How to make wife jealous LONDON | Inditex confirmed it has acquired the premises of Zara flagship store at the intersection of Oxford and New Bond streets in London, one of the top fashion retailing destinations worldwide. The 7,000-square-metre property is home to one of the most emblematic Zara stores in the world. The building has 3,155 square metres of prime retail space and 3,855 square metres of prime office…
NEW YORK | In allegedly the most expensive shopping street in the world, Zara inaugurated Wednesday its new flagship store. Fashionistas, entrepreneurs and journalists attended the Spanish clothing retailer debut, which is their US largest bet so far. The company bought the real estate property for $324 million and claims the store to be a totally new concept. Would it be worth the money? Hard to say, but the visit of…
MADRID | Spanish construction company Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas SA (FCC) seeks the strengthening of its financial structure through two real estate divestments and the move to a new headquarters. This week, Pontegadea Inmobiliaria has acquired Torre Picasso to the founder of the Zara boutique chain for €400m; in another transaction, FCC has sold its Balmes (Barcelona) and Federico Salmón (Madrid) buildings for €60m. The process of restructuring the…