Zara owner boosts fast fashion flights from India to avoid shipping delays Apparel retailers have increased use of air freight since Red Sea disruption Published 20 Nov, 2024 02:48pm
World Post-revolution Bangladesh protests cost garment industry $400mn DHAKA: Bangladesh’s vital garment industry lost $400 million due to unrest following the student-led revolution that... Updated 20 Oct, 2024 11:25pm
Life & Style Zara to offer its secondhand clothes service in US by October MADRID: Zara will offer its service for selling, repairing or donating secondhand clothes in the United States by... Published 12 Sep, 2024 03:27pm
Life & Style Zara owner Inditex posts record profit for first half MADRID: Zara owner Inditex, the world’s biggest fashion retailer, posted a record net profit for the first half of... Published 11 Sep, 2024 06:36pm
Life & Style Zara owner Inditex boosted by pick-up in Spring sales MADRID: Zara owner Inditex reported a pick-up in recent sales from its Spring/Summer collections, boosting its... Published 05 Jun, 2024 02:04pm
Business & Finance Zara-owner Inditex first Spring sales rise 11pc on upmarket fashion bet MADRID: Zara-owner Inditex said on Wednesday its sales jumped 11% in constant currency for the first-half of the... Published 28 Mar, 2024 06:30am
Life & Style Clothing giant Shein in focus as France targets fast fashion SHANGHAI: With jaw-droppingly low prices and a seemingly endless selection of trendy clothes, Shein has taken the... Published 23 Mar, 2024 01:55pm
Life & Style Significant cultural moments that dominated headlines in 2023 As 2023 draws to a close, it is with a somber mood that we look back to reflect on the highs and lows of the past... Updated 28 Dec, 2023 09:26pm
Life & Style Zara regrets ‘misunderstanding’, removes controversial posts Spanish fashion brand has come under heavy criticism for its recent campaign that users said depicted current devastation in Gaza Published 12 Dec, 2023 07:00pm
Life & Style Zara pulls advert from website front page after Gaza boycott calls MADRID/LONDON: Zara pulled an advertising campaign featuring mannequins with missing limbs and statues wrapped in... Updated 12 Dec, 2023 07:08pm
Life & Style Spanish fashion brand Zara faces backlash over Instagram posts ‘depicting Gaza devastation’ Advertorial invokes criticism for 'insensitivity' at a time when over 18,000 Palestinians have lost their lives to Israeli aggression Published 11 Dec, 2023 04:46pm
Life & Style Six recycling innovations that could change fashion PARIS: The fashion industry’s enormous waste problem is pushing governments, particularly in Europe, towards... Published 28 Nov, 2023 12:45pm
World Global fashion factories in Bangladesh resigned to slimmer margins ahead of wage hike DHAKA/NEW DELHI: Several clothing factory owners in global fashion manufacturing hub Bangladesh are asking clients... Updated 08 Nov, 2023 01:36pm
World Bus torched as Bangladesh set to declare new minimum wage DHAKA: Police fired tear gas at thousands of workers who set a bus on fire outside Bangladesh’s capital Tuesday,... Updated 07 Nov, 2023 03:47pm
Life & Style Bangladesh protests halt production for top fashion brands: union DHAKA: Levi’s and H&M are among top global clothing brands to suffer production halts in Bangladesh, a garment... Published 03 Nov, 2023 05:16pm
Business & Finance Zara owner Inditex posts 40pc profit jump as price rises slow MADRID: Zara owner Inditex on Wednesday beat expectations with a 40% jump in half-year profit despite the world’s... Published 18 Sep, 2023 06:32am
Life & Style H&M to sell second-hand clothes at London store LONDON: H&M plans to sell second-hand clothes and accessories at its flagship store in London from Oct. 5, as... Published 13 Sep, 2023 03:11pm
Life & Style Zara founder Ortega’s real estate fortune hit $20bn in 2022 MADRID: The investment firm of Spanish billionaire Amancio Ortega, the founder of fashion giant Inditex, on Thursday... Published 27 Jul, 2023 03:27pm
Life & Style Fashion retailers resilient despite consumer fears LONDON: A strong start to June for Sweden’s H&M and the return to profitability at online fashion retailer ASOS... Published 15 Jun, 2023 02:48pm
Life & Style In the background, Inditex heiress sets tone for Zara revamp MADRID: A year into chairing the world's biggest fashion retailer, Marta Ortega is trying to shake up Zara owner... Published 31 Mar, 2023 02:23pm
Business & Finance Zara owner Inditex posts record profit MADRID: Zara owner Inditex, the world’s biggest fashion retailer, reported record profits for 2022 despite halting... Published 15 Mar, 2023 03:53pm
Business & Finance Inditex profit jumps as retailer lifts prices MADRID: Zara owner Inditex posted a 24% increase in net profit for the first nine months of its fiscal year, as ... Published 19 Dec, 2022 06:00am
Business & Finance Zara owner’s profits jump despite Russia closures MADRID: Zara owner Inditex reported Wednesday a surge in profits for the first half of the year despite rising costs... Published 19 Sep, 2022 05:45am
Business & Finance Analysis: Price hikes test Zara owner Inditex's ability to stay in fashion MADRID: Zara owner Inditex's strong first-half results show its strategy of raising prices since early 2022 paying... Published 15 Sep, 2022 03:10pm
Life & Style Fashion retailer H&M joins TJX, others in exiting Russia STOCKHOLM: the world's second-biggest fashion retailer, said on Monday it had decided to wind down its business in... Published 18 Jul, 2022 04:27pm
Business & Finance H&M sees boosted sales but Russian closures start to weigh STOCKHOLM: Swedish clothing giant H&M said on Thursday its revenue increased in the first quarter but its ... Published 04 Apr, 2022 05:38am
Business & Finance Zara owner Inditex says temporarily closing shops in Russia MADRID: Spanish clothing giant Inditex, which owns Zara, announced Saturday it was temporarily closing hundreds of... Published 07 Mar, 2022 06:07am
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