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Inditex’s results impressed investors with an efficient start to the year

Inditex’s results were something to behold, beating slowing retail sales and impressing investors

Inditex Gave A Masterclass In Producing Strong Results

***The bigger picture:*** *Euro-no.*

Inditex isn’t alone, mind you: European stocks have held up pretty well this year compared to the rest of the world. But the prospect of a strengthening euro – a result of continued rate hikes in Europe while rates elsewhere start to level out – could spoil the fun. See, plenty of the region’s top firms make major money stateside, and converting that back into a stronger euro will dent their takings – and potentially their stocks too.



**What’s going on here?**

European clothing colossus Inditex [gave](https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/inditex-earnings-beat-estimates-on-store-efficiency-drive-1.1929802) a masterclass in pulling off tidy quarterly results on Wednesday.

**What does this mean?**

When the going gets tough, the shoppers stop spending. But Inditex – the clothing powerhouse that owns the likes of Zara, Pull&Bear, and Massimo Dutti – is showing just how to keep the cash rolling in. The fashionista has ruthlessly shut down its less profitable stores, with its total tally of shopfronts falling 17% since 2019, focusing its attention on zhuzhing up the money-making ones instead. And despite cheaper online rivals like Shein racking up more market share, Inditex’s lifted prices of its cheaper offerings *up* roughly 20% in the past year. So even though its Russian business is kaput and labor costs are on the rise, Inditex still hoisted profit up a better-than-expected 54% last quarter from the same time last year.



**Why should I care?**

***Zooming in:*** *Time for a shopping spree.*

Inditex’s stock flew up after the news, bringing the firm’s market value way above $100 billion. And with a cash pile of over $11 billion, Inditex has plenty to splash on future-fueling investments. The company’s already investing in tech to improve the in-store shopping experience (read: make folk buy more, faster), like self-scanning checkouts and new security systems that could whittle down long queues. Plus, the world’s biggest clothing retailer plans to open 30 more US stores – a lightly treaded market for Inditex – in the next two years.



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query ContentPieceQuery(
  $slugOrId: String
  $encryptedEmail: String
  $planSlug: String
) {
  viewer {
    authorization {
      roles {
        isAnonymous
      }
      ...SingleContentPiece_authorization
    }
    ...SingleContentPiece_viewer_2HyoJ4
    content(encryptedEmail: $encryptedEmail) {
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        __typename
        ...SingleContentPiece_contentPiece
        canonicalLink
        id
      }
    }
    id
  }
}

fragment AnonymousPaywall_viewer_2HyoJ4 on Viewer {
  webSubscriptions {
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      ...PremiumAccountPromotionPanel_webPaymentPlan_2HyoJ4
    }
  }
}

fragment AudioOnlyBanner_contentPiece on ContentPieceInterface {
  __isContentPieceInterface: __typename
  headerImage {
    ...ServerImage_image
  }
  title
}

fragment AuthorLinkWrapper_author on Author {
  slug
  isActive
}

fragment Avatar_image on URLImage {
  original
}

fragment Block_block on ContentPieceBlock {
  __isContentPieceBlock: __typename
  __typename
  ... on TextBlock {
    id
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  }
  ... on ImageBlock {
    id
    ...ImageBlock_block
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  ... on QuoteBlock {
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}

fragment ContentAuthorAndMetadata_author on Author {
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}

fragment ContentFooter_contentPiece on ContentPieceInterface {
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  id
  title
  deepLink
  canonicalLink
  slug
  hasChapters
  chapters {
    __typename
    id
    slug
  }
  mostRelevantTags(first: 30) {
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      node {
        __typename
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  }
}

fragment ContentHeaderDetails_contentPiece on ContentPieceInterface {
  __isContentPieceInterface: __typename
  ...ContentMetadata_contentPiece
  ...ListenButton_contentPiece
  ...DownloadContentButton_contentPiece
  ...ContentPieceBookmarkIcon_contentPiece
  id
  title
  deepLink
  canonicalLink
  slug
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  chapters {
    __typename
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    slug
  }
  author {
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}

fragment ContentHeader_contentPiece on ContentPieceInterface {
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    name
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}

fragment ContentMetadata_contentPiece on ContentPieceInterface {
  __isContentPieceInterface: __typename
  consumptionTime
  dateUpdatedDisplay
  contentPieceType {
    isEvergreen
  }
  author {
    byline
    ...AuthorLinkWrapper_author
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  }
}

fragment ContentPieceBookmarkIcon_contentPiece on ContentPiece {
  id
  isBookmarked
  title
}

fragment ContentPieceSEO_contentPiece on ContentPieceInterface {
  __isContentPieceInterface: __typename
  title
  imageForSeo: headerImage {
    url: full
  }
  subtitle
  firstPublishedAt
  id
  ... on PublicContentPiece {
    globalContentPieceId
  }
  byline
  seoTitle
  searchDescription
  canonicalLink
}

fragment ContentPieceSponsor_contentPiece on ContentPieceInterface {
  __isContentPieceInterface: __typename
  sponsoringCompany {
    id
    name
    link
    logo {
      ...ServerImage_image
    }
  }
}

fragment DefaultContentHeader_contentPiece on ContentPieceInterface {
  __isContentPieceInterface: __typename
  ...ContentHeaderDetails_contentPiece
  ...AudioOnlyBanner_contentPiece
  ...KeyInsights_contentPiece
  id
  title
  headerImage {
    ...ServerImage_image
  }
}

fragment DownloadContentButton_authorization on Authorization {
  roles {
    isB2bUser
  }
}

fragment DownloadContentButton_blocks on ContentPieceBlock {
  __isContentPieceBlock: __typename
  ... on TextBlock {
    textMarkdown
  }
}

fragment DownloadContentButton_contentPiece on ContentPieceInterface {
  __isContentPieceInterface: __typename
  id
  title
  isAvailableToProducts
  blocks {
    __typename
    ...DownloadContentButton_blocks
    ... on Node {
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  }
  chapters {
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    title
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      __typename
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      ... on Node {
        __isNode: __typename
        id
      }
    }
  }
  keyInsightsBlocks {
    id
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  }
}

fragment EvergreenContentHeader_contentPiece on ContentPieceInterface {
  __isContentPieceInterface: __typename
  ...ContentMetadata_contentPiece
  ...ListenButton_contentPiece
  ...ContentPieceSponsor_contentPiece
  ...ContentPieceBookmarkIcon_contentPiece
  canonicalLink
  id
  deepLink
  title
  slug
  hasChapters
  chapters {
    __typename
    id
    slug
  }
  headerImage {
    ...ServerImage_image
  }
  ...DownloadContentButton_contentPiece
}

fragment ImageBlock_block on ImageBlock {
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    ...ServerImage_image
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  alt
  caption
  link
}

fragment KeyInsightsBlock_contentPiece on ContentPieceInterface {
  __isContentPieceInterface: __typename
  keyInsightsBlocks {
    id
    textMarkdown
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}

fragment KeyInsightsCarousel_contentPiece on ContentPieceInterface {
  __isContentPieceInterface: __typename
  keyInsightsBlocks {
    id
    textMarkdown
  }
}

fragment KeyInsights_contentPiece on ContentPieceInterface {
  __isContentPieceInterface: __typename
  ...KeyInsightsCarousel_contentPiece
  ...KeyInsightsBlock_contentPiece
  keyInsightsBlocks {
    id
    textMarkdown
  }
}

fragment ListenButton_contentPiece on ContentPieceInterface {
  __isContentPieceInterface: __typename
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  title
  trackingTitle
  subtitle
  readingTime
  isPremium
  hasBlocks
  hasChapters
  hasAudio
  contentPieceType {
    name
    trackingName
  }
  ...AudioOnlyBanner_contentPiece
}

fragment LoggedInPaywall_viewer_2HyoJ4 on Viewer {
  webSubscriptions {
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}

fragment MainContentSection_contentPiece on ContentPieceInterface {
  __isContentPieceInterface: __typename
  ...ContentPieceSEO_contentPiece
  ...ContentHeader_contentPiece
  ...ContentFooter_contentPiece
  title
  headerImage {
    ...ServerImage_image
  }
  globalContentPieceId
  trackingTitle
  subtitle
  firstPublishedAt
  readingTime
  isPremium
  deepLink
  hasBlocks
  hasChapters
  hasAudio
  id
  canonicalLink
  byline
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    name
    trackingName
  }
  blocks {
    __typename
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}

fragment MostPopularTags_tags on GenericTagConnection {
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        __isNode: __typename
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}

fragment Navigation_authorization on Authorization {
  roles {
    isB2bUser
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}

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}

fragment PaywallBanner_contentPieceType on ContentPieceType {
  isAvailableForFreemium
}

fragment PaywallBanner_viewer_2HyoJ4 on Viewer {
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}

fragment PremiumAccountPromotionPanel_webPaymentPlan_2HyoJ4 on WebPaymentPlan {
  amount
  currency
  currencySymbol
  interval
  promotionApplied(slug: $planSlug) {
    stripeDiscount {
      discountPct
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      id
    }
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}

fragment QuoteBlock_block on QuoteBlock {
  quote
  caption
}

fragment ServerImage_image on URLImage {
  full
}

fragment SingleContentPiece_authorization on Authorization {
  ...authorization_authorization
  ...DownloadContentButton_authorization
  roles {
    isPreviewingContentAllowance
    isPreviewing
    isAnonymous
    hasPremiumSubscription
    isFreemium
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}

fragment SingleContentPiece_content on Content {
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}

fragment SingleContentPiece_contentPiece on ContentPieceInterface {
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  ...AudioOnlyBanner_contentPiece
  ...authorization_contentPiece
  ...MainContentSection_contentPiece
  globalContentPieceId
  trackingTitle
  isPremium
  hasBlocks
  hasChapters
  hasAudio
  contentPieceType {
    name
    trackingName
    isAvailableForFreemium
    ...PaywallBanner_contentPieceType
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  chapters {
    __typename
    id
    slug
  }
}

fragment SingleContentPiece_viewer_2HyoJ4 on Viewer {
  ...PaywallBanner_viewer_2HyoJ4
  mostPopularTags(first: 10) {
    ...Navigation_tags
  }
  authorization {
    ...Navigation_authorization
  }
}

fragment Tag_tag on GenericTag {
  __isGenericTag: __typename
  __typename
  ... on AssetClassTag {
    name
    slug
  }
  ... on GeographyTag {
    name
    slug
  }
  ... on ContentTag {
    name
    slug
  }
}

fragment TextBlock_block on TextBlock {
  textMarkdown
}

fragment authorization_authorization on Authorization {
  roles {
    isPreviewingContentAllowance
    isPreviewing
    isAnonymous
    hasPremiumSubscription
    isFreemium
  }
}

fragment authorization_content on Content {
  anonymousUserHasPremium
}

fragment authorization_contentPiece on ContentPieceInterface {
  __isContentPieceInterface: __typename
  isPremium
  contentPieceType {
    isAvailableForFreemium
  }
}


Inditex Gave A Masterclass In Producing Strong Results

Inditex Gave A Masterclass In Producing Strong Results

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