Inditex

Industria de Diseño Textil, S.A.
Inditex
Company typePublic
BMAD: ITX
IBEX 35
ISINES0148396007
IndustryRetail
Predecessor
  • Confecciones GOA, S.A.
  • GOASAM, S.A.
FoundedA Coruña, Galicia, Spain
(12 June 1985 (1985-06-12))
FoundersAmancio Ortega
Rosalía Mera
Headquarters,
Spain
Number of locations
7,292 stores
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
ProductsClothing & fashion
Revenue €35.95 billion (2023)
€6.87 billion (2023)
€5.38 billion (2023)
Total assets €32.74 billion (2023)
Total equity €18.67 billion (2023)
Number of employees
161,281 (2023)
SubsidiariesZara, Pull&Bear, Bershka, Massimo Dutti, Stradivarius, Oysho, Zara Home, Uterqüe, Lefties
Websitewww.inditex.com
Footnotes / references

Industria de Diseño Textil, S.A. (Inditex; /ˌɪndɪˈtɛks/, Spanish: [indiˈteks]; lit.'Textile Design Industry') is a Spanish multinational clothing company headquartered in Arteixo, Galicia, Spain. The largest fast fashion group in the world, it operates over 7,200 stores in 93 markets worldwide. The company's predominant brand is Zara, but it also owns a number of other brands including Zara Home, Bershka, Massimo Dutti, Oysho, Pull&Bear, Stradivarius, Uterqüe and Lefties. The majority of its stores are corporate-owned, while franchises are mainly conceded in countries where corporate properties cannot be foreign-owned.

Inditex's business model emphasises fast response to market trends. The company has implemented a system that allows for frequent product updates in stores, with the process from design to retail shelf reportedly taking as little as 15 days in some cases. This approach contrasts with the longer production cycles typical of many traditional fashion companies.

The Uyghur Rights Monitor, Sheffield Hallam University, and the Uyghur Center for Democracy and Human Rights have accused the company of using Uyghur forced labour through the Chinese based textile supplier Beijing Guanghua textile group.