Take a look behind the latest concept Zara has planned for Australia, as it prepares to launch next month.
2003 - In August, Zara Home was launched as a new business format from the Inditex Group. By the end of the year the brand had 26 shops: 22 in Spain, two in Portugal, one in the United Kingdom and one in Greece.
2004 - In only its second year of operation, Zara Home expanded by opening 36 new shops, including stores in Mexico and in the Netherlands.
2005 - The brand continued its expansion with 48 new shops, and ended the year with a presence in eight new countries: Italy, Belgium, Cyprus, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Andorra.
2006 - Zara Home arrived in France with the opening of its first shop in Paris. By October, the Inditex Group had 3,000 stores, with a new Zara Home in Valencia, Spain. The brand concluded the year with 152 shops around the world.
2007 - Zara Home opened in four new markets: Qatar, Jordan, Oman and Lebanon. This same year, the chain launched its online store in 14 European countries. In 2007, Zara Home continued to expand with a total of 52 new stores.
2008 - The brand begun operations in four new countries: Romania, Malta, Bahrain and Morocco. One of the largest stores was opened in Saint Petersburg, Russia in a historical Neoclassical building on Nevsky Street, bringing the total number of new stores to 35 in 2008.
2009 - Zara Home opened its first "Eco-efficient" shop, on Calle Portal del L'Àngel in Barcelona. This is the first textile distribution shop in Europe with LEED certification, which ensures the strictest sustainable architecture parameters in the world. Operations begun in Poland and 22 new stores were opened over the course of the year.
2010 - Zara Home opened its flagship shop in Milan, at Plaza San Babila 5. This same year, 27 more stores were opened around the world.
2011 - The brand opened its first shop in Asia, in Beijing, China. In November of this year, Zara Home officially had 300 stores, and opened one of its most emblematic shops in the heart of A Coruña, Spain.
2012 - Zara Home opened its first shop in Brazil in the city of Sao Paulo, and in 4 other new countries: Colombia, Peru, Guatemala and the Dominican Republic. This same year, the chain launched its online store in the United States.
2013 – Zara Home celebrated its 10th Anniversary and opened new stores in eleven new countries: Canada, Honduras, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Panama, Thailand, Taiwan, Sweden and Uruguay. It also opened two emblematic flagships: Champs Elysees in Paris and Paseo de Gracia in Barcelona.
2014 – Zara Home launched online in Mexico and Russia and opened its first stores in South Korea, Hungary and Algery.
2015 – Zara Home celebrates its arrival in Australia and is now present in 60 countries, with 437 stores.