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  • Zara ads banned in UK for featuring ‘unhealthily thin’ models

    The UK Advertising Standards Authority has ruled Zara’s recent ads irresponsible, citing models whose styling accentuated protruding collarbones and a gaunt appearance

  • Zara shuts iconic Mumbai store with Rs 7.5 lakh daily rent after 8 years: Report

    Zara shuts iconic Mumbai store with Rs 7.5 lakh daily rent after 8 years: Report

    The store's sales were not able to match the exorbitant rentals, a report said.

  • Watch: UK woman slams Zara for children's T-shirts with 'sexually suggestive' text. Brand issues apology

    Watch: UK woman slams Zara for children's T-shirts with 'sexually suggestive' text. Brand issues apology

    The controversy emerged when Laura Wilson, a 32-year-old mother of two from Kent, visited a Zara store and noticed t-shirts in the girls' section featuring phrases that she believed carried suggestive connotations. The clothing items displayed statements such as "The Perfect Snack" and "The Strawberry: A small burst of sweet joy" on the front.

  • Zara pulls controversial ad amid outrage over similarity to Gaza violence

    Zara pulls controversial ad amid outrage over similarity to Gaza violence

    Zara sparked a furious backlash on social media where many said it was deliberately poking fun at the violence in Gaza.

  • 'Boycott Zara' calls after latest campaign. Here's why

    'Boycott Zara' calls after latest campaign. Here's why

    Zara's latest ad campaign features model Kristen McMenamy carrying a mannequin covered in white cloth, while other mannequins appeared to be without any limbs. The campaign is part of the brand's Atelier series.

  • Zara billionaire founder’s real estate fortune hits $20 billion

    Zara billionaire founder’s real estate fortune hits $20 billion

    Fashion billionaire Amancio Ortega’s real estate investments recorded a 19% increase in value in 2022, as it expanded into logistics and added luxury apartment buildings.

  • Zara billionaire founder’s real rstate Fortune hits $20 billion

    Zara billionaire founder’s real rstate Fortune hits $20 billion

    The property portfolio owned by the Inditex SA founder was valued at €18.1 billion ($20.1 billion) in 2022, up from €15.3 billion in 2021, according to a statement Thursday from Pontegadea, the firm that manages Ortega’s fortune. Ortega’s real estate portfolio is the largest among Europe’s “super-wealthy” individuals.

  • Zara trolled for Rs 3,000 shirt with Hindi words that make little sense

    Zara trolled for Rs 3,000 shirt with Hindi words that make little sense

    Zara is being mocked for selling a shirt which reads 'Dilli ki dhoop Dilli. Chawal - elements of voyage.'

  • Zara-owner Inditex enjoys strong start to summer

    Zara-owner Inditex enjoys strong start to summer

    The world's biggest fast fashion company reported a better-than-expected 54% rise in net profit of 1.2 billion euros ($1.24 billion) for the first quarter that ended in April, exceeding analysts' average expectations of 980 million euros in a Refinitiv poll.

  • Zara India Sales Up 40% | This Is The Strategy Used By The World’s Largest Fashion Brand

    Zara India Sales Up 40% | This Is The Strategy Used By The World’s Largest Fashion Brand

    Zara, the world’s largest fashion brand saw a 40% increase in sales in India in FY23. This despite the fact that it's only opened one retail store in the country in the last 6 years, as opposed to rivals like H&M which have opened over 50 stores in the country in the last few years. So what’s keeping Zara going in a highly competitive retail market? Watch to find out!

  • Kate Middleton wears Rs 1,900 Zara earrings to BAFTAs

    Kate Middleton wears Rs 1,900 Zara earrings to BAFTAs

    BAFTAs 2023: Kate Middleton wore a floor-length white gown from Alexander McQueen with a few changes from the first time she had worn it in 2019

  • Zara-owner Inditex says to sell Russian stores

    Zara-owner Inditex says to sell Russian stores

    Inditex decided in March to shut its 502 stores in Russia, one of its biggest markets after Spain, accounting for 10 percent of company sales.

  • Retailer Zara under fire in Israel over event for far right candidate

    Retailer Zara under fire in Israel over event for far right candidate

    Some Israelis posted videos on Twitter showing themselves burning Zara apparel after a local TV station reported that Trimera Brands chairman Joey Schwebel had hosted a roundtable with ultranationalist politician Itamar Ben-Gvir at his home last week.

  • Zara logs over 61% growth in India revenue to Rs 1,815 crore in FY22

    Zara logs over 61% growth in India revenue to Rs 1,815 crore in FY22

    In FY21, Inditex Trent Retail India Private Ltd (ITRIPL), a JV which is engaged in the operation of Zara stores in India, had reported a net loss of Rs 41 crore and its revenue fell 28.3 per cent to Rs 1,126 crore in the pandemic impacted year.

  • Zara profit jumps 45.5% to Rs 104 crore in FY20, revenue up 9.2% to Rs 1,570.54 crore

    Zara profit jumps 45.5% to Rs 104 crore in FY20, revenue up 9.2% to Rs 1,570.54 crore

    Besides, the company posted 9.24 percent growth in sales to Rs 1,570.54 crore during the year as against Rs 1,437.87 crore of the previous fiscal.

  • Polka to the top: Inditex registers 7 percent sales growth thanks to one Zara dress

    Polka to the top: Inditex registers 7 percent sales growth thanks to one Zara dress

    Inditex said the unusually warm summer in Europe this year helped push sales for the dress

  • Zara owner Inditex disappoints on profit margin despite strong sales

    Zara owner Inditex disappoints on profit margin despite strong sales

    The disappointing margin growth overshadowed strong growth in sales in the first half, buoyed by good summer weather in Europe.

  • Retail Reform | Easier norms for single brand FDI could change India’s retail landscape

    Retail Reform | Easier norms for single brand FDI could change India’s retail landscape

    Relaxing local sourcing norms will encourage more retailers, while local producers will be forced to be competitive in the global marketplace of sourcing

  • This Rs 3500 polka-dot Zara dress is going viral without any publicity

    This Rs 3500 polka-dot Zara dress is going viral without any publicity

    The dress went right with some of the key trends this summer, such as prairie silhouette, animal prints, and loose fit

  • Fashion retailer Zara FY'19 profit dips 13.4% in India

    Fashion retailer Zara FY'19 profit dips 13.4% in India

    Besides Zara and Massimo Dutti, Spanish fashion firm Inditex also owns fashion brands such as Bershka, Oysho, Pull and Bear, Stradivarius and Uterqüe.

  • Zara owner Inditex reports 2% rise in full-year profit

    Zara owner Inditex reports 2% rise in full-year profit

    The world's biggest clothing retailer reported profits of 3.44 billion euros ($3.88 billion) on sales of 26.15 billion euros.

  • Zara launches online sales in 106 new countries

    Zara launches online sales in 106 new countries

    "From tomorrow, Zara's global women's, men's and kids collections will be available in a total of 202 markets, underpinned by the integrated store and online platform," the company said in a statement.

  • Opinion: Five lessons from the life of Zara’s founder Amancio Ortega

    Opinion: Five lessons from the life of Zara’s founder Amancio Ortega

    Extreme hardship, hunger, deprivation and even fear creates a drive and urge in people to succeed beyond their ultimate imagination, says the author...

  • 'I didn't get paid for it': Zara shoppers find notes in clothes from unpaid workers

    'I didn't get paid for it': Zara shoppers find notes in clothes from unpaid workers

    The company had received flak earlier for poor working conditions, exploitation of young designers and environmental insensitivity

  • Now, purchase Zara products online; premium retailer launches ecommerce platform

    Now, purchase Zara products online; premium retailer launches ecommerce platform

    Zara will offer all its articles that the brand currently offers in the store and at the same price.

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