Adding a little to the top
It's not often that a hair-care professional proposed to add a little to the top.  But for hair salon chain Regis Corporation, that's precisely what it took to avert a DC space crunch.<<<<Read Full Article

Conveyor sales keep rolling along
Any doubt about the conveyor market's health has been put to rest by the latest figures from the Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Association (CEMA)...<<<<Read Full Article

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Essentials in profitable inside sales in distribution
Inside sales professionals are taking on greater responsibility for their companies’ profitability and assuming many of the duties formerly performed by outside sales reps. <<<<Read Full Article

Facing the forces of change
This all-new report provides wholesaler-distributors, manufacturers, suppliers, and their customers with strategic insights into the key business and economic trends affecting the wholesale distribution supply chain through 2012.<<<<Read Full Article

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Automatic palletizers increase throughput by 50%
Manual palletizing of printed newspapers was becoming increasingly ineffective at News International, publisher of several of London's prominent dailies. <<<<Read Full Article

Accurate weighing boosts production rates
Rinker Materials Corp. knows all about heavy-duty materials handling. This manufacturer of bulk masonry materials produces bags of cement, each weighing up to 100 pounds.<<<<Read Full Article

Flexible order fulfillment: the latest style for salons
For East Coast Salon Services, a full-service distributor of salon and spa products to the professional beauty industry, flexible order picking is everything.<<<<Read Full Article

The right tote for the job
Charles Shaw, vice president of operations at Carquest Auto Parts, was well acquainted with the benefits of nestable, reusable containers: Reduced return shipping and storage costs, better product protection and improved efficiencies throughout the distribution system.<<<<Read Full Article