Zara news and archive

Zara’s 50th birthday becomes day of protest for Inditex employees

To mark the 50th anniversary of Zara, employees from various fashion chains owned by the Spanish Zara parent company Inditex took to the streets in La Coruña, Spain. They protested against what they see as a “gradual” reduction of their labour rights by the company's management. The group is publicly accused of deliberately disadvantaging sales...

Fashion

Zara celebrates 50th anniversary with Steven Meisel video

May 9, 2025, marks the 50th anniversary of the opening of the first Zara store. Inditex and the fashion chain are celebrating this event with the renovation of the first store and the release of a video directed by Steven Meisel, featuring 50 iconic models, including Amber Valletta, Twiggy, Carla Bruni, Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista, Marisa...

Retail

Belgium to host world’s largest Zara store

Inditex will open the world’s largest Zara store in Antwerp. The opening, scheduled for mid-2026, will be part of the Meir Corner project, an ambitious urban regeneration initiative that seeks to revitalise the city centre. Beyond a commercial expansion strategy, the opening aims to serve as a model of integration between retail and sustainable...

Member

Business

H&M, Zalando, Zara, leaders in cross-border fashion e-commerce in Europe

H&M, Zalando, Zara and Decathlon are among the most successful companies in terms of cross-border e-commerce in Europe, according to a recent report by Cross-Border Commerce Europe. FashionUnited takes a look. The specialist company revealed its latest annual ranking of the top 500 European cross-border online shops in the seventh edition of its...

FeaturedMember

Business

Shein reigns supreme, taking the lead apparel market share in 2024 amidst a tough economy

Shein, the ultra-fast fashion giant from China, strengthened its ever-tightening grip on the apparel market in 2024, outpacing competitors once more as budget-conscious consumers continued to turn to familiar brands amid growing economic uncertainty. The Singapore-based Shein is estimated to have extended its apparel market share by 0.24...

Featured

Retail

Zara launches flagship store model in China: first vending machines and Zacaffè in Asia

Spanish apparel giant Inditex has reaffirmed its commitment to China as a key market for future growth. Zara, the group's flagship brand, recently unveiled a new flagship store in Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu province. This new location showcases latest store concept, featuring the brand's first apparel vending machines and Asia's first...

Retail

Zara Streaming expands to the West with Cindy Crawford and Kaia Gerber

Zara is set to debut the second episode of its live shopping format, Zara Streaming, on Thursday, March 27, 2025, at 9:00 PM (Central European Standard Time). After a successful first episode in September 2024, the show will once again feature supermodels Cindy Crawford and her daughter Kaia Gerber as hosts, guiding viewers through a curated...

Retail

Inditex to open first stores in Iraq in 2025

Inditex is adding a new market and will be present in a total of 215 countries by the end of 2025, with the opening of its first stores in Iraq. This was announced by the chief executive officer of Zara's parent company, Óscar García Maceiras, coinciding with the presentation of the company's annual results recorded during its last full year of...

Member

Business

Fashion’s billion-dollar dividends, Zara owner cashes in

Inditex’s largest shareholder, Amancio Ortega, is set to receive a record dividend payout of 3.1 billion euros this year, according to Bloomberg. As the owner of a fifty-nine percent stake in the retail giant, the Zara founder has benefitted from a nine percent increase in shareholder returns. While billion-dollar dividends remain a rarity in...

Retail

Simon Property to transform Smith Haven Mall

Simon Property, which owns shopping, dining, entertainment and mixed-use destinations across North America, Europe and Asia, has announced a multi-million-dollar investment project at Smith Haven Mall on Long Island. Located in Lake Grove and St. James, New York, the Smith Haven Mall is the main shopping destination for Long Island and currently...

Fashion

Zara and Samuel Ross start long-term design collaboration

Fashion chain Zara, which belongs to the Spanish fashion group Inditex, has started a collaboration with the British fashion designer Samuel Ross. This is not a one-off partnership, but rather an "ongoing, multi-part design dialogue," Zara said in a statement on Thursday. The collection, called SR_A (Samuel Ross Atelier), is a menswear capsule...

Featured

Retail|ANALYSIS

The future of fashion is interdisciplinary: What is transforming business models in the industry?

On Wednesday, Primark announced that it will open its first store dedicated exclusively to its Primark Home line in March in Ireland, the company's country of origin. This step forward in the brand's diversification strategy consolidates an increasingly established trend among the major leaders in the fashion industry: expanding their presence...