Zara Owner Eyes Ireland

Zara owner Inditex (Spain) says it plans to open more stores in Ireland when it finds suitable outlets.

According to The Irish Times, the group recently filed accounts for a number of its Irish operations, including Zara, youth fashion outlets Bershka and Stradivarius, Pull & Bear, and the mid-market Massimo Dutti.

Inditex says it will open “stores as soon as suitable opportunities arise.” The Irish Times reports that Inditex has retained property consultants to find new locations in Ireland, including Dublin and Cork.

Za Clothing, the main Inditex company in Ireland, operates nine Zara stores. Bershka, the youth fashion group that operates four stores in Irealnd, accounts for 10 percent of Inditex’s sales worldwide.