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Zara was established by Amancio Ortega Gaona in 1975. Their first shop was in central A Coruña, in Galicia, Spain, where the company is still based.They initially called it 'Zorba' after the classic 1964 film Zorba the Greek, but after learning there was a bar with the same name two blocks away, rearranged the letters to read 'Zara'.
Inditex created Lefties in 1993; the name is taken from the term leftovers and it was created to sell old Zara clothing. [21] In 1995, Inditex purchased the remaining Massimo Dutti shares and began expanding the brand to include a women's line. [22] In 1998, Inditex launched the Bershka brand that was aimed at urban hip fashion. [23]
The Zara brand name has become almost synonymous with the term, but other retailers worked with the concept before the label was applied, such as Benetton. [25] [26] Fast fashion has also become associated with disposable fashion because it has delivered designer products to a mass market at relatively low prices. [27]
The first brand to join the group was the Spanish brand Stradivarius (Inditex), the women's clothing line belonging to Inditex. [3] Their most recent franchise is with Delvaux (company). [2] Primarily a fashion franchiser, the Group ventured into home textiles with Zara Home in 2008, followed shortly by Flamant (company) in 2014.
In 2009, Trent and Inditex established a 49:51 joint venture to run Zara stores in India. [13] [14] Two years later, the two companies entered a similar agreement to open Massimo Dutti stores in India. [15] In 2014, Tesco acquired a 50% stake in Star Bazaar for £85 million and became a joint venture partner.
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