DEL
CITY, Okla., Sept. 6,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The U-Haul of Del City store at 1005 S. Sunnylane Road
ceased operations on Sept. 4 after 45
years of serving the do-it-yourself moving public.
U-Haul acquired the 1,701-square-foot store on 0.82 acres in
1977. It was originally built as a service station in 1964 before
being repurposed.
The Del City store employed two
Team Members.
Company plans are to lease the property, preferably to an
independent small business serving as a U-Haul neighborhood dealer
so that truck and trailer sharing can remain available at this
site.
The 24 sustainable storage units on property grounds will be
managed remotely until they are relocated to U-Haul Moving &
Storage of Midwest City, just
three miles away.
The Company recently opened U-Haul Moving & Storage of South
Sooner, an expansive full-service retail, moving and self-storage
facility at 6061 S. Sooner Road in Oklahoma City. The center is only four miles
from the closing Del City
store.
Local U-Haul Companies are always exploring opportunities for
growth as they pursue means to better serve the needs of customers,
but sometimes find it necessary to close or relocate stores, shops
and offices. Reasons for closures can include: long-term strategic
plans; safety and security concerns; physical site conditions and
limitations; shifts in demographics; availability of local Team
Members; trends in migration; expansion of the U-Haul neighborhood
dealer network; proximity to other new or existing Company
locations; and external factors.
U-Haul dealers in and around Del
City continue to meet the needs of DIY movers. U-Haul has
partnered with independent dealers to offer rental equipment since
1945. During these challenging times for small businesses, more
than 21,000 dealers across the U.S. and Canada are generating supplemental income
through their U-Haul partnership. When customers rent from U-Haul
dealers, they are directly supporting small businesses in their
community. Because no financial investment is required, dealers are
not U-Haul franchises. They are simply small businesses committing
their lot space for U-Haul equipment and time to meet the mobility
needs of customers. Learn more about how to partner with U-Haul
at uhaul.com/dealer.
About U-HAUL
Since 1945, U-Haul has been the No. 1 choice of
do-it-yourself movers, with a network of more than 23,000 locations
across all 50 states and 10 Canadian provinces. U-Haul Truck Share
24/7 offers secure access to U-Haul trucks every hour of every day
through the customer dispatch option on their smartphones and our
proprietary Live Verify technology. Our customers' patronage has
enabled the U-Haul fleet to grow to approximately 186,000 trucks,
128,000 trailers and 46,000 towing devices. U-Haul is the third
largest self-storage operator in North
America and offers 895,000 rentable storage units and 76.6
million square feet of self-storage space at owned and managed
facilities. U-Haul is the largest retailer of propane in the U.S.,
and continues to be the largest installer of permanent trailer
hitches in the automotive aftermarket industry. U-Haul has been
recognized repeatedly as a leading "Best for Vets" employer and was
recently named one of the 15 Healthiest Workplaces in
America.
Contact:
Jeff Lockridge
Sebastien Reyes
E-mail: publicrelations@uhaul.com
Phone: 602-760-4941
Website: uhaul.com
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