While Zara has successfully held off competition from new players and online upstarts, the U.S. is its second largest market and tariffs have prompted trade warnings.

By Helen Reid LONDON (Reuters) -Zara owner Inditex's emissions from transport jumped by 10% in 2024 as the fast-fashion retailer used more flights to move clothes from production centres in Asia to its logistics hub in Spain and into stores.

After years of riding a post-pandemic boom, Zara owner Inditex SA is showing signs of coming back to Earth. Sales of the world’s largest listed clothing retailer were off to a slower start in 2025, rising just 4% in the five weeks to March 10 on a constant-currency basis compared with 10.

Shares in the Zara owner fell after it reported a slowdown in sales growth, as the rise of Chinese low-cost online platforms heats up competition in the fast-fashion industry.

Inditex cited no reason for slower growth, but businesses have been warning of weaker demand, especially in the U.S. as trade tensions mount.

The carbon footprint of transporting that Zara outfit you’re looking to buy has just gone up. The annual report of Inditex SA, the Spanish owner of the apparel chain, shows that its transport-related carbon emissions grew twice as fast as product volumes,