Article: Setting the pace: a retail distribution center seeks and finds a baler upgrade.(Brookstone Company Inc. uses new baler machinery)

As one of the country's premier retailers, Brookstone Inc. of Merrimack, N.H., sets an amazing pace in distributing thousands of products. Remarkably, all of this happens through a single distribution center (DC). There, empty boxes flowing from order fulfillment lines never slow down operations. Thanks to intelligent planning and the right baling operation, this center sets a standard of efficiency that keeps Brookstone on a fast track.

Brookstone's consumer product line includes home and office furniture, health and fitness equipment and apparel, travel and automotive convenience items, as well as Brookstone's traditional hard-to-find tools. The company sells ...

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