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Zara is an Inditex-owned retailer headquartered in Arteixo, Spain and is one of the largest international fashion companies globally.

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News & Analysis

H&M Second-Quarter Profit Misses Estimates on Strength of Krona

STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Hennes & Mauritz AB, Europe's second-largest clothing retailer, reported second-quarter profit that fell more than analysts

News & Analysis

H&M Second-Quarter Profit Misses Estimates on Strength of Krona

STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Hennes & Mauritz AB, Europe's second-largest clothing retailer, reported second-quarter profit that fell more than analysts


News & Analysis

Spain's Mango Takes on Retail Fashion Rivals Inditex and H&M

BARCELONA, Spain — Shoppers in the 109 countries where Spanish fashion chain Mango has stores recognise its celebrity faces well, but few know much

News & Analysis

Spain's Mango Takes on Retail Fashion Rivals Inditex and H&M

BARCELONA, Spain — Shoppers in the 109 countries where Spanish fashion chain Mango has stores recognise its celebrity faces well, but few know much


News & Analysis

Bangladesh Disaster Crushes Owner's Ideal of Clothes with a Conscience

SAVAR, Bangladesh — When Spanish garment maker David Mayor arrived in Bangladesh a decade ago the fashion label he set up had the motto "clothing

News & Analysis

Bangladesh Disaster Crushes Owner's Ideal of Clothes with a Conscience

SAVAR, Bangladesh — When Spanish garment maker David Mayor arrived in Bangladesh a decade ago the fashion label he set up had the motto "clothing


News & Analysis

Sun Shines on ASOS as Inditex and H&M Feel the Chill

STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Cold weather in recession-weary Europe left spring collections on the racks of the world's biggest clothing retailers, Inditex

News & Analysis

Sun Shines on ASOS as Inditex and H&M Feel the Chill

STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Cold weather in recession-weary Europe left spring collections on the racks of the world's biggest clothing retailers, Inditex


News & Analysis

Inditex First-Quarter Profit Misses Estimates Amid Cold Weather

ARTEIXO, Spain — Inditex SA, the world's biggest clothing retailer, reported first-quarter profit that missed estimates as prolonged cold weather

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Inditex First-Quarter Profit Misses Estimates Amid Cold Weather

ARTEIXO, Spain — Inditex SA, the world's biggest clothing retailer, reported first-quarter profit that missed estimates as prolonged cold weather


News & Analysis

H&M Signs Parisian Isabel Marant as Latest Guest Designer

PARIS, France — Hennes & Mauritz AB, Europe's second-largest clothing retailer, said French designer Isabel Marant will be the next collaborator for

News & Analysis

H&M Signs Parisian Isabel Marant as Latest Guest Designer

PARIS, France — Hennes & Mauritz AB, Europe's second-largest clothing retailer, said French designer Isabel Marant will be the next collaborator for


Technology

The Long View | When Computers Know How You Feel

The rise of emotionally-aware or ‘affective’ computing is set to change the way machines understand and interact with people. BoF speaks with Rana el Kaliouby, co-founder and chief technology officer of MIT-spinoff Affectiva, to understand what’s possible and the implications for the business of fashion.

Technology

The Long View | When Computers Know How You Feel

The rise of emotionally-aware or ‘affective’ computing is set to change the way machines understand and interact with people. BoF speaks with Rana el Kaliouby, co-founder and chief technology officer of MIT-spinoff Affectiva, to understand what’s possible and the implications for the business of fashion.


Global Markets

Nigeria: Taking Africa's Giant Seriously

In a new series, Market GPS, BoF looks beyond the BRICs to the next tier of emerging market opportunities. First up, we examine Africa's giant, Nigeria.

Global Markets

Nigeria: Taking Africa's Giant Seriously

In a new series, Market GPS, BoF looks beyond the BRICs to the next tier of emerging market opportunities. First up, we examine Africa's giant, Nigeria.


News & Analysis

Inditex, PVH and N Brown Agree to Join Bangladesh Accord

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Inditex SA, Calvin Klein -owner PVH Corp., U.K. clothier N Brown Group Plc and three other companies will team up with union

News & Analysis

Inditex, PVH and N Brown Agree to Join Bangladesh Accord

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Inditex SA, Calvin Klein -owner PVH Corp., U.K. clothier N Brown Group Plc and three other companies will team up with union


Retail

Op-Ed | Why Are We Ruining Our Best Young Fashion Companies?

Lawrence Lenihan, managing director of FirstMark Capital, argues that the Internet provides a new model for building fashion businesses based on passionate and intimate relationships with consumers, but the maximum market size for these companies is inherently capped, something that overcapitalised entrepreneurs, and the investors who fund them, too often fail to recognise.

Retail

Op-Ed | Why Are We Ruining Our Best Young Fashion Companies?

Lawrence Lenihan, managing director of FirstMark Capital, argues that the Internet provides a new model for building fashion businesses based on passionate and intimate relationships with consumers, but the maximum market size for these companies is inherently capped, something that overcapitalised entrepreneurs, and the investors who fund them, too often fail to recognise.