Few prep centers carry the lineage Shipmate Fulfillment does. It is a family-owned operation rooted in the Antar family warehouse tradition since 1984, working from 1501 Unity Street in Philadelphia, PA, the same hub that once served the regional Valu-Plus discount retail chain. The 300,000 square foot Mid-Atlantic warehouse reaches over 25 percent of the US population in one day from a single DC, and ships to 123 countries with both DDU and DDP options. Leadership runs deep with Brian Antar as CEO, Elie Antar as President, and Bill Carlin as CMO, and the facility includes an in-house white-background product photography studio. Shipmate advertises a No Limits Policy: no waitlist, no stock limits, no SKU limits, and pricing is custom-quoted with no minimum. It handles wholesale, private label, and imports, including oversized and liquids, and points to a documented case study shipping over one million bottles for VitaminEnergy.
What sets them apart
- Family-owned business rooted in the Antar family warehouse tradition since 1984 at 1501 Unity Street, Philadelphia, PA 19124 - the same location that served as the distribution hub for the regional Valu-Plus discount retail chain (founded 1973 by Elie, Morris, and Isaac Antar).
- 300,000 sq ft warehouse in Philadelphia, PA in the Northeast/Mid-Atlantic region; parcel shipping coverage captures over 25% of the US population in one day from this single DC.
- Ships to 123 countries with DDU and DDP options available; has shipped millions of individual items and processed over 2,500 tractor-trailer loads per year at its peak retail distribution years.
- Leadership team: Brian Antar (CEO), Elie Antar (President), Bill Carlin (CMO) - operates an in-house product photography studio for eCommerce white-background photos.
- Explicit 'No Limits Policy': no waitlist, no stock limits, no SKU limits; also processed more than 1 million bottles shipped for VitaminEnergy energy drink distribution (documented case study on site).
Services & channels
- Marketplaces
- Amazon FBA, Amazon FBM / SFP, Shopify / DTC, Wholesale / B2B
- Business models
- Wholesale, Private Label, Imports
- Specialized
- Oversized / Bulky, Liquids
- Value-add
- Storage & Warehousing, DTC Pick & Pack, Returns Processing, Removal Processing, Photography, Freight / LTL Receiving, Importing (China), Customs Handling
- Locations
- Philadelphia, PA
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