Press releases
Inditex’s 2011 net sales rose 10%
• The Group’s net income totalled 1.9 billion euros, an increase of 12% from 2010.
• The Group created 9,374 new jobs in 2011, bringing its workforce to 109,512 employees.
• Inditex ended 2011 with 5,527 stores, 483 more than a year earlier. The company opened stores in 49 markets, five of them new: Australia, Taiwan, Azerbaijan, South Africa and Peru. Following its arrival in the Australian market, Inditex has presence on five continents.
• Zara will launch an online store in China during next winter season.
• As of September 2011, all Inditex concepts have online stores. E-shopping is available in 18 European markets, the United States and Japan.
• The Board of Directors will submit a proposal to the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders for 12.5% increase in the company’s dividend, to a total of 1.80 euros per share.
• Store sales in local currencies, adjusted for the calendar effect of an extra trading day in February due to the leap year, have increased by 11% from 1 February to 14 March 2012.
Zara Opens Its New Global Concept Store on New York City’s Fifth Avenue
Zara’s largest US store designed with the latest advancements in sustainability and will be used as the global standard for the international retailer