Case Study
Stepping up productivity
50% picking productivity improvement vs previous operation Since its founding in 1978, Boot Barn has become the US’s largest retailer of western and work apparel, footwear and accessories, with over 200 stores and three e-commerce websites. It currently offers more than 8,000 styles of boots, jeans, shirts, hats, belts, jewelry and more, from a range of leading brands. Responding to demand Boot Barn has major distribution centers in California and Kansas. In 2017, Boot Barn made the decision to expand its Kansas facility by 45,000 sq. feet - approximately a 50% increase in square footage – to support its expanding e-commerce business. With the expansion, Boot Barn also wanted to double storage capacity, increase throughput speed per hour and reduce labor shortages du