Zara owner Inditex says autumn sales stronger after first-half growth slowdown

A Zara staff member at the company's store on South King Street Dublin.

Zara owner Inditex reported stronger recent sales of its first autumn-winter collections after posting a slowdown in sales growth in the first half of the year that was in line with analysts' expectations.

The fashion giant said its sales between August 1 and September 8 saw an 11% boost in constant currency compared with a year ago. In the first half, sales growth had slowed to 7.2% from 13.5% in the same period the prior year.