Milestones
The road from modest family-run workshop to international fashion retailer is marked by bold steps forward; but we never forget where we came from. From our founder Amancio Ortega to today’s team, our vision is dynamic and ever evolving—but our character remains steadfast.
1963
The beginning
Amancio Ortega opens Confecciones GOA, a small dressmaking workshop.
1975
Zara is born
With the opening of the first Zara store in A Coruña (Spain), Amancio Ortega’s endeavor expands from maker to retailer.
1985
Inditex makes it official
The founding brings all our companies together under one banner.
1988-90
Going global
Zara begins to make its mark across the map with new stores in Porto, New York, and Paris.
1991-99
Our family expands
Pull&Bear, Massimo Dutti, Bershka and Stradivarius joined the Inditex Group.
2000/2001
Same hometown, new HQ
As our new headquarters are built in Arteixo (A Coruña, Spain), Inditex goes public on the Madrid Stock Exchange and Oysho is launched.
2003
Welcome 'Home'
The creation of Zara Home takes the label into a new space for empowering expression.
2007-17
New worldwide reach
Our brands begin their move into online commerce and become a reference.
2021-22
New leadership
Óscar García Maceiras becomes our new CEO and Marta Ortega Pérez takes over as Chairperson.
2023
New sustainability targets
At the 2023 Annual Shareholders Meeting, the Group presented the priority initiatives to keep advancing towards an increasingly sustainable value chain and to reduce its emissions by over 50% in 2030, on its path to achieving net zero emissions in 2040, with reduction of at least 90%.
