The BDS movement officially endorses the grassroots, organic campaign to boycott ZARA. We call on people of conscience around the world to boycott ZARA, the flagship brand of the Spanish multinational Inditex, for its deep and growing complicity in Israel's regime of settler-colonialism, apartheid, and genocide.
The specific objective of Israel boycotts varies; the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement calls for boycotts of Israel "until it meets its obligations under international law", and the purpose of the Arab League's boycott of Israel was to prevent Arab states and others from contributing to Israel's economy ...
The BDS movement calls on workers, artists, students, trade unions, human rights defenders, and ethical consumers around the world to boycott ZARA, and pressure Inditex to end its complicity in Israel's crimes and withdraw its operations from apartheid Israel. ZARA has chosen to side with genocide.
Zara is owned by Inditex, the world's biggest fashion retailer, which runs a string of store chains including Massimo Dutti and Pull & Bear. It relies on 1,800 suppliers across the world, but nearly all the clothes are brought to Spain where the company is based, to be despatched to stores in 97 countries.
The company's predominant brand is Zara, but it also owns a number of other brands including Zara Home, Bershka, Massimo Dutti, Oysho, Pull&Bear, Stradivarius, Uterqüe.
There's no evidence that Shein is publicly supporting Israel or engaging in activities that support Israel. Rather, the recent controversies related to Shein relate to other issues (product safety, compliance, supply chain ethics, and US tariffs).
More than half of consumers in Indonesia (53%) and Denmark (52%) and close to half in Sweden (49%) and Britain (47%) would boycott brands which do business with countries whose actions consumers disapprove of (e.g., military aggression, terrorism, human rights issues, unfair trade practices, etc).
Companies like Forever 21 and Zara process a million pieces of clothing every day. The fast fashion business model demands quick production times. This results in terrible working conditions, low-quality clothing and tons of waste. It's time to think about the consequences of buying fast fashion.
Aldi has never declared that it will donate store revenue to Israel during the conflict and any such claims are completely untrue. One of Aldi’s core principles is to remain independent of any political views and situations.
The boycott of Israeli products is an effort by Muslims endorsed by world scholars to fight injustice against Muslims, where there is a connection between the purchase of Israeli products and the suffering of Muslims in other countries currently experiencing imperialism.
“McDonald's Corporation is not funding or supporting any governments involved in this conflict, and any actions from our local development licensee business partners were made independently without McDonald's consent or approval. “Our hearts are with all of the communities and families impacted by this crisis.
Neither Cadbury nor Mondelez has yet expressed itself in an overtly pro-Israel way or contributed to politics in a direct fashion that can be known publicly.
Fashion houses such as Chanel, Givenchy, Louis Vuitton, Tommy Hilfiger, Ralph Lauren and Michael Kors have either voiced their support for or have financial ties with Israel, according to theislamicinformation.com, a website that provides an online tool to check brands' affiliations with the nation.
Target is reeling as sales have stalled and its stock price has plunged. The company faced backlash after a rollback of its DEI initiatives prompted a boycott that slowed store traffic nationwide, one of the factors that pushed CEO Brian Cornell to step down.
The Starbucks boycotts are part of a broader movement of activism. They are tied to pro-Palestine demonstrations on U.S. university campuses and echo actions like the 2023 Cornell student protests. To cause further impact, people have been boycotting based on the Boycott Divest Sanctions (BDS) movement.
KFC, owned by Yum! Brands, has faced boycotts in many Arab nations and accusations of supporting Israel due to Yum! Brands' investments in Israeli-based startups, but the company maintains it is non-political and denies supporting the Israeli military or government.
28 UN member states do not recognize Israel: 15 members of the Arab League (Algeria, Comoros, Djibouti, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Syria, Tunisia, and Yemen); ten non-Arab members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Brunei, Indonesia, ...
Chinese e-commerce giants AliExpress and Shein will no longer ship to Palestinian Authority-controlled cities in Judea and Samaria starting in January 2022, in response to logistical issues created by a political stunt from the Palestinian postal service.
Early history. Zara was established by Amancio Ortega Gaona and Rosalía Mera Goyenechea in 1975. Their first shop was in central A Coruña, in Galicia, Spain, where the company is still based.
Massimo Dutti, sister brand of ZARA and the high-end unit of Spanish #fashion group Inditex, is maintaining steady growth in China with two new store openings in July in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, and Tianjin.
The logo uses a unique typeface with long, narrow letters at the bottom and an R with a curled and slightly elongated leg. The logo's black color represents the superiority, style, and quality of Zara's high-end goods.
