Zara owner Inditex on Wednesday posted a rise in fourth-quarter sales that met expectations but pointed to a slowdown in demand at the start of the year.

Zara owner Inditex posted Wednesday another record annual profit but investor worries that sweeping US tariffs could hurt its growth prospects caused shares in the world's biggest fashion retailer to slide.

After years of riding a post-pandemic boom, Zara owner Inditex SA is showing signs of coming back to Earth. Sales of the world’s largest listed clothing retailer were off to a slower start in 2025, rising just 4% in the five weeks to March 10 on a constant-currency basis compared with 10.