Industry Forum Services and [TC]² arrange a Zara – Fast Fashion Workshop. The forum is to be held on March 6, 2006 at [TC]²'s facility in Cary, North Carolina.
Acknowledged as the best practitioner in the fast fashion arena with the shortest lead times, Zara is enjoying a 20 percent net sales growth per year and an above industry average for return visits per customer per year. At 2005 year's end, Zara planned to have over 820 stores in 60 countries.
Workshop highlights: - Gain insight into Zara's ultra-fast supply chain cycle. - Learn how Zara achieves less than 1 percent inefficiencies in its processes - from design to delivery; zero stock outs; zero inventories and zero forced markdowns - Identify key strategic actions to transform clothing consumers' habits - Understand the new challenges facing Zara and other clothing retailers - Hearing from a leading consultant about speed to market initiatives in the US.
The Zara Fast Fashion Workshop hours are 9:00am to 4:30pm, at [TC]², 211 Gregson Dr., Cary, North Carolina, 15 miles from the RDU Airport.
[TC]² is a recognized provider of solutions for the apparel and related softgoods industries specializing in technology development and supply chain improvement through research, education and consulting.
Industry Forum Services manages the Fashion Industry Forum, a joint Government/industry initiative to deliver a supply chain development programme.
[TC]² is uniquely equipped to assist companies in the apparel and soft goods industries to improve their supply chain by mapping current processes and practices, facilitating discovery of new processes, and coaching supply chain partners in the implementation.