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Valet-Style Startups Create Competition

A handful of startup companies in the United States and United Kingdom are creating new competition for brick-and-mortar self-storage facilities by ...read more

Registration Now Live for ISS Expo!

Registration opened today for the 2014 Inside Self-Storage World Expo, the self-storage industry's largest annual education and exhibition event of ...read more

Staffing Advice for Storage Owners

There's really no good way to "manage" people, but since staff is key to a self-storage facility's success, the owner has to try anyway. There are ...read more

The U.S. and U.K. Markets Side by Side

Despite its head start and larger consumer base, the U.S. self-storage market is an interesting measuring stick when looked at side by side with the ...read more

Making Follow-up Calls to Prospects

See what Self-Storage Talk members have to say about following up on self-storage leads. Are you making courtesy calls to prospects or letting leads ...read more

2014 Facility-Management Guidebook

This Guidebook addresses key aspects of a self-storage manager’s duties and provides insight on optimizing collections, handling legal issues, ...read more

Latest Headlines

Self-Storage Facility Proposed for Driving Range Property in Lady Lake, FL

Tree Tops Golf, a popular driving range and miniature-golf facility in Lady Lake, Fla., may soon share space with a self-storage facility. Property owner Michael Girard has proposed a plan to build Tree Tops Storage on 12.65 acres of the property at 176 S. Rolling Acres ...More
3 weeks ago Posted in News, Construction, Development
Self-Storage Operator American Spectrum Realty Releases 3Q 2013 Financial Results

American Spectrum Realty Inc., which operates self-storage facilities under the 1st American Storage brand, has released its financial results for the third quarter of 2013, which ended Sept. 30. Rental revenue decreased 11 percent, approximately $1.2 million, compared to ...More
3 weeks ago Posted in News, Finance
Complaints Spark Investigation of Gibraltar, PA, Self-Storage Facility

Complaints from residents have sparked a preliminary investigation into possible code violations at Gibraltar Self-Storage in Birdsboro, Pa. ...More
3 weeks ago Posted in News
CEO of UK Self-Storage Operator Safestore Leaves for Hotel Industry

U.K. self-storage operator Safestore said good-bye to CEO Peter Gowers on Nov. 1 as he moved on to explore opportunities in the hotel industry. Frederic Vecchioli, former president of the company's Une Piece en Plus business in France, has stepped in as the new chief ...More
3 weeks ago Posted in News
Take a Tour of Australia’s Kennards Self Storage

Go down under with Kennards Self Storage, which operates 74 facilities in Australia and New Zealand. The descriptive video offers a tour of a Kennards facility, highlighting retail products, unit sizes, site security and extras such as free Wi-Fi and package acceptance for ...More
3 weeks ago Posted in Videos
Another U.K. Self-Storage Startup WeStore Launches With Per-Box, Valet Model

WeStore Boxes Ltd., a U.K.-based startup business specializing in valet self-storage services, launched this week behind investment money from players connected to London’s tech startup community and SEKO Logistics, a global provider of supply-chain solutions and ...More
3 weeks ago Posted in News
Praising Your Self-Storage Staff: Building an Employee-Recognition Program

Everyone likes to be recognized, including self-storage managers. Here are some tips on ways self-storage owners can build an effective employee-recognition program that’s fair to all employees and easy to implement. ...More
3 weeks ago Posted in Blog
Interest-Rate Uncertainty: Self-Storage Borrowers Need to Act Now!

The economic recovery appears to be in full swing, and the Federal Reserve is already taking a hard look at interest rates. Now’s the time for self-storage borrows to lock in a long-term interest rate before they rise. ...More
3 weeks ago By Shawn Hill Posted in Articles, Finance
AAAA Self Storage Management Group Raises Funds for National Breast Cancer Foundation

AAAA Self Storage Management Group (The Nicholson Cos.), which provides facility-management services to the self-storage industry, raised $5,348 in donations across all its locations in October for the National Breast Cancer Foundation. ...More
3 weeks ago Posted in News
Valet Storage Startup ‘Storrage’ Launches App-Based Service in Seattle to Compete With Traditional Self-Storage Options

Storrage Inc., an app-based startup business specializing in valet self-storage services, recently launched in Seattle. The business model is designed to make the process of obtaining self-storage easy for consumers by allowing them to use the app on Apple and Android ...More
3 weeks ago Posted in News, Technology