranked higher than fashion giants including Inditex, Primark and Next to be named the fastest-growing fashion retailer in the UK, Retail Week can reveal.
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AnalysisRanking: The 30 fastest-growing fashion retailers revealed
It has been a tough few years for fashion, and retailers have been battling to lead on style, value and quality despite skyrocketing return rates, competition for customer loyalty and bold sustainability targets.
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NewsInditex unveils recycled polyester partnership in circular fashion push
Fashion giant Inditex has announced a three-year partnership with LA-based start-up Ambercycle to help “scale textile-to-textile recycled polyester”.
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Innovation of the WeekInnovation of the Week: Inditex reduces maritime transport emissions
Innovation of the Week is a subscriber-only series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our analysts.
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NewsInditex sales and profits continue to climb
Inditex has reported an increase in profit and sales that the group said is a result of a “very robust operating performance”.
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AnalysisFashion Forward: The top 30 fashion retailers by 2026
Fashion retail has experienced a turbulent time, but retailers investing in elevation, partnerships, acquisitions and focused transformation are set to win. Our Retail Week analysts reveal which retailers will lead the sector in 2026.
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AnalysisStrategy spotlight: Five ways Zara owner Inditex can remain on top
Inditex saw group profits surge in its latest quarter, with pre-tax profit margins rising from 14.7% to 19.8% and group EBITDA jumping 14% to €2.2bn (£1.89bn) for the three months to April 30, 2023 (2023/24)
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AnalysisHow retailers are creating the best in-store experiences
The purpose of the retail store faced an overhaul as the pandemic caused many shops to shut for months, with customers having no choice but to turn to online shopping.
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NewsZara owner Inditex profits and sales continue to thrive
Spanish fashion giant Inditex posted an increase in profits and sales in its first quarter, which it credits to a positive performance across “all geographical locations” and its spring/summer collections resonating with shoppers.
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NewsExclusive: Zara takes over empty Topshop for new flagship
Fashion retailer Zara has snapped up the former Topshop premises at the Trinity Leeds shopping centre for its newest flagship, Retail Week can reveal.
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AnalysisOysho: The brand Inditex has been keeping from the UK
More than a decade since the brand’s inception, Zara-owner Inditex has finally decided to grace the UK with a physical Oysho store