All Inditex articles – Page 14

  • 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.

  • 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.