Braselton

Carter's increased its sales in 2013 for the 25th consecutive year, with both its wholesale and retail businesses reporting sales topping $1 billion. As sales continue to grow, the children's apparel and accessories retailer's distribution costs became inflated, prompting the construction of a fully automated multichannel distribution center (DC) in Braselton, Georgia that's already improved the bottom line and has yet to reach full ramp-up. In 2013, Carter's spent nearly $110 million on distribution, a number EVP and CFO Richard Westenberger hopes to trim when the new DC is fully ramped up later this year.

BRASELTON, GA (CBS ATLANTA) - Carter's Inc. is hiring 250 people at a job fair in Braselton on Wednesday. The job fair started at 8 a.m., but applicants started lining up at 4 a.m. Carter's is the largest branded marketer of baby and young children's apparel in the U.S. Carter's plans to open its new national distribution center in Braselton in June. The 1 million-square-foot facility will support the company's e-commerce, retail and wholesale businesses. The company expects to invest more than $50 million in the new facility and create more than 600 new full-time jobs in Georgia by