Who owns Stradivarius?
Stradivarius is owned by Inditex (Spain, BME: ITX), which has owned the brand since 1999.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Inditex Annual Report 2025, Industria de Diseño Textil, S.A, 11 March 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Industria de Diseño Textil, S.A. reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇪🇸 Spain, Arteixo
- Origin
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Founded
- 1994
- Category
- Apparel, footwear & accessories › Fashion apparel › Casual & denim
- Parent ticker
- BME: ITX
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Stradivarius
Stradivarius sells young women's fashion at low prices, founded in Barcelona in 1994 and acquired by Inditex in 1999. It is one of the group's largest chains and is strongest in southern Europe and Latin America. It was one of the few chains Inditex bought rather than created, and it kept its original name and identity.
Ownership timeline of Stradivarius
Where Stradivarius sits in Inditex
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Inditex
Inditex controls 8 brands on Brandtree, 6 of them in apparel, footwear & accessories.
Also in apparel, footwear & accessories
- Bershka (1998)
- Massimo Dutti (1985)
- Oysho (2001)
- Pull&Bear (1991)
- Zara (1975)
Other brands in casual & denim, and who owns them
The 133 brands in casual & denim on Brandtree belong to 59 owners. The largest is Azzas 2154, with 8; Inditex has 5.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Fábula | Azzas 2154 | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Carter's | Carter's | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Duck Head | Oxford Industries | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Cortefiel | Tendam | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| & Other Stories | H&M Group | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
| GU | Fast Retailing | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| BSX | Giordano | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong |
| GOBI | Gobi | 🇲🇳 Mongolia |
About the owner: Inditex
Inditex is a publicly listed company headquartered in Arteixo, Spain, founded in 1985. Brandtree records 8 brands under its control, and it is listed as BME: ITX.
Inditex is the largest fashion retailer in the world, built by Amancio Ortega from a Galician dressing-gown workshop into a group that can design, make and deliver a garment to shops within weeks. Its response time, not its designs, is the business, and Ortega remains its largest shareholder.
🇪🇸 Stradivarius and other Spanish brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 119 brands that began in Spain. 55 of them (46%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Stradivarius is not one of them.
- Balenciaga — Kering 🇫🇷
- Cortefiel — Tendam 🇪🇸
- Loewe — LVMH 🇫🇷
- Mango — Mango 🇪🇸
- Medical Óptica Audición — Fielmann Group 🇩🇪
- Meller — Lenskart 🇮🇳
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Stradivarius?
The parent company of Stradivarius is Inditex, a publicly listed company headquartered in Spain.
Is Stradivarius Spanish?
Yes. Stradivarius originated in Spain in 1994 and its owner, Inditex, is also headquartered in Spain.
Since when has Inditex owned Stradivarius?
Inditex has owned Stradivarius since 1999.
Is Stradivarius still owned by Inditex?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Stradivarius is still owned by Inditex. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Inditex Annual Report 2025 — Industria de Diseño Textil, S.A., Annual report, published 11 March 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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