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Zara-Owner Inditex Shows Resilience With Strong Start to Its Year

The Spanish retailer registered robust sales growth at the start of its current fiscal year in the face of weakening consumer sentiment that’s hitting many of its peers.
Shein and Temu are undercutting chains like Zara, H&M, Mango and Gap. Marta Ortega is eyeing a sweet spot between the two by seeking to sell pricier goods in fancier stores.
Inditex generated a larger share of sales in Europe and Spain in 2025, underscoring a relative slowdown in the Americas and Asia. (Shutterstock)

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