Stradivarius (Inditex)
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Stradivarius (, ) is a Spanish women's clothing
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retailer from
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owned by the
Inditex Industria de Diseño Textil, S.A. (Inditex; , ; ) is a Spanish multinational clothing company headquartered in Arteixo, Galicia, Spain. The largest fast fashion group in the world, it operates over 7,200 stores in 93 markets worldwide. The compa ...
group. As of 31 January 2022, Stradivarius is present with 915 stores in 62 countries.


History

Stradivarius was developed in 1994 by the Catalan Triquell family with an innovative concept for fashion in Barcelona, Spain. In 1999, Inditex purchased 90% of Stradivarius shares for €108 million and the remaining 10% in 2005, keeping Jordi Triquell, son of the founder, Francisco Triquell, as director. One of the most characteristic symbols of the company is the
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which in the former logo is standing out for the substitution of the first "S" of the name for a treble clef, while for recent logos it is in front of the name. On 1 February 2017, it launched the first fashion line for men under "Stradivarius Man" label, although in 2018 they decided to close it due to low sales. In 2022, Stradivarius exited the Russian market due to the country's invasion of Ukraine.


Ethical sourcing

In 2025, Stradivarius signed a brand letter of intent calling on the Australian wool industry to end the practice of
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.


References


External links


Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stradivarius (clothing brand) Inditex brands Companies based in Catalonia Clothing companies established in 1994 Clothing brands of Spain Clothing retailers of Spain Retail companies established in 1994 1999 mergers and acquisitions 2020s fashion