Zara Owner to Close All Stores in Spain Because of Coronavirus

Zara Owner to Close All Stores in Spain Because of Coronavirus
People shop at a Zara store during the grand opening of The Hudson Yards development, a residential, commercial, and retail space on Manhattan's West side in N.Y.C., N.Y., March 15, 2019. Brendan McDermid via Reuters
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Zara owner Inditex is to temporarily close all of its stores in Spain from March 14 because of the coronavirus, Europa Press said, citing sources at the company.

A company spokesman told Reuters on Friday it would temporarily close stores in areas designated by the government as the worst-affected by the coronavirus outbreak, including Madrid.