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It is a Spanish entrepreneur dedicated to the textile sector. He is the founder , along with his ex-wife Rosalia Mera, and former textile business group Inditex , a position happened Pablo Isla , chain clothing stores best known of the group: Zara .
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He studied with Antonio , his brother , in the school of " French ", the Sacred Heart.
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His career in the textile world begins at fourteen in Corunna , as an employee of two well-known clothing stores. After working a while in Santiago de Compostela , in 1963 he created the company Confecciones GOA , SA (the initials in reverse ) , which manufactures bathrobes . The business grows steadily over the next decade, the product being distributed to various European countries. His philosophy is to be not only sellers but also manufacturers and distributors. His biographers out as fun
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In 1975, the first Zara store in a central street in La Coruna Juan Florez street , which sell clothes for men, women and children opens . In 1976 GOASAM is established as the owner of Zara , and begin to open their establishments throughout Spain . With the increasing volume of business activities , in 1985 the Inditex group is created
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In 1988 , his store in Oporto (Portugal ) , begins its international expansion , which in the early 90s grew significantly in Europe, America , Asia , the Middle East and North Africa. It has created brands like Pull & Bear , Bershka and Oysho , and has acquired the Massimo Dutti (1995) and Stradivarius (1999 ) group. In 2001 he takes to bag your company Inditex , which is now known for being the first textile group world. Has received some criticism for practicing offshoring for higher pro
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In January 2011 , Amancio announced their workers through a letter he left the presidency of the Inditex group.
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The October 23, 2015 , was placed ahead of Bill Gates as world's richest person .
