How Boscov's breaks bottlenecks
Working with a systems integrator (Blesco, 616-977-3950, www.blesco.com), Goonan and his Boscov's team came up with a new design that will be implemented in two phases: The first, in place now, added additional sortation capabilities and 18 dock doors to accommodate 58 stores. The second phase, which will be implemented in the next few years, will handle an additional 20 stores, allowing the chain to grow to 78 stores.

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