Zulily,an online retailer,competes with Amazon and other online retailers by
A) maintaining a large inventory of products.
B) running a labor-intensive distribution system.
C) ordering products from vendors to keep in stock until a customer order comes in.
D) keeping little inventory and ordering only when customers purchase a product.

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Zulily, an online retailer, has built its business model around lower-cost operations in order to carve out a unique position relative to Amazon and other online retailers. Zulily keeps very little inventory and typically orders products from vendors only when customers purchase the product. It also has developed a bare-bones distribution system. Together, these actions result in deliveries that take an average of 11.5 days to get to customers and can sometimes stretch out to several weeks. Due to its reduced operational costs, Zulily is able to offer attractive prices to customers who are willing to wait.

Zulily,an Online Retailer,competes with Amazon and Other Online Retailers by