commercial presence
At year-end 2016, Inditex had 7,292 stores in 93 markets, while its online platform was live in 41.
During the year, the Group opened 279 stores (net of closures) in 56 markets.
EUROPE
4,990 stores
| stores | markets | |
| Zara | 1,351 | 44 |
| Pull&Bear | 700 | 39 |
| Massimo Dutti | 539 | 39 |
| Bershka | 765 | 37 |
| Stradivarius | 740 | 33 |
| Oysho | 451 | 23 |
| Zara Home | 390 | 25 |
| Uterqüe | 54 | 6 |
The online strategy took off in Europe with the launch of the e-commerce platform in 12 new markets, bringing the total to 20. In parallel, all of the Group’s brands opened flagship stores in A Coruña, Barcelona, Vienna, London and Cologne.
AMERICA
743 stores
| stores | markets | |
| Zara | 309 | 21 |
| Pull&Bear | 86 | 11 |
| Massimo Dutti | 60 | 10 |
| Bershka | 101 | 11 |
| Stradivarius | 62 | 10 |
| Oysho | 56 | 6 |
| Zara Home | 57 | 13 |
| Uterqüe | 12 | 1 |
The number of new markets was particularly noteworthy in the Americas: in 2016, Inditex made its début in Paraguay, Nicaragua and Aruba. In the United States, we opened and refurbished flagship establishments in New York and Chicago.
ASIA AND THE REST OF THE WORLD
1,559 stores
| stores | markets | |
| Zara | 553 | 28 |
| Pull&Bear | 187 | 20 |
| Massimo Dutti | 166 | 21 |
| Bershka | 215 | 23 |
| Stradivarius | 192 | 21 |
| Oysho | 129 | 16 |
| Zara Home | 105 | 20 |
| Uterqüe | 12 | 7 |
As well as penetrating new markets such as Vietnam and New Zealand, the Group enhanced its commercial proposition with new flagship stores in South Korea and high-profile refurbishments in Japan and China.