Zara-owner Inditex's H1 gross margin eroded by strong euro
It posted a 9% higher profit of 2.29 billion euros before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation
Madrid
INDITEX, the world's biggest clothing retailer and owner of the Zara brand, posted a 9 per cent rise in first-half profit but gross margin as a percentage of sales slipped from the year-ago period due to the stronger euro.
The Spanish company, which also owns teen brand Bershka and upmarket label Massimo Dutti, said net profit came in at 1.37 billion euros (S$2.21 billion…
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