Last-Mile Retail & Mall Delivery
Appointment-window deliveries into malls, flagship streets and brand stores across the tri-state — the work fashion's biggest names have trusted Space Shipping with for three decades.
Space Shipping is a Jamesburg, New Jersey carrier that specializes in last-mile retail and mall delivery: scheduled, appointment-window deliveries of apparel and retail freight into mall stores, outlet centers and street-front flagships across New Jersey, the five boroughs of New York City, Long Island, Westchester, Connecticut and Eastern Pennsylvania, dispatching independent owner-operators who run the stops regularly, on city-sized liftgate equipment.
What last-mile retail delivery means at a mall
A store delivery is not a dock delivery. The freight has to arrive inside a window the mall or the brand sets, clear a security check-in, travel through a service corridor and reach the stockroom before the store opens or after it closes. Miss the window and the store manager is unloading cartons in front of customers, or the shipment is refused and the retailer's routing guide starts charging back.
Space Shipping has run these stops since 1992. The owner-operators we dispatch know the dock rules, the loading-zone timers and the freight elevators at the region's major centers — from Garden State Plaza, American Dream and The Mall at Short Hills to Roosevelt Field, King of Prussia and the Manhattan flagship corridors — so your store teams simply receive.
How we run a retail delivery program
- Appointment scheduling. Dispatch books the delivery window with the store or mall management and confirms it before the truck rolls.
- Store-ready freight. Cartons can be staged, sorted by store and sequenced at our 41,000 sq ft Jamesburg dock, so the driver walks in with exactly what that location expects.
- The right vehicle for the stop. 28-foot pup trailers and liftgate straight trucks for tight docks and dock-free storefronts; low-height trailers for the bridges and tunnels around Manhattan.
- Proof in hand. Signed proof of delivery is scanned the same day and available online, with EDI 214 status feeds for retailers and brands that require them.
- One accountable dispatch desk. Our routes are run by independent owner-operators who contract with Space Shipping and work these retail stops regularly. Every delivery is scheduled, tracked and documented by our dispatchers in Jamesburg.
Who uses it
Apparel and footwear brands delivering to their own mall and street stores; retailers replenishing locations across New Jersey and Metro New York; 3PLs and distribution centers along the NJ Turnpike Exit 8A corridor that need a reliable final-mile partner into the city. PVH Corp., parent of Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein, named Space Shipping its 2011 Zone Carrier of the Year for 99.26% on-time deliveries.
How It Works
Tell Us About Your Freight
Call dispatch or send the quote form. A real person prices your lane — typically within one business hour.
We Schedule & Pick Up
Your shipment is assigned to an owner-operator we dispatch, staged through our Jamesburg dock when it helps your timeline.
Delivered, Documented, Done
GPS-tracked to the door, with proof of delivery and paperwork available online the same day.
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