You are no-nonsense individualists valuing self-sufficiency, lots of space, frugality and privacy. Those who love to apply labels, such as The Economist and LinkedIn, call you “Hermit Consumers.” But we at SteelSTORED celebrate you as Innovators. You have learned how to live by your wits, on your own terms...
This has been a disruptive era of extreme weather, inflation, increased regulatory scrutiny and non-stop shifts in the market. If your business or nonprofit demands temperature-controls that means you also are being hit with critical energy issues, everything from reliability to cost. More products are temperature-sensitive. There is good...
SteelSTORED was recently featured in the June 2023 issue of ST Magazine. Retail has been continually changing, among the shifts has been adopting shipping containers for both standard functions such as inventory management and new uses like downsizing the real estate footprint. The Shipping-container is right up there with...
Generative AI, it is predicted, will soon exceed human intelligence. But already it is plenty smart. We at SteelSTORED prompted ChatGPT4, one of the generative AI platforms, with this question: Why are construction companies, government agencies, schools, hospitals and other organizations using mobile shipping containers for temporary storage? After...
The Tiny House makes the American Dream of home ownership still possible. According to the National Association of Realtors, the median price for a single-family home is $403,800. Meanwhile, Property Management documents that the Tiny House costs less than one-fifth of traditional housing. In addition, utilities are more affordable – and consumption is...
Airbnb – which facilitates hoteling in homes – revolutionized the lodging industry. Costs immediately came down. A version of that could reset how retailers do business. That is taking the form of “housing” excess merchandise inventory in low-cost shipping containers. Then when a decision is made about the merchandise...
What was once simply thought of as the “restroom” has evolved into a facility business has to strategically plan, design, maintain, and upgrade. Research by Bobrick found that the majority of facility professionals currently designate restrooms as their second biggest priority and that they are “extremely important” to clients...
“Michael, how can I start up a self-storage business using your shipping containers?” Increasingly, we at SteelStored get that question. In this article we will brief you on the absolute must-knows and how we help you in every phase of your startup. Self-storage Industry It makes good business sense...
“What are these shipping containers made of?” That is the question we at SteelSTORED are being asked frequently. That is because more and more businesses and individuals are exploring repurposing shipping containers into houses, garages, aboveground swimming pools, pop-up stores, corporate headquarters, art studios, and storage facilities. Specifically they...
Innovation in retail has become in the box – that is, in the shipping container. What has been happening is this: Together the shipping-container industry and retailers have reimagined the standard pop-up store. They have expanded that concept from the usual short-term selling space, anchored in a shopping center,...