All Inditex articles – Page 14

  • Opinion

    Will a new rider alter Woolies’ course?

    2008-08-21T12:09:00Z

    The going was far from good, but Sir Stuart made it over the hurdles to land his dream job of executive chairman at Marks & Spencer.

  • Analysis

    Back on the map

    2008-08-21T11:20:02Z

    Dublin is starting out on a transformation that will give the city centre the prominence it deserves. Ben Cooper profiles the two big schemes set to light up the Irish capital.

  • News

    Gap to take the plunge into UK e-tail market

    2008-08-15T09:23:51Z

    Gap will launch a transactional web site in the UK as it seeks to bolster its European business despite axing its London-based European design team.

  • Opinion

    Zara power

    2008-08-14T11:38:26Z

    It has been described as “the most innovative and devastating retailer in the world” by its peers, and now it has taken the crown as the globe’s leading fashion retailer.

  • News

    Zara takes global fashion top spot

    2008-08-13T08:35:24Z

    Zara has overtaken Gap to become the largest fashion retailer by sales in the world.

  • Opinion

    China in your hands

    2008-08-07T12:14:27Z

    It's one day before the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing Olympics and it’s not just the eyes of the sporting world that are trained on China.

  • News

    New Look and Debs to enter North Africa

    2008-07-31T10:40:27Z

    New Look and Debenhams are to open stores in North Africa in an effort to take advantage of the region’s burgeoning economy.

  • News

    Inditex unveils first raft of Uterqüe stores

    2008-07-24T11:50:54Z

    Spanish fashion giant Inditex has unveiled its latest store fascia, Uterq e.

  • News

    Sourcing guidelines to be ramped up after child labour outcry

    2008-06-27T08:00:00Z

    Retail supply chain alliance the Ethical Trade Initiative (ETI) is to overhaul its sourcing guidelines as the need to promote ethical trade climbs up the industry agenda.

  • News

    Zara forces supplier factory closure

    2008-06-24T12:44:14Z

    Fashion chain Zara has forced the closure of one of its supplier’s factories after a BBC programme found evidence that its staff were being ill-treated.

  • News

    Inditex first-quarter profits jump 10%

    2008-06-11T09:34:57Z

    International fashion group Inditex has posted a 10 per cent first-quarter profit rise to €219 million ( 173.7 million).

  • Opinion

    Better the devil you know

    2008-06-05T13:00:55Z

    If the devil wears Primark, then he is not alone.

  • Opinion

    Pulling in the right direction

    2008-06-02T11:01:22Z

    In this country, European brands come and go and just a few manage to establish a meaningful presence.

  • News

    Pull and Bear makes UK debut in Liverpool

    2008-05-30T12:15:00Z

    Inditex young casualwear fascia Pull and Bear opened its first UK store yesterday in Liverpool.

  • News

    Liverpool One opens

    2008-05-29T10:05:21Z

    Grosvenor’s 1 billion retail, leisure and residential scheme Liverpool One opens its doors today.

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    News

    Westfield London to land top retail names

    2008-05-02T14:08:00Z

    Australian developer Westfield is poised to defy critics of its Westfield London shopping centre after securing a raft high-profile national and international retailers.

  • Tim Mason
    Analysis

    Retail Power List 2008: 40-59

    2008-04-25T12:02:00Z

    40 Tim Mason, chief executive, US, Tesco2007 RANK: 89Tim Mason may well have the toughest job at Tesco right now. The chief executive of the grocer’s fledgling Fresh & Easy convenience store is in the throes of fixing its juggernaut roll-out programme, which was halted for three months in March.To ...

  • Sir Terry Leahy
    Analysis

    Retail Power List 2008: 1-9

    2008-04-24T12:50:00Z

    1 Sir Terry Leahy, chief executive, Tesco2007 RANK: 1At last, evidence that the UK’s number one retailer is fallible. A nasty skiing accident earlier this year left the Tesco chief executive nursing six broken ribs and put him briefly out of circulation. By the time he returned – sounding, according ...

  • Sir Terry Leahy
    Analysis

    Retail Power List 2008: 1-9

    2008-04-24T12:50:00Z

    1 Sir Terry Leahy, chief executive, Tesco2007 RANK: 1At last, evidence that the UK’s number one retailer is fallible. A nasty skiing accident earlier this year left the Tesco chief executive nursing six broken ribs and put him briefly out of circulation. By the time he returned – sounding, according ...

  • Analysis

    Retail Barcelona!

    2008-04-17T14:12:00Z

    Barcelona was a fitting location for the World Retail Congress, offering retail experiences ranging from dead pigs to contemporary stores. John Ryan takes a look around Spain’s second city