Fast & accurate order
fulfillment from our
Chicago fulfillment centers
Trusted by thousands of ecommerce brands, ShipBob offers Chicago fulfillment services, letting you offer 2-day shipping to your customers across the contiguous US (even from just one Chicago fulfillment center).
This option is ideal for brands looking to leverage Chicago’s central Midwest location for fast, cost-effective shipping.
Scroll down to see how our best-in-class Chicago fulfillment centers are here to serve you.
Chicago’s central Midwest location gives you fast access to customers across the continental US. World-class transportation infrastructure — including extensive rail and highway networks — makes Chicago an ideal hub for efficient nationwide fulfillment.
ShipBob customers have experienced a:
- 13% cost savings to their bottom line
- 18% reduction in cart abandonment rate
- 25% savings on shipping costs by distributing inventory
to multiple regions of the US - 38.5% improvement to shipping speed
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A few stats about ShipBob’s fulfillment center network
99.97%
Accuracy rate
in fulfilling orders
99.6%
Of orders ship on time
within SLA
60+
Fulfillment centers
across 6 countries
250M+
Orders fulfilled
globally to date
Meet Your Chicago Fulfillment Center
We’ll help you
pick, pack, and ship
your orders so you can
focus on growing your brand.
👇 Hear from a merchant that uses our Chicago fulfillment center
Utilizing ShipBob’s network of fulfillment centers allows us to lessen our carbon footprint as well. We’re currently storing inventory in some of ShipBob’s Southern California and Chicago facilities, which means that when we receive an order destined for someplace like New York, we don’t have to ship it from all the way across the country. By shortening the transit distance, we get to shorten transit time and reduce the amount of pollution produced in the shipping process. Even in the final stages of fulfillment and last-mile delivery, ShipBob enables us to stay true to our mission!
Director of Operations at Food Huggers
Juliana Brasil
Why brands choose Chicago, Illinois
Chicago’s central Midwest location and world-class infrastructure make it an ideal hub for fast, cost-effective nationwide fulfillment.
- Strategic central location: Reach customers across the continental US with shorter transit times and lower shipping zones.
- World-class transportation infrastructure: Access extensive rail networks and major highway connections for efficient shipping.
- Faster Midwest delivery: Serve customers in Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, and surrounding states in shipping zones 1–3.
- Scalable for growth: Leverage the third-largest US metropolitan area’s logistics capabilities to grow your brand efficiently.
How it works
How ShipBob goes from your online store to your customer’s door
1. Connect
Connect your store, import your products, then send us your inventory.
2. Store
We store your inventory in any combination of our fulfillment centers.
3. Ship
As soon as a customer places an order, we ship it from the nearest fulfillment center.
On top of traditional fulfillment operations, ShipBob gives you the tools to scale
Go beyond fulfillment basics with ShipBob
Inventory Distribution & Placement
With ShipBob, you’re not just limited to the location you’ve searched for. While placement is your choice, we can help you find the most optimal inventory split to be closer to your customers and get data-driven fulfillment center location recommendations over time to improve delivery speeds and reduce shipping costs.
ShipBob’s Inventory Placement Program in the US allows high-volume brands to send inventory to one location. Then ShipBob does the rest — from choosing ideal locations and distributing your stock, to proactively rebalancing your inventory levels — giving you time back, lowering your inbound freight costs, and unlocking more affordable 2-day shipping.
Global Reach Through One Partner
No matter where your customers are, ShipBob gets you closer to them. With dozens of fulfillment centers across the US, UK, EU, Canada, and Australia, having ShipBob as your sole fulfillment provider helps you scale into new markets with ease and manage inventory across locations from a single dashboard login.
You can also ship to your customers in 250+ destinations, create destination-based rules, and offer a variety of standard and expedited shipping options on your cart, including real-time carrier rates.
2-Day Express Shipping
ShipBob’s 2-Day Express Shipping enables fast delivery to 100% of the continental US (even from just one fulfillment center). Our proprietary algorithm uses a combination of ground, air, and regional carriers to provide high on-time delivery rate.
While 2-Day Express is available for any of our ecommerce store integrations, our top ecommerce channels can even display 2-day shipping badges and estimated delivery dates on product pages to further increase conversions pre-checkout.
Your Warehouse + ShipBob’s Award-Winning WMS
Have your own warehouse in the US? Keep fulfillment in-house with ShipBob’s proprietary warehouse management system. You can even centralize logistics across locations by using our WMS in conjunction with our fulfillment centers in other regions and/or countries.
With ShipBob WMS you get warehouse productivity and performance monitoring, multi-location inventory management, optimized picking routes for efficient retrieval, transportation management for optimized shipping carrier routes, and much more.
All Channels Under One Roof
ShipBob supports selling and fulfilling orders across every channel — from DTC and B2B to online marketplaces — all managed through one platform.
Retail Distribution
Have ShipBob ship fully-compliant B2B orders to retailers on-time and in-full to prevent costly retailer chargebacks. Learn how.
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Retail Dropshipping
Sell your products on a retailer’s online store, and let ShipBob quickly fulfill and ship those orders straight to the end customer. Learn how.
Online Marketplaces
Using direct integrations with trusted online marketplaces like Walmart, expand your reach to millions of new customers while ShipBob fulfills your orders. Learn how.
Amazon FBA Prep
Take advantage of the Prime Badge by having ShipBob send inventory to Amazon warehouses to fulfill orders. Learn more.
Amazon FBM
Leverage ShipBob’s direct integration with Amazon to have ShipBob ship FBM orders directly to customers. Learn more.
DTC Fulfillment
Achieve affordable 2-day shipping through ShipBob by integrating with your preferred ecommerce platforms and tools, automating the processing and shipping of DTC orders. Learn more.
Case Studies
Don’t just take our word for it — see why ShipBob is trusted by thousands of merchants
If someone is going to treat your products like their own, that’s the most you can hope for in a fulfillment partner. ShipBob does exactly that. The customer experience and brand consistency is really important to us, so to receive that level of support from ShipBob means so much to us.
Stephanie Lee
COO
at PetLab
ShipBob is a drastic difference from our last 3PL. They listen and quickly get their customers’ needs live in their software. It feels like a really honest and fruitful relationship. I didn’t have to learn different platforms or deal with support representatives at different companies.
Adam LaGesse
Global Warehousing Director
at Spikeball
Running your own warehouse, you have to go out and hire very experienced people, invest in equipment, build in automation – and often, you’re wasting a lot of time, energy, resources, and human capital for a sub-par result. Why do that when a partner like ShipBob exists, and makes fulfillment so easy at a fair price?
Tyler McCann
Co-Founder
of Taste Salud
Our business’s core strength is marketing; we’re not experts in logistics, so we knew that would never be our internal competitive advantage. So why not outsource logistics to the best people in the industry, who know what they’re doing, and focus our energy on what we’re great at? By partnering with ShipBob, we’re doing just that.
Rachel Tannenholz
President
of Aroma360
The deciding factor that sold us on ShipBob was price. International fulfillment can be incredibly expensive, but ShipBob was cheaper than our old provider. ShipBob’s software was also much easier to use than our previous provider’s, and gave us a better picture of what was going on with our orders. Even from overseas, it gave us the visibility and control we would expect from a provider in our backyard.
John Greenhalgh
Co-Founder
of A Year of Dates
On Black Friday I woke up with a smile on my face because I knew our orders were going out smoothly. This BFCM has been incredible for us. We couldn’t have done it without ShipBob. One of our long-time customers placed an order on Black Friday and her order was delivered that Monday. She couldn’t believe that her order arrived so fast. We’re so happy with the results – ShipBob made it a great success.
Jessica Stoller
Director of Supply Chain and Operations
at Arrae
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FAQs about ShipBob’s ecommerce fulfillment services in Chicago
Does ShipBob have a fulfillment center in Chicago?
Yes, ShipBob has several fulfillment centers in the greater Chicago, Illinois area. ShipBob is also headquartered in Chicago. In addition to warehouses in greater Chicago, ShipBob has fulfillment center locations throughout the United States, as well as the rest of the world.
Where can ShipBob ship to from its Chicago fulfillment centers?
By utilizing one of ShipBob’s Chicago area fulfillment centers, your brand can reach customers in over 200 countries around the world. ShipBob proudly offers a variety of domestic and international shipping options for its merchants.
How do shipping zones affect me in Chicago?
Shipping zones are based on a package’s travel distance when in transit. Because Chicago is located in the Midwest, customers in the area will receive their packages more quickly. Customers in Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, and other Midwestern states are in shipping zones 1-3. Because Chicago is situated in the Midwest, it serves as a central location for a fulfillment center.
What’s the address of ShipBob’s fulfillment center in Chicago?
ShipBob operates several fulfillment centers in the Chicagoland area. In addition to our warehouse locations in the Chicago area, ShipBob operates dozens of fulfillment centers throughout the United States and the rest of the world. With our large fulfillment network, merchants are able to better reach their customers, no matter where they’re located.
What’s the benefit of an Chicago fulfillment center?
As the third largest metropolitan area in the United States, Chicago is a booming area for business, especially logistics. Chicago is home to two international airports, Chicago Midway International Airport and Chicago O’Hare International Airport (which is one of the world’s largest international airports). Additionally, due to the area’s connectivity via rail and highway, ground transportation is convenient.
By using any of ShipBob’s fulfillment centers in the Chicagoland area, you’re able to reach customers quickly and cost-efficiently.
What is the population of Chicago?
According to the US Census Bureau, Chicago has a population of over 2.6 million people (roughly 9 million if you count the surrounding suburbs). By leveraging a fulfillment center in the Chicago metropolitan area, brands can not only reach customers in the area, but they can also reach customers throughout the Midwest and the rest of the United States. The large population and central location makes Chicago a great area for a fulfillment center.
Are there any other fulfillment centers ShipBob offers close to Chicago?
Yes, ShipBob operates an extensive network of fulfillment centers across the United States. To explore all available locations near Chicago and find the best options for your business, visit our locations page at https://www.shipbob.com/shipbob-locations/.
How does ShipBob choose which carrier will ship my order from Chicago?
ShipBob automatically selects the carrier offering the lowest rate when you use aggregated shipping options like Standard, Expedited, or Overnight. The system also overrides carrier selections when needed for address restrictions, such as PO Boxes, to ensure successful delivery.
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