All Inditex articles – Page 14

  • News

    Inditex outperforms with growth in all its markets

    2009-03-27T07:00:00Z

    Spanish fashion powerhouse Inditex achieved a market-busting performance last year, recording sales growth across all of its 73 markets.

  • News

    Inditex defies gloom with 12% sales increase

    2009-03-25T09:06:04Z

    Spanish fashion giant Inditex has outperformed the market by recording a 12 per cent rise in full-year underlying sales.

  • News

    New Look poaches Esprit boss to head global push

    2009-02-27T08:03:00Z

    New Look has hired a leading international retailer as chief operating officer as it bids to become a global force in fashion retail.

  • Analysis

    Cortefiel: Global thinking

    2009-02-06T06:14:00Z

    The downturn has forced Spanish fashion giant Cortefiel to review its UK expansion, but global franchise boss Alex Cara tells Amy Shields that growth is still on the agenda for the retailer

  • News

    Zara to open stores in India

    2009-02-05T10:19:17Z

    Spanish fashion giant Inditex has signed a deal to open stores in India in 2010.

  • News

    Westfield retailers unite in outrage at service charges

    2009-02-03T12:35:46Z

    The dispute over service charges at Westfield London has escalated as more retailers join the fight against the landlords’ demands.

  • News

    New Look HQ moves to London to further global ambitions

    2009-01-15T12:22:26Z

    New Look is to relocate its buying, merchandise and design teams to London to create a head office in the capital in a bid to become a global value fashion player.

  • News

    Inditex posts sales and profit rise

    2008-12-11T09:22:04Z

    Fast fashion giant Inditex, owner of the Zara chain, has posted a 5 per cent increase in EBITDA to €1.54 billion ( 1.34 billion) for the first nine months of the year.

  • Analysis

    UK property debuts: Safe trip

    2008-11-20T15:58:36Z

    Making the first bold steps into the UK can be daunting for overseas retailers but getting in on the excitement of a new shopping centre can ensure a soft landing. Ben Cooper reports.

  • Analysis

    Ethical Trade: The years of living ethically

    2008-10-23T11:29:37Z

    As the Ethical Trading Initiative turns 10, Charlotte Hardie looks at a decade of progress in responsible retailing and finds out why it remains vital through the downturn.

  • News

    Inditex homes in on Asia and Eastern Europe

    2008-09-25T11:32:06Z

    Spanish fashion giant Inditex has set its eye firmly on the Asian and Eastern European markets as it opened the doors on its 4,000th store.

  • News

    Inditex second-quarter profits rise

    2008-09-17T08:28:04Z

    Fashion giant Inditex, owner of the Zara chain, has posted a surge in first-half sales and profits.

  • Analysis

    Plastic bags: Has the problem been exaggerated?

    2008-09-11T16:40:06Z

    With a target of reducing plastic bag usage by 70 per cent by next spring, retailers are doing all they can to minimise their waste, but has the problem been exaggerated? Liz Morrell sorts fact from fiction

  • Opinion

    Viva España

    2008-09-03T17:15:02Z

    As retailers return from their summer breaks, at least one is confident that it will keep the Mediterranean holiday spirit alive.

  • 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.