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Zara Owner Inditex Set for Best Week Since 2020 on Luxury Push

A shopper with a Zara bag in Madrid.Photographer: Paul Hanna/Bloomberg

The world’s largest fashion retailer staged a stock-market comeback this week as Inditex SA’s push to differentiate itself from fierce ultra-low-price competition shows signs of bearing fruit.

The owner of Zara, Bershka and Massimo Dutti has seen its shares jump 14%, putting them on track for their best week in five years. Strong third-quarter results, coupled with accelerating November sales, were seen as evidence of the company’s resilience against weaker consumer sentiment.