Veteran-owned and run on Lean Six Sigma principles, Pro Prep and Fulfillment operates out of Marion in southern Illinois, close to the Midwest cluster of Amazon fulfillment centers. The team works Amazon FBA, FBM, and Walmart Marketplace sellers alongside Shopify, eBay, and Etsy merchants, with direct API integrations into each of those channels plus Hopstack for warehouse management and Stripe for billing. Pricing is a la carte and volume-tiered, running from $2.00 per unit on small batches down to $0.85 once you cross 1,000 units, with a $250 monthly minimum. Turnaround sits in the 24 to 48 hour band. They handle oversized and fragile goods, returns, freight and LTL receiving, and China importing. The business reports a 5-star Google rating across 15 reviews and says most of its clients arrive by referral.
What sets them apart
- Veteran-owned business; applies Lean Six Sigma principles to warehouse operations
- Claims 99.9% order accuracy rate and states 90% of clients come from referrals
- Located in Marion, IL (southern Illinois); positioned near Midwest Amazon fulfillment centers
- Direct API integrations with Shopify, WooCommerce, Etsy, eBay, Walmart Marketplace, and Amazon FBM; also integrates with Hopstack (WMS) and Stripe (billing)
Services & channels
- Marketplaces
- Amazon FBA, Amazon FBM / SFP, Walmart Marketplace, Shopify / DTC, eBay, Etsy
- Business models
- Online Arbitrage, Wholesale, Private Label
- Specialized
- Oversized / Bulky, Fragile
- Value-add
- Storage & Warehousing, DTC Pick & Pack, Returns Processing, Freight / LTL Receiving, Importing (China)
- Locations
- Marion, IL
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