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Zara is set to launch an e-commerce site tomorrow (2nd September), which will offer customers the option of 48-hour delivery.

Prof Jose Luis Nueno of the IESE Business School explains to Malory Davies the supply chain philosophy that has made Zara such a formidable competitor in the high street fashion business.

Inditex, the parent company of clothing retailer Zara, has selected GT Nexus to provide a platform for tracking and managing its global ocean shipments.

It’s not the first thing you would expect a speaker to say at a logistics conference: “Why talk about logistics – logistics is the least important part”.

There are good conference speakers and not so good conference speakers. And, to be honest I don’t usually warm to speakers who start their presentations with the phrase “why talk about logistics – logistics is the least important part”

This year’s Extended Supply Chain conference will explore ways of maximising collaboration, minimising risk and delivering value – essential factors for surviving the downturn.