Inditex Quintuples Shein's Profits with only 10% More Sales While Chinese OPV Sinks 78%

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The Chinese group incurred losses in the first quarter of 2026 and its revenues grow at a lower rate than those of Zara's owner

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Inditex earns five times more than Shein with just 10% more sales. The financial paradox of the year in global retail begins to give of itself what analysts did not even dare to project. The numbers of the last closed exercise draw a scenario that no longer admits excuses: Inditex enters about 35.9 billion euros, only 10% above the close to 32 billion dollars that are attributed to Shein. However, the Spanish giant pocketes a net profit that is …