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.
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 cryptocurrency...
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...
Gecko RV & Boat Storage in Roseburg, Ore., has begun a $1.2 million expansion that will double its size. Workers have completed the leveling and laying of the underlying groundwork for the property at 350 N.E. Pomona St., according to the source...
Update 10/2/18 – Last week the village board approved Big Door’s request to build its condo self-storage project in Mundelein. The special-use permit was issued on Sept. 24 without debate, as the board had previously discussed the proposal earlier...
Update 9/17/18 – Commercial is expanding its self-storage facility in Gahanna, Ohio, near Columbus. Since opening in June with a single building, the company has added four storage structures. It intends to invest another $4.4 million in expansion...
Life Storage Inc., a self-storage real estate investment trust and property-management firm, has made Warehouse Anywhere LLC, its third-party logistics and warehousing-services subsidiary, available to corporate customers. The cloud-connected...
A great customer testimonial is the best kind of marketing for any self-storage facility. Emerald Desert RV Resort in Palm Desert, Calif., proves it with this short commercial featuring a tenant and his luxury Corvette. See how easy it is to let...
