Press releases
Inditex’s 2009 net sales rose to 11,084 million euros
• Net sales in local currencies climbed by 9% from FY2008
• Store sales outside of Spain accounted for 68% of the total
• The Group’s net income totalled 1,314 million euros, 5% higher than in 2008
• At the end of its fiscal year, Inditex had 4,607 stores in 74 countries, after opening 343 stores in 2009. The first Inditex stores in India are scheduled to launch in 2010
• The Board of Directors will propose to the General Shareholders Meeting a dividend of 748 million euros, or 1.20 euros per share, an increase of 14% on the previous year
• Store sales in local currencies have increased by 14% from February 1st to March 14th 2010
Inditex and Universidade da Coruña to collaborate in the promotion of Social Responsibility actions
* A collaboration agreement has been entered into by both, to be coordinated by UDC’s Consello Social
Mr Pablo Isla, First Deputy Chairman of Inditex, and Mr José María Barja, Vice-chancellor of the Universidade da Coruña (UDC), today subscribed a collaboration agreement to carry out activities aimed at implementing a model for University Social Responsibility, to be coordinated by Consello Social of UDC, a body which channels the participation of the society in the University.
Inditex signs an agreement with Cáritas and Entreculturas to launch its aid project in Haiti
Inditex has signed an agreement with the non-governmental organisations (NGOs) Entreculturas and Cáritas Española to launch its aid project for reconstruction in Haiti, an effort financed by Inditex’s donation of 2 million euros. The project focuses on supporting the most vulnerable groups of people in Haiti, both in the short term –and particularly—in the medium and long term, in the specific areas in which this assistance is most needed.
Inditex donates 2 million euros for relief and reconstruction in Haiti
Inditex will donate 2 million euros to relief and reconstruction programmes in Haiti following the earthquake which devastated the island country. This aid will be channelled through the leading international organisations working in the area -groups with which Inditex normally works as part of its social action programmes.