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The Port of Vancouver had a comeback year for cruise with a record number of ship visits in 2022 after a two-year pause of the industry due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.
Closetbox Inc., a startup business specializing in valet self-storage services, raised $7.3 million in a recent Series-A funding round. The company will primarily invest the money across marketing channels. “Most of the funding will be officially...
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...
Update 1/8/18 – Closetbox recently added 10 new markets in nine states to its service area. The markets are Baton Rouge, La.; Canton, Ohio; Central Pennsylvania; Chattanooga, Tenn.; Durham, N.C.; Huntsville, Ala.; Jackson, Miss.; Knoxville, Tenn....
Boxful, a Hong Kong-based startup business specializing in valet self-storage services, has raised $18 million in a second-round fundraising from several investors including real estate developers Nan Fung Group, Shimao Property Holdings and Shui...
MakeSpace Labs Inc., a business specializing in valet-style self-storage services in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City and Washington, D.C., has made several changes to its management team. The company named a new CEO, hired a chief marketing...
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...
Boombox Inc., a startup specializing in valet self-storage services in the San Francisco Bay Area, has launched a “Storing Hope” initiative designed to raise money for homeless shelters in the region. Customers who move their belongings from a...
Beam Storage Pte. Ltd., a startup business specializing in valet self-storage, has launched in Malaysia and Singapore. The company uses an online platform that allows customers to schedule item pickup, maintain a visual catalog of stored...
Entrepreneur Bryson Butts, a former pastor, has launched Stor and Deliver LLC, a startup business specializing in valet self-storage in the Wichita, Kan., metropolitan area. The company uses an online platform that allows customers to schedule...
Blue Crates LLC, a startup business specializing in valet self-storage, has launched service in Chicago. The company uses an online platform that allows customers to schedule item pickup, maintain a visual catalog of stored belongings, and...