Inbound Logistics, May 2006
Revamp a DC During Holiday Season? Child’s Play for Gymboree
Amanda Loudin
I kid you not – children’s clothing retailer Gymboree installed a new high-speed sorter during its busy holiday season. Now the company is back on its game.
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In retail, the holiday shopping season can make or break a company’s annual report. At this time of year, logistics operations have to function like clockwork.
That’s why installing new equipment or making major changes to a distribution center during the holiday season is practically unheard of in retail. But that’s exactly the challenge children’s clothing retailer The Gymboree Corporation faced – and successfully met – this past holiday season.
The Gymboree Corporation, based in San Francisco, is an international family of specialty retail brands, including Gymboree retail and outlet stores, Janie and Jack shops, Janeville stores, and online stores Gymboree.com and janeandjack.com. There are more than 537 Gymboree stores, 64 Janie and Jack stores, and 17 Janeville stores in the United States and Canada.
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