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American Apparel's new
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Looking across the vast expanse of the new warehouse in La Mirada.
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Shelving that stretches up to 26 feet in the air waits for boxes full of merchandise.
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Looking down a row.
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A worker on an El Cheapo Lift inspects lighting.
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An American Apparel-branded hand truck.
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Bird's-eye view of the conveyor doing its thing.
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Underneath.
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Boxes on a journey.
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What a warehouse worker will see.
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AA trashcan.
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Ready and waiting for trucks.
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Stairs to the conveyor.
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Another view of the action.
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The only box we could find.
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AA staffers and Racked LA editor Leslie Price (in blue) do a walk through.
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From inside the operations control room.
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The truck docking area outside.
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Official signage on the exterior of the building.