Workers turned, pivoting to drop another shirt in a pile. Eyes focused on the clothes and where to put the store's 9,000 items. The store will get shipments of 12 to 20 boxes from the distribution center every other day, depending on the time of year, she added. Store computers will verify the items and track the sales. Watching hands slicing boxes with carpet knives and razor blades, Northington said safety hadn't been a problem.
Stocking requires organization, too.
Ask experts such as Franklin-Covey, which sells the Franklin Planner and other organizing materials. Employees started at 7 a.m. Friday to get a jump on the process. The store will carry about 15,000 pieces of merchandise, Dhondt said. Sales data will be downloaded every night from the store's mainframe, which helps determine the contents of future stocking. The store will receive twice-weekly shipments of 10 to 15 boxes of 500 pieces total.