Profit Centers

Self-storage facilities that offer products and services beyond basic storage units will attract a broader range of clientele. Providing these ancillaries will also help the business generate new revenue.

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Generating Self-Storage Ancillary Revenue With Moving Services

Dec 07, 2018

If you find yourself regularly recommending movers to your self-storage customers, it may be worthwhile to offer your own moving services—for a fee, of course! Learn about two options to consider as well as finances, customer service, staffing...

Rethinking Your Self-Storage Retail Store: Design, Inventory, Sales and More

Nov 27, 2018

As a self-storage operator, you have a captive audience when it comes to retail merchandise. Consider the following advice for managing this successful profit center, including display design, inventory, pricing, sales and marketing.

Valet Self-Storage Startup Omni Enables Item Sharing, Renting Between Customers

Oct 19, 2018

Update 10/19/18 – Omni now allows its valet self-storage customers to rent out their stored items, with the option to move any collected income to an XRP cryptocurrency wallet instead of a conventional bank account. XRP is a form of...

Valet Self-Storage Firm Stash Hires Chief Operating Officer

Oct 18, 2018

Stash Storage, a Charleston, S.C.-based startup business specializing in valet self-storage, has hired Rivers Pearce as chief operating officer. Pearce has expertise in scalable-systems technology for client-focused services, most recently serving...