Articles by Jaime Martinez
More Europe for Inditex: Pull&Bear lands in Denmark
Madrid – Inditex continues to advance its growth strategies for 2026. In line with its plans, the company has just opened the first Pull&Bear store in Denmark. This inauguration helps the group consolidate and expand its presence in Europe. It also demonstrates its continued confidence in its youth fashion brand, despite the low performance...
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Nextil raises 13.9 million euros in promissory notes following acquisition of Sindutex
Madrid – Spanish textile multinational Nextil has announced the successful completion of its latest debt placement through its promissory note programme on the Alternative Fixed-Income Market (MARF). This financing operation follows the acquisition of a majority stake in the Portuguese company Sindutex. This morning, Nextil Group announced the...
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23 years later: Mango confirms return to Argentina
Madrid – Mango is adding a new market to its list of over 120 countries with its upcoming return to Argentina. The Spanish company will resume operations both in-store and online, following its exit in 2003. To put the exit into context, Mango first entered Argentina in 1998. The company decided to cease its operations in the country in 2003 due...
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Estée Lauder loses 5.22 billion dollars on stock market after confirming Puig negotiations
Madrid – In Spain, investors, the market and analysts have enthusiastically welcomed the talks between Puig and The Estée Lauder Companies for a potential merger agreement. A decidedly opposite sentiment is being felt on the other side of the Atlantic, where the US beauty multinational's shares recorded another session in the red on March 24. On...
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Puig and Estée Lauder confirm merger negotiations
Madrid – A potential, and it must be stressed potential, merger of giants in the fashion and beauty world is on the horizon. Both the Spanish company Puig, owner of Carolina Herrera and Jean Paul Gaultier, and the US-based The Estée Lauder Companies, which owns Tom Ford, Clinique and Mac, have confirmed they are in negotiations to merge. This...
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H&M strengthens sportswear offering with Barcelona launch of new running collection
Madrid – H&M presented its new collection for runners this Thursday, March 19, at what the Swedish fashion multinational described as an “unprecedented global event in Barcelona”. The menswear and womenswear collection strengthens the brand's position in the increasingly strategic sportswear segment. It further specialises the offering of its...
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Bershka expands into Brazil with first physical store and e-commerce launch
Madrid – Just one week after it was announced as a key milestone in Inditex's strategic expansion plan for 2026, Bershka has completed its launch in Brazil. The Spanish fashion multinational's second-largest chain has landed in the country with both a physical and online presence. Inditex's chief executive officer, Óscar García Maceiras,...
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Jose Manuel Albesa appointed new CEO of Puig
Madrid – Puig, the Spanish fashion and beauty multinational that owns fashion houses such as Jean Paul Gaultier, Nina Ricci, Rabanne and Carolina Herrera, has announced the immediate appointment of Jose Manuel Albesa as the company's new sole chief executive officer. He takes over from Marc Puig, who will continue to steer the multinational's...
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Estée Lauder sues Inditex and perfumer Jo Malone for trademark infringement
Madrid – While the Inditex group celebrated its strong annual results for the 2025 financial year in Madrid, beauty multinational The Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) dampened the proceedings by filing a lawsuit in the UK against the Spanish company. The legal action is based on an alleged trademark infringement occurring as part of the...
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Inditex posts 6.22 billion euro profit in 2025 and 3.19 percent sales growth
Madrid – Inditex, the parent company of fashion chains including Zara, Bershka, and Massimo Dutti, released its consolidated results for the 2025 fiscal year earlier today. The period ran from February 1, 2025, to January 31, 2026. As expected, the company completed the year by registering new record highs in both sales and profits. Inditex net...
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