Inside Zara: Inditex CEO Exclusive on Fashion & AI | The Pulse 5/22/2026

Zara owner Inditex is banking on diversification across brands and countries as well as artificial intelligence to spur growth at the world’s largest listed retailer, Chief Executive Officer Óscar García Maceiras said.
With Inditex marking its 25th anniversary as a traded company, its efforts to serve a wide range of customers across the globe with a multitude of options will help the retailer differentiate itself, García Maceiras indicated in a Bloomberg TV interview with Francine Lacqua on Friday.

Today’s guests:
Clemens Fuest, Ifo Institute, President; Wei Li, BlackRock, Global Chief Investment Strategist; Eléonore Caroit, French Government, Deputy Foreign Minister; Óscar García Maceiras, Inditex, CEO.

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Chapters:
00:00:00 – The Pulse with Francine Lacqua
00:00:45 – Wei Li, BlackRock Global Chief Investment Strategist
00:03:05 – Clemens Fuest, Ifo President
00:08:17 – BlackRock’s Li on central banks outlook
00:10:21 – Eleonore Caroit, French Deputy Foreign Minister
00:18:43 – BlackRock’s Li on geopolitics and tech outlook
00:23:55 – Friday headlines
00:24:52 – EXCLUSIVE: Oscar Garcia Maceiras, Inditex CEO
00:40:35 – UK to close oil tax loophole to fund cost-of-living blitz
00:42:56 – Messi becomes a rare sporting billionaire
00:46:01 – Richemont sales climb on resilient demand for Cartier
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