Zara owner Inditex grows market share and profits The Spanish retailer, which runs eight brands including youth label Bershka and underwear store Oysho posted net profit of €944m (£759m), compared with €905m forecast in a Reuters poll of banks and brokerages. "The drivers are certainly there - the rapid rollout of online sales and fast fashion - but even so it's a spectacular performance," said Anne Critchlow, analyst at Societe Generale. The retailer said like-for-like sales at the start of the third quarter through September 17 rose 7pc. Inditex has given no guidance so far on its online performance, but internet sales could be boosting growth to the tune of at least 2 percentage points, Societe Generale calculates. "Online is allowing Inditex to access customers that wouldn't be near one of its concept stores," said Critchlow. Inditex made sales of €7.2bn and earnings before taxes, interest, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) of €1.6bn, compared with forecasts of €7.1bn and €1.6bn.