Inditex returns to Ukraine after two years of closure as a consequence of the war. This Wednesday they returned to activity around 20 stores of its seven brands (three from Zara) in the Kyiv area. On Tuesday, so did its online trading platform.

The company’s intention is tocommit a gradual reopening plan of its stores in Ukraine, which will be modulated depending on market circumstances. In this way, the group founded by Amancio Ortegawhich kept its stores and online in Ukraine temporarily closed since February 24, 2022, has reopened around 20 stores of its seven brands (three from Zara) in the Kyiv area, with plans to next open stores in Lviv. That is, stores will open in the capital and in the west, in areas far from the front.

The group’s goal is to reach open around fifty stores of the 80 that it has in the country in the coming months. The same sources recently assured that the group’s priority “continues to be safety of your employees and customers“. Since February 2022, the company has been implementing a special plan to support its employees there and their families and, since then, it has guaranteed the employment and salaries of its entire workforce in the country (compatible with other income that could have on one’s own account or on behalf of others).

The seven brands of the group will resume the distribution of online orders in the country at the same time as they reopen their first physical stores. The conditions of customer service will be announced at that time on the brands’ online platforms. The main fashion brands – both local and international – have been operating in the country for months. H&M announced on August 24, 2023 that it would resume its operations in Ukraine in November 2023.