Manufacturing & Warehouse Distribution equipment, service, rentals & support from Abel Womack, Raymond forklift NE Distributor

Skip to content
  • Online Catalogs
  • Contact
  • Locations
  • Customer Login
  • Cleanrooms & Controlled Environments
  • FANUC Industrial Robots
  • Automated Storage and Retrieval Warehouse Systems
  • Manufacturing Solutions
  • Modular Building Systems
  • Raymond Forklifts
  • Mobile Storage Systems
  • About Us
    • Careers
    • Customer Service Policy
    • Customer Testimonials
    • Discover the Difference
    • Our Locations
    • Management Staff
    • Raymond Solutions & Support Center
  • Forklifts
    • Used Forklifts and Equipment
    • Forklift Rentals and Leases
    • J1-TSV Task Support Vehicle
    • Raymond Basics
    • Power Solutions
  • Parts & Service
    • Equipment Maintenance & Repair
    • Forklift & Conveyor Parts
    • Forklift Safety Training
    • Shop Warehouse Products
    • Tennant Sweepers and Tennant Scrubbers
  • Optimization
    • Fleet and Warehouse Management Solutions
    • Lean Management
    • Labor Management
    • Asset & Maintenance Management
    • Operator Assist Technologies
    • Real Time Location System
  • Robotics
    • Industrial Robots
    • ROBOXX
    • FANUC Robot M-20iA
    • FANUC Robot M-710iC
    • FANUC Robot M-410iB
  • Integrated Systems Solutions
    • Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV)
    • Automated Storage & Retrieval Systems
    • Conveyor Systems and Sortation
    • Deep Lane High Density Pallet Storage
    • Pallet Racking and Shelving
    • Mobile Storage Systems
    • Warehouse Automation and Software
    • Indoor Vertical Growing
    • Modular Building Systems
    • Cleanrooms and Controlled Environments
  • Engineering
    • Automated and Robotic Simulation
    • Facility Design and Layout
    • Project Management
  • Information
    • Blog
    • Case Studies
    • Industry Solutions
    • Videos
    • Media Kit
You are here: Home / News / Warehouse News / Fashion forward

Fashion forward

Fashion forward

material handling update | Conveyors and Sortation In a departure from traditional practice, American Eagle Outfitters designed its new automated fulfillment center to handle both store replenishment and direct-to-consumer orders from the same inventory. E-commerce is here to stay. If there were any doubt about that, the more than $600 billion spent online this past holiday season should be proof that consumers like the convenience of shopping anytime and from anywhere. No retailer wants to be left out of the digital marketplace, so most have been steadily increasing investments in their online presence. And as more volume shifts to e-commerce orders, these retailers are adjusting their supply chains accordingly. Such is the case with American Eagle Outfitters (AE). AE is one of the nation’s leading apparel retailers, offering trendy merchandise through more than 1,000 stores with its American Eagle and Aerie brands. It also operates a thriving e-commerce business. It filled its first direct-to-consumer orders in 1998 through ae.com and today, serves customers in more than 80 countries. To keep up with steady growth and to adjust to changing retail dynamics, American Eagle is in the process of revamping its U.S. distribution network. Traditionally, it has served stores in the eastern portion of the country from a DC in Warrendale, Pa. (near company headquarters in Pittsburgh), while supplying stores in the west from a facility in Ottawa, Kan. For online orders, the company used a separate fulfillment facility in Kansas. But that’s all changing. AE recently opened a new distribution center in Hazle Township, Pa., that’s designed to support both stores and online orders. The Hazle facility, which offers easy access to major interstate highways, has already taken over the fulfillment of e-commerce orders; the facility expects to begin shipping store replenishment orders in the eastern U.S. within the […]

About the Author

Sue Boczenowski is the Marketing Manager for Abel Womack.

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

You must be logged in to post a comment.

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

  • About Us
  • Industry Solutions
  • Blog
  • Products
  • Corporate News
  • Forklift News
  • Warehouse News
  • Contact
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • YouTube
  • Linkedin
Raymond_ASASC_2020

Abel Womack - Discover the Difference - logo
1 International Way
Lawrence, MA 01843
800-554-2887

  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • YouTube
  • Linkedin
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Forklifts
  • Careers
  • Fleet Management Solutions
  • Professional Design & Engineering Services
  • Parts
  • Service
  • Forklift Training
  • Pre-Owned Forklifts
  • Forklift Rentals
  • Products
  • Contact Us
  • Sitemap
  • Privacy Policy
Offices In
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New York
Maine
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Vermont

Copyright © 2023 · Abel Womack 2.0 on WordPress · Log in