To do this successfully, Zara has developed a highly responsive supply chain that enables delivery of new fashions as soon as a trend emerges.

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This should bring the sorts of benefits that the Internet delivers everywhere, tightening up the supply chain, making Matsushita more responsive to changes in demand and allowing it to carry less stock.

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