The legend began when Ortega established a dress making factory in 1963 under the name of Inditex. The success of his foundation led him to the path of retail market for which he had a vision unmatched. Ten years after having set up a factory Ortega with Rosalía Mera started a small store called Zorba, which he had to rename as ZARA. Marking the year 1975 for a store setup, the investment was merely nothing and yet another feather was pulled out of Spain’s hat which has made a remarkable name all across the globe.
After setting up the forst store in A Coruña, Galicia, in Spain, ZARA slowly expanded its empire in the rest of the country and later in Portugal in 1988 and the year after that- 1989 ZARA made it to the United States of America.