Spain Fashion Retailer Inditex Back In Black
Faizan Hashmi Published June 09, 2021 | 12:00 PM
Madrid, June 9 (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 9th Jun, 2021 ) :Spanish fashion retailer Inditex -- owner of brands such as Zara, Massimo Dutti and Bershka -- said Wednesday that strong growth in online sales helped it return to profit in the first quarter after coronavirus lockdown measures pushed it into the red a year ago.
Inditex -- which runs its business year from February to January -- said in a statement that it booked net profit of 421 million Euros ($510 million) in the three months to April, compared with bottom-line loss of 409 million euros a year earlier.
"The first quarter stands out for its solid operating performance, with growth in operating expenses... significantly below sales growth," the statement said.
Revenues expanded by 50 percent to 4.9 billion euros -- with onlines surging by as much as 67 percent in local Currency terms -- and underlying or operating profit jumped by 155 percent to 1.2 billion euros.
"Sales were higher across all geographies and every brand despite the fact that 24 percent of trading hours were unavailable due to lockdowns and restrictions (16 percent of the group's stores remained closed at the end of the quarter) in addition to other capacity restrictions," Inditex said.
"Our differentiation and strategic transformation towards a fully-integrated, digital and sustainable model continues to bear results," said chief executive Pablo Isla.
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