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Zara was established by Amancio Ortega Gaona in 1975. Their first shop was in central A Coruña, in Galicia, Spain, where the company is still based.They initially called it 'Zorba' after the classic 1964 film Zorba the Greek, but after learning there was a bar with the same name two blocks away, rearranged the letters to read 'Zara'.
But Zara is growing twice as fast as H&M due to their focus on value rather than price. [22] Fast fashion, the term, was coined by the New York Times in the 90's due to Zara's ability to produce a garment from start to finish in less than 20 days. [23] Inditex is a large brand with a new worth of $17.2 billion. [24]
Amancio Ortega's fortune in 2021 is estimated to be around 73.1 billion euros. He has been considered for years as one of the five richest men in the world, although currently he has been left out of the top 10 billionaires worldwide. [22] [23] He is currently the largest shareholder of Inditex, with almost 60-65%. [24] [25]
Inditex warned that costs may rise from rerouting ships due to Houthi rebels' attacks as it makes a killing in its retail business.
The origin story of H&M shares common threads with Zara. Technically, it is the world's longest-running retailer. In 1946, Erling Persson, a Swedish entrepreneur, traveled to New York City, where he was greatly intrigued and impressed by the high-volume fashion production he witnessed.
Toronto-based sales agent Syndicado Film Sales has acquired international rights to Zara Zerny’s feature debut “Echo of You” ahead of its world premiere at Amsterdam’s doc festival IDFA.
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In 1985, Industria de Diseño Textil S.A. or Inditex was created as a holding company for Zara and its manufacturing plants. [16] In 1988, the company began expanding internationally with the opening of a Zara store in Porto, Portugal. [17] In 1990, the company-owned footwear collection, Tempe, populated in the children's section of Zara stores ...