15 Things You Didn't Know but bout ZARA
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We love iconic Fashion brands and the most popular is being affordable Spanish Brand Zara.
The first Zara store opened in 1975 in Galicia Spain.
The brand was created by Amancio Ortega and his then-wife
Rosalía Mera. The brand is a part of a larger retail group and produced revenues of
15.9 billion dollars individually in 2016
the Brand was founded on the basis of creating versions of high-end looks for affordable prices
setting it apart from many other high Street fashion brands both then and now
Because alux.com is dedicated to being the world's best resource on the most incredible fashion brands
We just had to cover one of our favorite fashion brands here are 15 things. You didn't know about zara
number one Zara launches
12,000 new designs every year
Zara was first conceived as a brand that would provide cheap fast fashion
and that has definitely remained at the center of what zanna does
Their business model is based on producing new looks as quickly as possible with a close eye on the Catwalk for inspiration
number two
Zara's Founder is the richest man in Europe and the second richest billionaire in the world?
With a net worth of 71 point nine billion dollars the 80 year old Amancio ortega
founded zara with his ex-wife in
1975 he owns the inditex group the world's biggest fashion group
Which is in 91 international markets his fortune is entirely self-made
Working as a shirt maker and developing his own designs at home with his wife
their designs turned into a
multi-billion dollar retail business ever wonder which country has the highest population of billionaires
Check out our video about the top 10 countries with the highest number of billionaires
Number 3 half of Zara's products are still made in the brand's home country of Spain
Every items are ourselves will go through their huge our tech co site in Spain and half of them are made there
Zara sites have been established in the Spanish region of galicia and their staff are paid a living wage
which is rare in the retail industry?
Number 4 Zara was originally called Zorba, but a bar two streets away had the same name
Zara's first store was called Zorba and opened on a corner next to a dentist in a Caronia in
1975 they had to change their original name when they discovered a nearby bar had the same name and would prove confusing
They used the lettering they had already bought plus a spare a to create zara
Number 5 Zara has become the biggest retailer in the world to commit to getting rid of toxic chemicals
from its supply chain and products
greenpeace started trying to convince zara to ban toxins from its production in
2011 and it took zara just nine days to agree to their scheme they plan to have eliminated
toxicity from all stages of their production by 2020
number 6
Zara's warehouse is nine times bigger than Amazon's
We hear a lot about how huge Amazon's stock fulfillment warehouses are but zara has beaten them by a long way
The Zara warehouse is five million Square feet which is nine times bigger than Amazon's on average
Number seven it only takes fifteen days for a zara garment to go from the design stage to hanging in store
Or take a transform his retail business model in the 1980s to make it much faster
He changed every aspect of the design
Manufacturing and distribution process so that the fashion he sold could be instant and people could access
Trends Quicker the industry average is six months
Number eight you're unlikely to see a zara advert on TV
The brand has a policy that doesn't include advertising
They view it as a wasting revenue, so they invest money into opening new stores
Instead they're Swift production to store Model
Also means that they ensure shoppers visit their store more regularly than other brands to check. What new stock has arrived
Number nine Zara has calendar fire on two occasions for producing items that appeared anti-semitic in
2007 Zara took a handbag off the shelves because it appeared to have a swastika on the design
They also removed a children's pajama top from their stores in
2014 because it appeared to have a yellow star of David' and blue stripes making it resemble the uniform of Jewish concentration camp prisoners
Zara apologized and are probably keeping a much closer eye on their suppliers from now on
number 10 zara spent
324 million Dollars on a store space on Fifth Avenue in New York City
Zara's American Flagship store is at the coveted address of
666 Fifth Avenue, they're in Great company next to saks Fifth Avenue
And just a few units away from one of the most famous stores in the world
Tiffany's
Number 11 Amancio ortega still has lunch in Zora's staff cafeteria every day
According to a 2014 piece in the telegraph the 80 year old might be one of the richest men in the world
But he still likes to eat in the staff cafeteria every single day
Ortega now has a non-executive position on the board at Zara and Owns about
60% of Zara's parent company into decks she's also very private and never gives interviews
number 12 even royals loves
The duchess of Cambridge Kate middleton is a fan of the Spanish retail giant
She was photographed on the red Carpet wearing a zara necklace, and that's a high praise considering. She has access to the crown jewels
Number 13 zara window displays are mocked up in their Spanish headquarters
The aesthetic of Zara stores is very important so they plan out all of their window displays
Before they send their clothes out to individual stores
With a life-sized street inside their humungous headquarters they can see how their displays look to scale
Number 14 Amancio ortega was the richest man in the world for just one morning
Ortega is extremely wealthy as we've established, but he's not quite the richest man in the world
He briefly held the top spot on the 23rd of October 2015
Which is net worth of 79 billion dollars, but bill gates beat him again within just a few hours
number 15 no photos of Amancio ortega were available until
1999
The Zara Founder and boss likes to keep a very low profile
no one really knows when his birthday is he wears the same blue Blazer and white shirt every day and
apparently prefers a simple lifestyle
Revolutionary and innovative zara has truly changed the way affordable fashion works
Their unique model is the fastest in the retail business
Allowing them to distribute high-fashion looks to their customers at top speed. No wonder their founder is so ridiculously wealthy
Zara produces 12,000 new designs every year so you're spoiled for choice when you step into their store. No matter what the season?
If money was no object would you be stocking up on their tailoring or those super cool Spanish leather goods?
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You're still here. Well here's another amazing thing about zara that you may not have heard before
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