“We doubled the size of it in about 18 months. And then we built the last mile transportation network, the size of UPS in about 20 months.”
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“We could offer twice as much assortment… after six months where customers had to adapt to what's going on at Target, the business was fabulous.”
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Collapsed multiple kids' clothing size categories into a single 4-20 size range, effectively doubling the assortment while simplifying inventory
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