Sync facilitates fast fashion
[Johannesburg, 18 May 2012] -
Fast fashion is the new buzzword among retailers in South Africa, or at least, it should be. Fast fashion pioneer Zara has now expanded into SA, highlighting the need for local retailers to start adopting this method of quick response manufacturing, providing customers with high-end fashion trends hot off the catwalk.The Foschini Group (TFG) has begun adopting this change, of which its recent purchase of a local clothing manufacturer is proof. TFG recently purchased one of its Cape Town-based suppliers, Prestige Clothing, a decision welcomed by the Minister of Economic Development Ebrahim Patel.Sync, which is currently being implemented at TFG, plays a key role in facilitating fast fashion. Many apparel businesses are operating on a combination of software systems, each managing a part of the process, and thus slowing the entire product development life cycle down.
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