Case Study: GUESS? reduces inventory time 83% and boosts shipping 30–40% with Manhattan Associates' Warehouse Management

Warehouse Management helps GUESS makeover its warehouse and distribution system

GUESS?, the global fashion brand founded by the Marciano brothers, outgrew its original Los Angeles distribution center as demand expanded across retail, wholesale and online channels. Facing geographic inefficiencies and a DC that was “exploding at the seams,” the company needed to redesign its distribution network to support rapid growth and multi‑channel fulfillment.

Working with KSA and Manhattan Associates, GUESS? implemented Manhattan’s Warehouse Management across a new Louisville DC and its wider network, segregated wholesale and retail inventories, and integrated with host systems for direct fulfillment. The change delivered major gains: inventory time was cut by 83%, shipping volumes rose 30–40% annually (now processing over 30 million units a year), accuracy and productivity improved dramatically, handling costs and per‑unit costs fell (including $1.3M saved from new automation), and physical inventory time dropped to 12 hours.

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Tom Boyle

Project Manager