Zara to launch e-commerce site

Madrid, Spain Spain's Inditex, Europe's largest clothing retailer, plans to start selling its flagship Zara brand clothes over the Internet.

Initially the online sales will be launched in Spain, France, Germany, United Kingdom, Italy and Portugal, to be followed by the progressive rollout in all Zara markets.

Inditex CEO Pablo Isla called the move "an important strategic step," which was in line with the company's "constant daily search to offer the best service to clients worldwide."

The company recently experimented with selling its home products online.