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World’s largest clothing retailer posts 80% rise despite closure of Russian stores following Ukraine invasion
Shortages and delays are at odds with the concept of fast fashion
Zara owner signals Ukraine war will have muted impact as online sales continue to rise
Family-controlled companies tend to take a cautious approach to risk and plan for the long term
Shares of world’s biggest clothing retailer fall as investors try to size up threat from new coronavirus variant
The scion of a Spanish business dynasty is set to take over as chair of the retail giant that owns Zara
Federal Reserve chair Jay Powell spooks investors with hawkish tone on Tuesday
Zara owner completes ‘generational’ management overhaul and names new chief executive
Spanish clothing group has blurred the boundaries between physical and online stores
Pledge by nine companies is biggest step yet to decarbonise ocean shipping
Quarterly net profit hits record €850m with sales ahead of pre-pandemic levels
The Spanish retailer is betting on a hybrid model that uses stores as a shop window and also mini-distribution hubs
First-quarter sales rise 50%, helping retailer post profit and lift cash pile
World’s biggest clothes retailer expects almost all of its stores to reopen by mid-April
The stalwarts of fast fashion are surviving, but are not infallible
World’s biggest clothing retailer says third-quarter revenues are close to pre-pandemic levels
Sales at Zara owner show steady improvement since April low
Both European companies are well placed to benefit if retail spending holds up
Spain’s Inditex to close smaller outlets and invest in IT systems as it emerges from pandemic
World’s biggest fashion retailer closes 3,785 stores as sales drop 24% amid pandemic
Pontegadea has remit to invest €2bn a year from Amancio Ortega’s retail fortune
Stock-tracking chips help world’s biggest clothing retailer cut inventories
The retailer reinvented its supply chain in surprising ways to become super-flexible
Former Royal Mail sorting office is McKinsey’s headquarters in the UK
Summer sensation helps Spanish fashion group to 5% rise in like-for-like sales
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