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United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS), a global package-delivery and supply-chain management firm, has launched Storage on Demand (SOD), a valet self-storage service for the metropolitan Atlanta market. The company uses an online platform that allows...

JD.com Inc., a China-based online retailer, has launched a valet self-storage service in Beijing. Jingxiaocang, operated by company affiliate JD Logistics, will allow customers to manage their storage experience, including item pickup and delivery...

Valet-storage operator Clutter has acquired a four-property self-storage portfolio from The Storage Fox for $152 million. Together, the properties in Brooklyn, Long Island City, White Plains and Yonkers, N.Y., comprise 500,000 square feet. The...

BlueBox Storage, a Salem, Ore.-based mobile-storage operator, plans to expand service to the Eugene and Portland, Ore., markets. Growing local demand prompted the decision to grow the company’s footprint in the state, according to a press release...

Blox Mobile Storage has launched service in Preston, England. The startup offers a portable solution in which it delivers a storage container to a business or residence to be packed by the customer before transporting it to a warehouse. The...

Hongkong Storage, which operates 14 facilities in the Hong Kong region and one in Shanghai, is now offering records storage and management services in addition to traditional and valet-style self-storage. The company’s program includes record...