storelocal is a co-op created and owned by independent storage operators. We develop and provide education, services, and technology to increase the profitability of our members
Growth
What worked yesterday is not going to work tomorrow. It used to be that an ad in the phone book and an under supplied market could do wonders filling your facility, but that’s not the case anymore. You now need to make contact with customers in many places before your competitors to keep occupancies and revenues high while securing your place in the market and industry.
Leading the Industry
No matter if you have one store or one hundred stores, you need access to current information. Don’t worry. We speak your language. Our members come from a variety of backgrounds and have more than 400 years of industry experience. We've taken companies public, operated internationally and built every kind of storage under the sun. By joining storelocal you are becoming business partners with many of the most respected operators in self storage.
Profit
We've all heard the phrase, “Work smarter, not harder” but how exactly do you do that? storelocal answers this question by leveraging economies of scale and operational efficiency that were once available only to the large, publicly traded companies. We provide our members with the information, tools and guidance to maximize occupancy as well as revenue.
Technology Tools
We’re helping to bring the self storage industry up to speed with today’s technological landscape. By investing in the development of best in class, storage specific applications you are actively owning a piece of your future. Our reservation system and technology partners will not only help renters find and move in to your facility, they’ll provide actionable information that you can use to better attract new customers.
Online Visibility
Storelocal remembers a time when markets were under served, competition was thin and an ad in the phone book was all you needed to keep occupancy high. Well, not anymore. The era of the phone book has become the era of the computer and that has quickly morphed into the era of the smart phone. Have you kept up well enough for renters to find you when they need you?
Buying Power
There are weight classes in boxing for a reason: size matters. You’re never going to see a featherweight beat up on a heavyweight. This is much the same in business, where size can be the difference between access to opportunities and being left in the cold. Storelocal has helped some of the most respected names in the self storage industry band together to take advantage of economies of scale and operational efficiencies not possible for small or even large regional operators.
Customer Experience
It’s a buyer’s market out there, so you better make interacting with your company at every step of the purchasing process enjoyable. The easier you make it to find your facility and the more you simplify moving in the more renters are going to choose you over the guy down the street. Storelocal wants to help its members provide the best customer experience possible.
