"Arteixo, an industrial municipality in the A Coruña metropolitan area, is the headquarters of Inditex, the world's largest fashion retailer. Of their eight brands, Zara is the best-known; indeed, it is the best-known Spanish brand of any sort on an international basis. For 2007, Inditex had 9,435 million euros in sales for a net profit of 1,250 million euros. The company president, Amancio Ortega, is the richest person in Spain and indeed Europe with a net worth of 45 billion euros. Galicia is home to the savings bank, and to Spain's two oldest commercial banks Banco Etcheverría (the oldest) and"
"Inditex Industria de Diseño Textil, S.A. (Inditex; , ; Textile Design Industry) is a Spanish multinational clothing company headquartered in Arteixo (A Coruña) in Galicia. Inditex, the biggest fashion group in the world, operates over 7,200 stores in 93 markets worldwide. The company's flagship store is Zara, but it also owns the chains Zara Home, Massimo Dutti, Bershka, Oysho, Pull and Bear, Stradivarius and Uterqüe. The majority of its stores are corporate-owned, while franchises are mainly conceded in countries where corporate properties can not be foreign-owned. The company operates a unique business model: instead of committing a large percentage of"
"race against breast cancer in several cities. The number of Oysho stores in each country: Oysho Oysho is a Spanish clothing retailer specialising in women's homewear and undergarments. The company is part of the Inditex group and was founded in 1977 as Confecciones Noite, S.A. in Arteixo (A Coruña) in Galicia. In 2000, the company changed its corporate name to Oysho España. Now the company is headquartered in Tordera (Barcelona) in Catalonia. The brand has 650 stores, in more than 44 countries around the world, among which 190 are in Spain. In 2016, the brand opened its first store in"
"Oysho Oysho is a Spanish clothing retailer specialising in women's homewear and undergarments. The company is part of the Inditex group and was founded in 1977 as Confecciones Noite, S.A. in Arteixo (A Coruña) in Galicia. In 2000, the company changed its corporate name to Oysho España. Now the company is headquartered in Tordera (Barcelona) in Catalonia. The brand has 650 stores, in more than 44 countries around the world, among which 190 are in Spain. In 2016, the brand opened its first store in Jakarta, Indonesia. The store is located at Plaza Indonesia. In 2017, Oysho organized a women's"
"globe: Uterqüe Uterqüe is a company owned by the Spanish Inditex group dedicated to manufacturing fashion accessories and garments such as scarves and sunglasses. It was formed in 2008. The offices are located in Tordera (Barcelona) in Catalonia, different from the other brands of the group which operate from Arteixo (A Coruña) in Galicia, with the exception of Massimo Dutti which also has its headquarters in Torderaand Bershka, Lefteis and Osho Stradivarius which has kept its headquarters in Barcelona where it had been founded before being bought by Inditex in 1999. The company has 91 stores in 12 countries around"
"not own any stores. Inditex does not invest in advertising. The only form of advertising it has done is paying celebrities to wear its clothes. Its biggest advertisement for the group however, is just their presence. Its main strategy is to use prime location to attract customer's attention. Under the Inditex umbrella are several brands that offer a variety of products aimed at different markets. Bold indicates a company shareholder and the representative will be listed below. Inditex Industria de Diseño Textil, S.A. (Inditex; , ; Textile Design Industry) is a Spanish multinational clothing company headquartered in Arteixo (A Coruña)"
"Uterqüe Uterqüe is a company owned by the Spanish Inditex group dedicated to manufacturing fashion accessories and garments such as scarves and sunglasses. It was formed in 2008. The offices are located in Tordera (Barcelona) in Catalonia, different from the other brands of the group which operate from Arteixo (A Coruña) in Galicia, with the exception of Massimo Dutti which also has its headquarters in Torderaand Bershka, Lefteis and Osho Stradivarius which has kept its headquarters in Barcelona where it had been founded before being bought by Inditex in 1999. The company has 91 stores in 12 countries around the"
"her then-husband, Amancio Ortega Gaona. The couple opened the first Zara store in 1975 in A Coruña. Eventually the couple parlayed their work into a multi-billion dollar enterprise. Zara's success was in part due to its strategy of imitating popular fashions and quickly making them for sale at inexpensive prices. Ten years after the opening of the first Zara store, Inditex was established as a holding company for the couple's businesses. Inditex now comprises multiple fashion companies, of which Zara is the flagship. The company also owns the retailers Bershka, Massimo Dutti, Oysho, Pull & Bear, Stradivarius, Uterque and Zara"
"Bershka Bershka () is a clothing retailer company. It is part of the Spanish Inditex group (which also own the brands of Zara, Massimo Dutti, Pull&Bear, Oysho, Uterqüe, Stradivarius and Zara Home). The company was created in April 1998 as a new store and fashion concept, aimed at a young target market. It now has over 1000 stores in 71 countries around the world. The sales made from Bershka represent 10% of the Inditex group. On 6 September 2011, the company (alongside its sister brands) launched into the online market in France, Germany, Greece, Poland, Italy, Ireland, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain,"
"(born 1997). Andic lives in Barcelona. Isak Andic Isak Andic (born 1953) is a Spanish businessman, the founder and largest shareholder in the clothing retail chain Mango. Born to a Sephardic Jewish family in Istanbul, Andic's family emigrated from Turkey to Barcelona, Spain in 1969 where he and his brother Nahman began selling hand-embroidered T-shirts and clogs. They opened shops in Barcelona and Madrid, first selling their own brand (Isak jeans) and then stocking other brands. In 1984, he joined with fellow entrepreneur Enric Cusí and his brother and re-denominated all their stores under the name Mango. Andic chose the"
"China, Latvia and United Kingdom. The number of Bershka stores in each country or region: Bershka Bershka () is a clothing retailer company. It is part of the Spanish Inditex group (which also own the brands of Zara, Massimo Dutti, Pull&Bear, Oysho, Uterqüe, Stradivarius and Zara Home). The company was created in April 1998 as a new store and fashion concept, aimed at a young target market. It now has over 1000 stores in 71 countries around the world. The sales made from Bershka represent 10% of the Inditex group. On 6 September 2011, the company (alongside its sister brands)"
"Antea LifeStyle Center Antea LifeStyle Center or simply Antea is a shopping mall in the city of Querétaro, Mexico, which was opened in November 2013. It is the largest mall in Mexico and second largest in Latin America behind Albrook Mall in Panama. Construction began in June 2011 and the mall opened in October 2013 for the first phase, which has a reported cost of $1 billion and will have a total area of 271,000 m of construction. The first phase of the complex feature new to market retailers such as Tory Burch, Chanel, Burberry, Michael Kors, Carolina Herrera, Louis"
"Amancio Ortega Amancio Ortega Gaona (, born 28 March 1936) is a Spanish billionaire businessman. He is the founder and former chairman of Inditex fashion group, best known for its chain of Zara clothing and accessories shops. As of late September 2018, Ortega had a net worth of $68.2 billion, making him the second-wealthiest person in Europe after Bernard Arnault, and the fifth-wealthiest in the world. Ortega is also the wealthiest retailer in the world. The youngest of four children, Ortega was born in Busdongo de Arbás, León, Spain, to Antonio Ortega Rodríguez and Josefa Gaona Hernández from the province"
"are Zara products. Amancio Ortega Amancio Ortega Gaona (, born 28 March 1936) is a Spanish billionaire businessman. He is the founder and former chairman of Inditex fashion group, best known for its chain of Zara clothing and accessories shops. As of late September 2018, Ortega had a net worth of $68.2 billion, making him the second-wealthiest person in Europe after Bernard Arnault, and the fifth-wealthiest in the world. Ortega is also the wealthiest retailer in the world. The youngest of four children, Ortega was born in Busdongo de Arbás, León, Spain, to Antonio Ortega Rodríguez and Josefa Gaona Hernández"
"Tendam Tendam, formerly The Cortefiel Group is one of Europe's leading fashion retailers operating in the specialised chain segment. The Group is present in 79 countries with 2,056 points of sale – 1,462 directly operated stores and 594 franchises. It started out in 1880 as a family-run haberdashery store situated on Calle Romanones in Madrid. Over the years, this small business would move into other areas including textile production, before finally channelling its efforts into distribution, its major activity over the last few decades. 1933 saw the creation of the La Palma shirt factory, which included the most advanced production"
"of Valladolid, and spent his childhood in León. He left school and moved to A Coruña at the age of 14, due to the job of his father, a railway worker. Shortly after, he found a job as a shop hand for a local shirtmaker called Gala, which still sits on the same corner in downtown A Coruña, and learned to make clothes by hand. In 1972, he founded Confecciones Goa to sell quilted bathrobes. In 1975, he opened his first Zara store with his wife Rosalía Mera. In 2009, Zara was part of the Inditex group (Industrias de Diseño"
"Lojas Riachuelo Lojas Riachuelo (English: ""Riachuelo Stores"") is a Brazilian department store company founded in 1947 in the city of Natal, Brazil. Currently, the company operates 302 stores. The company its headquartered in Natal, and have a central office in São Paulo and has 3 distribution centers, in Natal and Guarulhos (São Paulo). In 1979, the company was purchased by the Grupo Guararapes, the largest textile group in Latin America which also controls the Natal shopping center Midway Mall and the financial company Midway Financeira. The Riachuelo's major competitors are Marisa, Lojas Renner, Cia. Hering and C&A The company owns"
"Desigual Desigual (, ; meaning ""unequal, uneven"") is a clothing brand headquartered in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, which is notable for its trendy patchwork designs, intense prints, graffiti art, asymmetrical designs (hence the name) and flamboyant splashes of colour. Founded in 1984 by Swiss businessman Thomas Meyer on the island of Ibiza, Desigual was managed by Manel Adell from 2002 until December 2013. Manel Jadraque then became the new CEO. Desigual sells men's, women's, children's clothing, accessories and women's shoes. It achieved a 60% annual growth from 2002 to 2009, and a turnover of €250 million in 2009, €440 million in"
"Mango (retailer) Punto Fa, S.L., trading as MANGO, is a Spanish clothing design and manufacturing company, founded in Barcelona, Catalonia, (Spain) by brothers Isak Andic and Nahman Andic. Mango has Woman's, Men's and Kids' collection. Mango's first website was created in 1995 and in year 2000, it opened its first online store. H. E. by Mango is a men's line created in 2008, and renamed Mango Man in 2014. Football legend Zinedine Zidane has become the new face of the Mango Man campaign. Mango has over 16,000 employees, 1,850 of whom work at the Hangar Design Centre and at its"
"unfair. The brand Mango reacted on Facebook via its official fanpage and answered also on the creator's blog. Mango (retailer) Punto Fa, S.L., trading as MANGO, is a Spanish clothing design and manufacturing company, founded in Barcelona, Catalonia, (Spain) by brothers Isak Andic and Nahman Andic. Mango has Woman's, Men's and Kids' collection. Mango's first website was created in 1995 and in year 2000, it opened its first online store. H. E. by Mango is a men's line created in 2008, and renamed Mango Man in 2014. Football legend Zinedine Zidane has become the new face of the Mango Man"
"Liverpool (store) El Puerto de Liverpool S.A.B. de C.V., commonly known as Liverpool, is a mid-to-high end retailer which operates the largest chain of department stores in Mexico, operating 23 shopping malls including Perisur and Galerías Monterrey. Its 85 department stores comprise 73 stores under the Liverpool name and 22 stores under the Fábricas de Francia name. It also operates 6 Duty Free stores and 27 specialized boutiques. Its headquarters are in Santa Fe and in Cuajimalpa. Liverpool, first called ""The Cloth Case"", was founded in 1847 by Jean Baptiste Ebrard, a Frenchman who first started selling clothes in cases"
"and operates an Embraer Legacy 650 aircraft (as of August 2016). Lojas Riachuelo Lojas Riachuelo (English: ""Riachuelo Stores"") is a Brazilian department store company founded in 1947 in the city of Natal, Brazil. Currently, the company operates 302 stores. The company its headquartered in Natal, and have a central office in São Paulo and has 3 distribution centers, in Natal and Guarulhos (São Paulo). In 1979, the company was purchased by the Grupo Guararapes, the largest textile group in Latin America which also controls the Natal shopping center Midway Mall and the financial company Midway Financeira. The Riachuelo's major competitors"
"cycling team Grupo Deportivo Supermercados Froiz (Súper Froiz) and the main sponsor of the Óscar Pereiro Foundation cycling team. Froiz Distribuciones Froiz, S.A. is a Spanish supermarket chain based in Poio, Galicia. It operates in the Spanish regions of Galicia, Castile and León, Castilla-La Mancha, Madrid and in Northern Portugal. The company was founded in Pontevedra in 1970 by Magín Alfredo Froiz and remains a family-run business. In October 2014, Froiz bought rival supermarket Supermercados Moldes becoming the third biggest supermarket chain in Galicia. Froiz's operations are divided into four formats, differentiated by size and the range of products sold."
"Margarita Nuez, and Marisol Bofill. Notable prêt-à-porter designers of the 1970s include Toni Miró and Antonio Balado. The end of 20th century brought the beginning of various fast fashion chains. Fast fashion refers to designs that quickly move from the runway to stores at affordable prices. The first Zara opened in La Coruña, Galicia, Spain (under the name of “Zorba”) in 1975 and expanded throughout Spain until its first international store opened in Porto, Portugal in 1988. In the 1990s, Zara’s parent company, Inditex, bought Barcelona brands Massimo Dutti and Stradivarius. Additionally, Barcelona-born Mango opened its first store on Passeig"
"telephone, producing a brochure twice a year for its Spring/Summer and Autumn/Winter clothing collections. Spirit Of The Andes Spirit Of The Andes is a Buckinghamshire-based clothing and lifestyle brand and retailer specializing in alpaca knitwear, Pima cotton clothing and accessories. It is owned by The Cashmere Centre owner Dale Stillman. The company works with clothes designers and knitters in South America to sell their products to the United Kingdom and worldwide. The business was founded in 1993 and was based in Nether Burrow in Lancashire, United Kingdom. The retailer had shops around the country: On 20 July 2015 the company"
"Isak Andic Isak Andic (born 1953) is a Spanish businessman, the founder and largest shareholder in the clothing retail chain Mango. Born to a Sephardic Jewish family in Istanbul, Andic's family emigrated from Turkey to Barcelona, Spain in 1969 where he and his brother Nahman began selling hand-embroidered T-shirts and clogs. They opened shops in Barcelona and Madrid, first selling their own brand (Isak jeans) and then stocking other brands. In 1984, he joined with fellow entrepreneur Enric Cusí and his brother and re-denominated all their stores under the name Mango. Andic chose the name ""Mango"" after tasting the fruit"
"Grupo Éxito Grupo Éxito also known as Almacenes Éxito S.A. is the largest South American retail company. It operates 2,606 stores in South America. The stores sell a wide range of food and non food products. Though originally a textiles maker and seller (under such brand names as Arkitect, People, Bronzini, Pop Rose) recent acquisitions (mostly within the last 10–20 years) have further diversified the business making it a major grocer (under brand names like surtimax and carulla sales of food products make up about 70-75% of revenue). At its hypermarkets (the largest of which is the Éxito chain) it"
"Inglés. El Corte Inglés El Corte Inglés S.A. (; ), headquartered in Madrid, is the biggest department store group in Europe and ranks fourth worldwide. El Corte Inglés is Spain's only remaining department store chain. In 1934, the founders Ramón Areces Rodriguez and Cesar Rodriguez Gonzalez bought a tailor shop (which had opened in 1890) located on one of Madrid's most central streets, ""calle Preciados"", and made it into a limited company. Around 1920, aged 15, Areces had gone to Havana, Cuba, and worked at the famous retail chain Almacenes El Encanto, where he learned the basics of department store"
"Textil Sociedad Anónima), of which Ortega owned 59.29%, and aside from over 6,000 stores included the brands Zara, Massimo Dutti, Oysho, Zara Home, Kiddy's Class, Tempe, Stradivarius, Pull and Bear, Bershka and has more than 92,000 employees. His public appearance in 2000, as part of the warm-up prior to his company's initial public offering on the stock market in 2001, made headlines in the Spanish financial press. However, he has only ever granted interviews to three journalists. In 2011, Ortega announced his imminent retirement from Inditex, parent company of the Zara chain, stating that he would ask Inditex vice-president and"
"El Corte Inglés El Corte Inglés S.A. (; ), headquartered in Madrid, is the biggest department store group in Europe and ranks fourth worldwide. El Corte Inglés is Spain's only remaining department store chain. In 1934, the founders Ramón Areces Rodriguez and Cesar Rodriguez Gonzalez bought a tailor shop (which had opened in 1890) located on one of Madrid's most central streets, ""calle Preciados"", and made it into a limited company. Around 1920, aged 15, Areces had gone to Havana, Cuba, and worked at the famous retail chain Almacenes El Encanto, where he learned the basics of department store business."
"channel. It is made up of four own brands: Cortefiel, Springfield, Women'Secret, Pedro del Hierro and an outlet chain: Fifty Factory. Each brand has its own design team as well as sales and management structure. They share the administration, finance, technology, expansion and sourcing and human resource divisions, as well as other corporate functions, based at the central offices in Madrid. Tendam Tendam, formerly The Cortefiel Group is one of Europe's leading fashion retailers operating in the specialised chain segment. The Group is present in 79 countries with 2,056 points of sale – 1,462 directly operated stores and 594 franchises."
"Froiz Distribuciones Froiz, S.A. is a Spanish supermarket chain based in Poio, Galicia. It operates in the Spanish regions of Galicia, Castile and León, Castilla-La Mancha, Madrid and in Northern Portugal. The company was founded in Pontevedra in 1970 by Magín Alfredo Froiz and remains a family-run business. In October 2014, Froiz bought rival supermarket Supermercados Moldes becoming the third biggest supermarket chain in Galicia. Froiz's operations are divided into four formats, differentiated by size and the range of products sold. Tandy or Merca Mas is the name given to Froiz's franchised convenience stores. Froiz is the owner of the"
"Colombia's largest retailer) in 2001. -Became associated with textiles and apparel company Didetexco in 2009 (ownership at 97.75%) In addition the company runs discount stores called Bodega. Grupo Éxito Grupo Éxito also known as Almacenes Éxito S.A. is the largest South American retail company. It operates 2,606 stores in South America. The stores sell a wide range of food and non food products. Though originally a textiles maker and seller (under such brand names as Arkitect, People, Bronzini, Pop Rose) recent acquisitions (mostly within the last 10–20 years) have further diversified the business making it a major grocer (under brand"