TOKYO -- Fast Retailing, the owner of Japanese clothing chain Uniqlo, plans to put digital tracking technology in its supplier factories to help prevent its stores from running out of hot items.
Fast Retailing wants to keep stores well stocked by collecting factory data

A Uniqlo store in Orchard Central, Singapore. The clothing maker and retailer wants to make sure its stores stay well-stocked by keeping a digital eye on the garment-making process. (Photo by Fumika Sato)
TOKYO -- Fast Retailing, the owner of Japanese clothing chain Uniqlo, plans to put digital tracking technology in its supplier factories to help prevent its stores from running out of hot items.