Zara (retailer)
Zara is a fast-fashion retail subsidiary of the Spanish multinational fashion design, manufacturing, and retailing group Inditex. Zara sells clothing, accessories, beauty products and perfumes. The head office is located at Arteixo in the province of A Coruña, Galicia. In 2020 alone, it launched over twenty new product lines.
Some of the key events about Zara (retailer)
- 1975The first Zara store opened in A Coruña, Spain
- 1985Inditex was established as the holding company for Zara and its manufacturing subsidiaries
- 1988Zara began its international expansion by opening a store in Porto, Portugal
- 1989The company entered the United States market with a store in New York City
- 1990Zara implemented a unique business model of fast fashion, producing clothes and getting them to stores within two weeks
- 2001Inditex, Zara's parent company, went public on the Madrid Stock Exchange
- 2010Zara launched its online store, expanding its reach to customers worldwide
- 2011Faced allegations of using slave labor in Brazilian sweatshops
- 2012The company implemented a eco-efficient store model to reduce energy consumption
- 2013Accused of selling products made with toxic chemicals
- 2016Accused of copying designs from independent artists
- 2017Criticized for selling a skirt with a Pepe the Frog design, associated with alt-right movements
- 2018Zara announced its goal to use 100% sustainable fabrics by 2025
- 2018Faced backlash for using thin models in a "Love Your Curves" campaign
- 2019Accused of culturally appropriating indigenous Mexican designs
- 2020Zara's parent company Inditex pledged to achieve net zero emissions by 2040
- 2020Criticized for keeping factories open during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic
- 2021Faced allegations of forced labor in supply chains linked to Xinjiang, China
- 2022Accused of greenwashing in sustainability claims
- 2023Criticized for a controversial ad campaign featuring mannequins with missing limbs
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