Zara International, Inc. · Arteixo, La Coruña Spain

Trendy Zara is the flagship brand for Europe's fastest-growing apparel retailer Industria de Diseño Textil (commonly know as Inditex). Zara, the cheap-chic subsidiary of the Spanish fashion giant, runs about 1,520 stores, including some 230 Zara Kids shops, in more than 70 countries worldwide, including China where is has about two dozen locations. Zara has about 40 shops in the US and 60 in Mexico. The chain sells women's, men's, and children's apparel and also offers plus-size and maternity lines to clothe its larger customers. Zara Home, which sells home fashions, has about 250 stores, in about 25 countries. Zara is Inditex's principal chain and accounts for about two-thirds of its parent company's sales. To read the full description, subscribe now.