Zara to begin e-sales in India from October 4

03 Oct '17

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Courtesy: Inditex

Fast fashion brand Zara is all set to begin its online sales in India, one of the world’s fastest growing ecommerce markets, beginning from October 4. This is in line with the ongoing international expansion of its integrated store model. Spanish based retailer will be selling its products throughout the country via website and mobile application.

Zara has more than 2,200 stores in 93 countries and is the flagship brand of the Spanish multinational Inditex Group. The range found in all the 21 stores of Zara across eight Indian cities will be available online for selling, said Echevarria Hernandez, chief communication officer of Inditex, said in a statement.

In a span of 2-4 working days, the deliveries will be made to metro cities including Mumbai, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad and Bangalore, while for the remaining areas, it will take around 5-8 working days. For effective delivery system, Zara has joined hands with Gati Ltd, Delhivery Pvt. Ltd and Blue Dart Express Ltd. The standard delivery charges for orders worth less than Rs 4,000 will be Rs 299, with exchange and return for free, the company said in a statement.

For better working of the online service, Zara will work with a warehouse in Delhi with around 50 employees.

Zara emerged as one of the fast growing lifestyle apparel brands in India and reported sales of Rs 842 crore in fiscal 2016, up 17 per cent over fiscal 2015. (RR)

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