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Massimo Dutti (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmasimo ˈðuti]) is a Spanish premium clothing retailer specializing in cashmere and wool products, established in 1985 and owned by Spanish multinational company Inditex, the parent company of Zara, Pull&Bear, and other brands.
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]
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'.
In 2009, Zara was part of the Inditex group (Industrias de Diseño 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. [10]
World's largest clothing retailer [5] and owns brands like Zara, Massimo Dutti, Bershka, Pull and Bear, Oysho, Zara Home, Often and Stradivarius: P A Indra Sistemas: Industrials Aerospace Madrid: 1993 Aeronautics, defence P A Inmobiliaria Colonial: Financials Real estate holding & development Madrid: 1946 Real estate P A Irizar: Industrials
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.
It is part of the Spanish Inditex group (which also owns brands such as Zara, Massimo Dutti, Pull&Bear, Oysho, Uterqüe, Stradivarius and Zara Home). [2] The company was created in April 1998 as a new store and 'fast-fashion' concept, aimed at a young target market. As of January 2022, Bershka has over 852 stores in 74 countries.
Ten years after the opening of the first Zara store, Inditex was established as a holding company for the couple's businesses. [4] Inditex now comprises multiple fashion companies, of which Zara is the flagship. [1] The company also owns the retailers Bershka, Massimo Dutti, Oysho, Pull & Bear, Stradivarius, Uterque and Zara Home. [5]