Inditex, the parent company of brands such as Zara, Bershka and Pull&Bear, will reopen 20 of its shops in Ukraine today. The company has also resumed online sales for Ukrainian consumers.
The company’s stores closed on February 24, 2022, the day of Russia’s full-scale invasion. Zara, Pull & Bear, Massimo Dutti, and Bershka were among them. The company has since stopped delivering goods to Ukraine but has continued to pay taxes and salaries to its employees. Inditex also maintained its lease agreements with landlords during the store closure but did not disclose on what terms.
Inditex ceased operations also in Russia shortly after the all-out war began, though it did not rule out returning if the circumstances chage.
H&M reopened shops in Ukraine in November 2023. The Swedish fashion retailer first opened in Kyiv in August 2018 and closed due to the full-scale invasion in February 2022.