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U-Store-It Network Surpasses 700 Network Locations in Ten Months
Company Launches New Network Web Site to Attract and Support Members
| Source: U-Store-It Trust
WAYNE, PA--(Marketwire - February 17, 2010) - U-Store-It (NYSE : YSI ), a leading provider of
self storage
solutions, today announced that its
U-Store-It Network has now surpassed 700 member facilities nationwide.
In an effort to support the growing network, U-Store-It also launched its
new member website at www.ustoreit.com/network. With the addition of these
Network locations, customers who visit UStoreIt.com or contact their National
Sales Center now have access to more than 1,000 self-storage facilities
across the country.
The U-Store-It Network,
which was started in April 2009, is administered by U-Store-It and provides
self-storage marketing
solutions for storage companies nationwide. Network members get a free
listing on www.ustoreit.com, where customers can find facility information
and reserve a storage unit. The U-Store-It Network allows independent
self-storage owners and operators to take advantage of U-Store-It's
national brand awareness, marketing strategies and customer tracking
systems to bring them new leads. To date, the U-Store-It Network has
generated more than 8,000 exclusive customer leads for Network members in
the form of direct phone calls and online reservations.
"The advantages of the U-Store-It Network for facility operators are higher
occupancy and revenues because we can deliver customers that they may not
have found on their own," said Dean Jernigan, CEO of U-Store-It. "In
addition, our program is risk free, and Network Members only pay when we
send them a customer. Our rapid growth proves that our message is
resonating loud and clear with storage operators across the country, and as
a result, we are able to provide customers with a better service and more
convenient locations."
U-Store-It's Network web site provides self storage facility owners and
operators with a complete overview on the benefits of joining the program,
as well as information on current members and success stories.
David Cramer, Chief Operating Officer for SecurCare Self Storage, commented
about the Network, "SecurCare became a partner in the U-Store-It Network to
broaden its advertising channels. U-Store-It brings the strength of a
national campaign, yet the cost per referral is very affordable to the
operator."
To learn more about the U-Store-It Network, call 800-691-2003 or visit
www.ustoreit.com/network.
About the Company
U-Store-It Trust is a self-administered and self-managed real estate
investment trust. The Company provides self-storage solutions across the
country. U-Store-It owns and or manages 374 facilities across the United
States, and operates the U-Store-It Network, which consists of
approximately 725 additional self-storage facilities. The Company's
self-storage facilities, storage space and storage solutions are
designed to offer affordable, easily accessible, secure, and in most
locations, climate-controlled storage space for residential and commercial
customers, as well as boat storage and mini storage. According to the 2009
Self Storage Almanac, U-Store-It Trust is one of the top four owners and
operators of self-storage facilities in the U.S. For more information,
visit www.ustoreit.com.