Lately Puma's margins have been thinning under the burden of quick expansion and excess inventory at a key vendor, Foot Locker.

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This time, his company had plans drawn up by a local architect for a 10, 000-square-foot addition to the warehouse where it maintains its inventory.

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The final tally of equipment, which included an industrial sewing machine and a plasma cutter, became the definitive inventory list for TechShop, a 15, 000 square-foot tinkerer Toyland.

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Sunglass Hut hung 5-foot-by-7-foot Ralph Lauren banners in its stores and beefed up inventory of Lauren products by an initial 50% before the promotion got under way.

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But a RadioShack spokeswoman says the company is sticking to its plan to close or relocate some stores, and to replace cleared out inventory with higher-margin goods aimed at increasing profits per square foot.

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To handle the constant ebb and flow of inventory, Direct Relief uses SAP to manage a 100, 000 square foot warehouse in Santa Barbara.

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