As.com Why is Zara called that?The origin of the name of the flagship of Amancio Ortega

Zara's first store in the world opened in 1975 on Arteixo Avenue and is still in operation.It was going to be called Zorba, in honor of the protagonist of the movie Zorba El Griego, who liked its founder, Amancio Ortega.But a bar from the area where the first store was opened was the same, and its owner asked Amancio Ortega to change it.After playing with the letters of the name Zorba, the word Zara came out.

In some chronicles it is a bar, in others it is a shoe store.And according to the legend, confirmed as true by the company to the newspaper The New York Times years ago, the story is like that, but they do not want to reveal more details.

The film that fell in love with Amancio Ortega

Zorba The Greek is a film of the year 1964 starring actor Alan Bates in the role of British Basil, and also actor Anthony Quinn in the role of Greek Zorba.It is set in Greece and tells the conflict between the order and the reason of bates, and the chaos and the passion of Zorba.The tape was, for many years, very famous for Quinn's dance scenes, interpreting a traditional Greek dance called Sirtaki.

How many Zara stores are in the world

The Inditex group has 6.758 stores.Sells in 216 markets through its online platform or its 6.758 stores en 96 mercados.By brands, the stores are distributed as-í:

Zara: 2.085

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Pull&Bear: 870

Massimo Dutti: 668

Bershka: 994

Stradivarius: 936

Oysho: 596

Zara Home: 527

Uterqüe: 82

In Spain there are 340 Zara stores.In the United States, 100.In France, 116.In the United Kingdom, 58.In China, 139.In Hong Kong, 13.In Taiwan, 9.In South Korea, 40.In Arab Emirates, 14.In Germany, 71.In Argentina, 11.In Mexico, 84.In Peru, 4.In Chile, 9.