MakeSpace Labs Inc., a business specializing in valet-style self-storage services in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City and Washington, D.C., has secured $30 million in financing from records-storage company Iron Mountain Inc. As part of the deal...
Lok’nStore Group PLC, which operates 26 self-storage facilities in the United Kingdom, has sold its document-storage business, Saracen Datastore Ltd., to competitor Iron Mountain UK PLC for £7.6 million. Lok’nStore intends to use the funds from...
As the self-storage industry evolves into a more retail-style business, operators are experimenting with ancillary products and services that will attract a broader customer base and diversify their business. Here’s an array of add-on profit...
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As self-storage continues to move away from the “industrial” moniker and likened more to a “retail” offering, operators are experimenting with products and services that will meet their existing renters’ needs as well as attract a new demographic...
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Businesses need to store their ever-growing volume of paper documents, so why not at your self-storage facility? See how...
Offering ancillary products and services gives self-storage operators an opportunity to bring in new revenue and better meet...
As self-storage evolves into more of a retail business, it's time for facility operators to think about synergistic products...
Records storage can be a wonderful ancillary service for existing self-storage operations. Here’s a look at what it takes to successfully run this add-on business, including requirements for space, software, staffing and more.
Records storage can be a wonderful opportunity to expand a self-storage facility’s core business. If you’re planning to add this ancillary service to your product offerings, here are some things to consider.
It’s not uncommon for a self-storage operator to open a delinquent or abandoned unit and discover the tenant has left behind boxes of business files. Follow this advice to legally and properly dispose of the records and reclaim your space.
