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Conair may be the nation's leading supplier of personal care and beauty products. But just a short time ago, the company's own DCs were in dire need of a makeover.
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By investing in some new conveyors and a pop-up sorter, online grocer Peapod eliminated a notorious bottleneck in its DC operation and boosted capacity by 50 percent.
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