Zara denies its Hong Kong stores closed due to protests
Rumours fly that Spanish-owned fashion outlets closed to allow staff to attend demonstrations
03 September 2019 - 09:34
Shanghai/Hong Kong — Fast-fashion company Zara says store closures in Hong Kong on Monday were not related to anti-Beijing protests in the city, after speculation on Chinese social media that the retailer’s employees were supporting the demonstrators.
“Zara has never made any comments or undertaken any actions related to a strike in Hong Kong,” the company said in a post on its Weibo account on Monday...
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