Year-over-year, shares of parent company Inditex, which also owns the brands Massimo Dutti, Bershka, and Pull and Bear, rose 50%.

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Unlike some of its European counterparts, Inditex - which also owns brands Massimo Dutti, Bershka and Pull and Bear - has seen impressive results in recent years.

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