March 1 (Reuters) - Spanish retail giant Zara is preparing to reopen the stores in Ukraine that it had shut after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Financial Times reported on Friday.

Zara's owner Inditex has told local landlords that it will begin reopening its shops in Ukraine in early April, the report said. It plans to reopen 50 of its 80-plus stores in the country, the company told the newspaper. (Reporting by Harshita Meenaktshi in Bengaluru; Editing by Rashmi Aich)