Case Studies

Lids / Hat World

Company Overview

Lids / Hat World is comprised of more than 600 mall-based stores, airport stores, street level stores and factory outlet stores nationwide, and in Puerto Rico and Canada under the Lids, Hat World, Hat Zone, Head Quarters and Cap Connection retail brands. Typical stores offer more than 1,000 different hats. Hat World also sells its products and promotes its stores through its internet sales site lids.com

Address:

7555 Woodland Drive
Indianapolis, IN 46278

Website:

www.lids.com

Implementation

Location: Indianapolis, IN
Completion: March 2006
Analysis, Design, and Implementation
Warehouse Control Software
Case Flow Rack for Empty Tote Storage
Sortation Conveyor System
Six (6) Light Directed Pods with Two (2) Carousels Each
Case Flow Rack for Empty Tote Storage
Empty Carton Conveyor
Shipping Lane with Case Sealer

Client Quote:

We had a requirement to consolidate distribution from three less than optimum operations into one highly automated order selection facility. The challenge we presented to DPI was great. In essence we said, ‘We want to increase our SKU count, distribute a lot more of it faster and with a higher degree of accuracy. However,’ we added, ‘we want to do it from a much smaller location.’ DPI delivered with an innovative design that maximized cube utilization in a smaller footprint. The new system has helped us reach our objective of warehousing and distributing more SKU’s in a more productive and efficient fashion.

Doug Pope

Seaway Food Town
Division of Spartan Stores, Inc.