One of the latest bombshells in fashion This has been the announcement of Zara's new collaborationThe global fast-fashion giant has brought on board designer John Galliano, one of the most singular figures in contemporary design, for a two-year period. It's a partnership that was difficult to foresee, but one that is profoundly revealing of the current moment we are living in as a society.

Inditex achieved record profits in 2025, surpassing the €6 billion mark for the first time. The textile group earned a total of €6.22 billion in its last fiscal year, the fourth with Marta Ortega as president. This figure represents a 6% increase compared to the previous year and marks its fourth consecutive year of record results. The Galician giant, led by Óscar García Maceiras, also saw sales grow last year, reaching unprecedented figures of €39.864 billion, a 3.2% increase compared to 2024, with a "very satisfactory" performance. This positive performance, at constant exchange rates, was replicated in all the geographical areas where the group operates. More than 50% of sales come from Europe, excluding Spain, which accounts for approximately 16%. Zara, its flagship brand, recorded €28.051 billion in net sales. It was followed at a considerable distance by Bershka (€3.286 billion), Stradivarius (€3.002 billion), Pull&Bear (€2.546 billion), Massimo Dutti (€2.019 billion), and Oysho (€960 million).

The Zara flagship store in Plaça Catalunya, at the corner of Carrer Bergara in Barcelona, ​​is getting even bigger. The Barcelona City Council gave the green light this Friday to the expansion project for Amancio Ortega's brand, which is expected to occupy a total of 5,643 square meters spread across five floors. Of this, 3,779 square meters will be dedicated to retail.² The space will be used for retail. The plan was already approved by the Eixample district council and the city council's Ecology and Urban Planning Commission last week, and has now been ratified by the full City Council with votes in favor from the PSC, Junts, PP, and Vox parties. Barcelona en Comú and ERC voted against it. With this expansion, the Plaça Catalunya store, already the largest Zara retail location in Barcelona, ​​will also become one of the brand's largest stores worldwide. Fifth Deputy Mayor Raquel Gil emphasized that the change only involves using a third floor—currently vacant—for retail, and does not entail constructing a new building or expanding the existing one. The other groups that voted in favor of the measure echoed this sentiment, stressing that the store is already a well-established presence in the city center. Barcelona en Comú and Esquerra, however, have warned that the rise of large brands in the center of the Catalan capital is detrimental to local businesses, and therefore voted against the expansion. Currently, the store occupies basement level -1, the ground floor, the first floor, and the second floor. It will now also occupy the third floor, which means exceeding the 2,500 m² threshold for sales area and, therefore, requires the approval of a Special Plan, in accordance with municipal regulations. Specifically, until now, the retail space was 2,324 square meters, and with the expansion, it will increase to 3,779 square meters, an increase of 1,455 m². Changes in downtown retail

The building, where Zara has had its flagship store since 2016, is popularly known as the BBVA building. It was designed by the architect Eugenio Pedro Cendoya in the early 1950s as the local headquarters of Banco de Bilbao, and became well-known in the Catalan capital as a banking and administrative building, until Amancio Ortega bought it in 2013 for around 80 million euros from the German fund Deka Immobilien.

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Until 1999, no one had ever seen his face in a newspaper. Some even doubted his existence. His birthplace wasn't entirely clear, and some articles even changed his name to Armando. Spain's richest man has managed to be, at the same time, the most mysterious.

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Zara has had to withdraw two ads because they were banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), the UK body responsible for regulating the advertising industry. According to the authority, the images were "socially irresponsible" because the models were too thin. The fashion retailer has been forced to remove them from all platforms and says it is committed to ensuring all campaigns are prepared responsibly.

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The anonymity of the richest woman in Spain lasted 45 years. That's how old Sandra Ortega Mera was when her mother (Amancio Ortega's first wife, with whom he founded Zara parent company Inditex) died unexpectedly of a stroke during a holiday in Menorca. When she wen to the morgue, photographers and television cameras surrounded her and offered the first glimpse of a woman with short red hair who has amassed a fortune of over than €5.6bn, according to Forbes.

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