With over 1,200 Zara stores closing worldwide, what does this imply for the future of brick and mortar?
![Munich, Bavaria, Germany. 6th Jan, 2021. A Zara store closed for the holiday in Munich, Germany. The owner of Zara Inditex had announced in June it will close 1,000-2,000 stores worldwide. Credit: Munich, Bavaria, Germany. 6th Jan, 2021. A Zara store closed for the holiday in Munich, Germany. The owner of Zara Inditex had announced in June it will close 1,000-2,000 stores worldwide. Credit:](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E1CFMP/munich-bavaria-germany-6th-jan-2021-a-zara-store-closed-for-the-holiday-in-munich-germany-the-owner-of-zara-inditex-had-announced-in-june-it-will-close-1000-2000-stores-worldwide-credit-sachelle-babbarzuma-wirealamy-live-news-2E1CFMP.jpg)
Munich, Bavaria, Germany. 6th Jan, 2021. A Zara store closed for the holiday in Munich, Germany. The owner of Zara Inditex had announced in June it will close 1,000-2,000 stores worldwide. Credit:
![Vilnius, Lithuania - 06 September 2019: ZARA Logo Sign On Closed Zara Fashion Store In Akropolis Schopping Center Stock Photo, Picture And Royalty Free Image. Image 138207926. Vilnius, Lithuania - 06 September 2019: ZARA Logo Sign On Closed Zara Fashion Store In Akropolis Schopping Center Stock Photo, Picture And Royalty Free Image. Image 138207926.](https://previews.123rf.com/images/vejaa/vejaa1909/vejaa190900124/138207926-vilnius-lithuania-06-september-2019-zara-logo-sign-on-closed-zara-fashion-store-in-akropolis.jpg)
Vilnius, Lithuania - 06 September 2019: ZARA Logo Sign On Closed Zara Fashion Store In Akropolis Schopping Center Stock Photo, Picture And Royalty Free Image. Image 138207926.
![Zara store closing: Phila. Center City location had operated for 15 years - Philadelphia Business Journal Zara store closing: Phila. Center City location had operated for 15 years - Philadelphia Business Journal](https://media.bizj.us/view/img/10816006/gettyimages-zara*750xx4000-2259-0-0.jpg)
Zara store closing: Phila. Center City location had operated for 15 years - Philadelphia Business Journal
![A woman wearing a face mask walks past a closed Zara store.In the last weeks of Christmas, the cases of Covid19 in Valencia have increased, this has caused the winter sales to A woman wearing a face mask walks past a closed Zara store.In the last weeks of Christmas, the cases of Covid19 in Valencia have increased, this has caused the winter sales to](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E1NMA3/a-woman-wearing-a-face-mask-walks-past-a-closed-zara-storein-the-last-weeks-of-christmas-the-cases-of-covid19-in-valencia-have-increased-this-has-caused-the-winter-sales-to-begin-accompanied-by-new-anti-covid-measures-that-also-affect-the-hostelry-sector-until-january-31-bars-and-restaurants-will-close-at-5pm-and-maximum-of-four-people-per-table-the-capacity-is-reduced-to-30-in-shops-and-night-mobility-until-10-pm-2E1NMA3.jpg)