The CEO of Inditex, Óscar García Maceiras, emphasised on Wednesday, in a presentation to analysts on the results for the first nine months of the 2025–2026 financial year, that the company continues to identify new long-term growth opportunities in different markets and across all its formats, underpinned by sustained investment in stores and logistics.
Bershka store in Lisbon – Bershka
Between February 1 and October 31, the Spanish giant once again set new records, after profits and sales surged in the third quarter: it posted a net profit of 4.622 billion euros during the period (up 3.9%) and sales increased by 2.7% to 28.171 billion euros.
Against this backdrop, García Maceiras attributed the improvement in results to the consistent execution of the business model over the years, as well as to the performance of teams across all concepts and to offering customers quality fashion in each of them.
Along the same lines, the group’s CFO, Andrés Sánchez, said that “there is no structural change… This is a pure result of good execution and a good example of the flexibility of the business model.”
The company stressed that, by continuously investing in stores, its global online channel, and centralised logistics platforms, with a focus on sustainability, the group will continue to generate long-term growth.
Inditex’s CEO reiterated the group’s growth potential, linked to the roll-out of investments, mainly in its store network and logistics. “The growth we have seen in recent years is a consequence of the strong execution of our teams and also of a culture of investing to maintain differentiation, creating unique retail spaces that allow us to enhance the customer experience,” he stressed.
García Maceiras explained that Inditex, which operates in 214 countries “with a low market share in a fragmented sector,” is pressing ahead with its store optimisation plan, which is expected to drive productivity improvements.
The executive also highlighted the potential in the US, a “very relevant market” for the group, which will continue to pursue its strategy of “selective” growth, with key initiatives for the coming year. In this regard, the company has announced that it will open two Bershka stores in the US next year, marking the youth fashion brand’s debut in the country’s retail market (aside from a pop-up in 2017).
With this decision, the group strengthens its retail expansion in the US, its second-largest market by sales, although it currently operates physical stores only under the Zara banner, plus a Massimo Dutti boutique in Miami. The first two Bershka stores in the country will also be in the Miami area, with which the Spanish giant seeks to win over younger shoppers.
The group’s expansion in the US has so far focused mainly on its Zara brand, with new stores and revamped flagships in cities such as Dallas, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas. In the coming days, Zara will open a new store in Charlotte, North Carolina, and will reopen a refurbished store in Boston. The remodelling of its store on Fifth Avenue in New York, as well as a new opening in San Francisco, are also on the chain’s roadmap.
With information from Europa Press and Bloomberg
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