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Data & Analytics17 min readPublished 18 January 2026

ZaraZara's two-week design cycle, the original data-driven supply chain.

Supply ChainDemand ForecastingRetail
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The story

How Inditex built the tightest test-and-learn loop in retail using RFID, store-level sales signals, and a manufacturing footprint no competitor can replicate.

What you’ll learn

  • 01Store-level weekly forecasting that closes the loop in 14 days
  • 02RFID + point-of-sale data as the backbone of just-in-time manufacturing
  • 03Why everyone copied the strategy and nobody matched the execution

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