Shipmate (company)
| Industry | Logistics |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | , USA |
Shipmate Fulfillment is an American order fulfillment company that provides warehousing, distribution, and third-party logistics services.[1]
History
[edit]Prior to founding Shipmate Fulfillment, Elie Antar founded the Valu-Plus chain of variety stores in 1973. The Antar family owned and operated the chain until it was sold to Rainbow Shops in 2011.[1]
Elie Antar's son Brian began using the family's warehouse as a wholesale distributor and online retailer in 2014. After a dispute with Amazon about the fulfillment of the company's orders, Elie and Brian founded their own fulfillment company, Shipmate Fulfillment, in 2019.[1] It is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[2]
During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Shipmate Fulfillment implemented a policy of looking to hire laid-off service industry workers to work in its warehouse.[3] After pandemic restrictions were lifted, Shipmate Fulfillment held a job fair in Philadelphia in June 2021.[4][5]
Services
[edit]Shipmate Fulfillment provides warehousing, packaging and shipping for e-commerce and B2B companies in their 300,000 SF warehouse in Philadelphia.[6] The company works with businesses in a variety of industries, including apparel, housewares, electronics, accessories, and more.[1][7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Riordan, Kevin (2021-02-25). "A dispute with Amazon forced this family-owned shipping company to retool its mission - and business took off". Inquirer. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
- ^ "First Friday with Brian Antar". 5 March 2021.
- ^ "Shipmate Fulfillment Creates Jobs During COVID for Laid-off Service Industry Workers | Philadelphia Caller".
- ^ "Get Philly Back to Work Job Fair Party | Philadelphia Caller".
- ^ "Fun things to do in Philly this weekend - Metro Philadelphia". 7 July 2021.
- ^ "Smoothing Frictions with Payment Orchestration". 16 July 2021.
- ^ "6 FBA Fulfillment Alternatives". 8 April 2020.