S.O.A.R. Reaches Milestone With Over 8,000 Store-to-Store
Self-Storage Rentals
PHOENIX, May 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- U-Haul is pleased to announce that
its industry-first store-to-store storage room rental program, S.O.A.R. (Secured Online Affiliation Rentals [patent pending]), has exceeded more than
8,000 remote self-storage rentals since its inception in September, 2003.
S.O.A.R., a unique store-to-store rental feature embedded in WebSelfStorage,
allows more than 10,000 U-Haul Centers, Dealers and eMove Storage Affiliates
which can remotely rent a storage room for their customers at any U-Haul
Storage Center or eMove Storage Affiliate location across North America. S.O.A.R. helps fill the equivalent of a 250-room storage facility every week.
"S.O.A.R. enables U-Haul Centers, Dealers and eMove Storage Affiliates to
receive commissions and add revenue to their business' bottom line for renting
storage rooms remotely," stated Layton Baker, vice president of
Dealer/Affiliate Operations Support. "This program ensures maximum occupancy
for everyone involved, which is another advantage of joining the vast network
of U-Haul Dealers and eMove Storage Affiliates." Once a customer rents a storage room, they can immediately go to the storage
location and move into their room at more than 10,000 participating U-Haul
Centers, Dealers and eMove Storage Affiliates.
"Being able to rent customers their rooms at their destination gives them that
extra sense of security. S.O.A.R. is a great leap forward in terms of customer
service. Now customers have an anchor on the destination end of their move,"
stated 21-year U-Haul Dealer Tom Henderson of Midville Corp. in Jacksonville,
N.C. "Being able to rent their rooms at their destination gives them that
extra sense of security and makes me feel like I'm giving my customer's 110
percent." For more information on how your storage facility can benefit by becoming a
Storage Affiliate, visit http://www.emove.com/ or call 1-866-MY-EMOVE.
About U-Haul: U-Haul has been a leader in the self-storage industry since 1974, with more
than 1,000 company-operated storage facilities across the United States and
Canada. With over 340,000 rooms, more than 31 million square feet of storage
space and locations in 49 states and nine Canadian provinces, U-Haul is one of
the largest operators of self-storage in North America.
About eMove: eMove is a one-stop shop for the moving and storage customer. At emove.com,
shoppers can reserve moving equipment and storage rooms, pay their storage rent
and get customer-rated service providers to help them pack, load, clean, drive,
unload and more.
eMove Storage Affiliate Program -- Independent storage businesses can plug in
to the world's largest storage reservation system by becoming an eMove Storage
Affiliate. It's FREE to join the eMove network. Premier-level affiliates
receive WebSelfStorage software, which comes with free lifetime upgrades and
free 24/7 tech support. Discounts and other valuable benefits are also
included.
About WebSelfStorage: WebSelfStorage is the self-storage industry's first all-in-one, integrated,
real-time Webbased site-management software that enables storage operators to
remotely manage their facility and plug in to the world's largest moving and
storage reservation system. The software enables facilities to offer total
online account management to self-storage renters. The software comes with an
integrated credit card processing and insurance module, free lifetime upgrades
and free 24/7 tech support. WebSelfStorage is currently used in more than
1,200 facilities across North America. DATASOURCE: U-Haul International, Inc.
CONTACT: Joanne Fried, Public Relations for U-Haul International, Inc., +1-602-263-6194, or fax, +1-602-263-6772, Web site: http://www.emove.com/ http://www.uhaul.com/
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