UK Self-Storage Operator Lok’nStore Releases Pre-Close Financial Results for Fiscal 2021

U.K. self storage operator Lok’nStore Group PLC has released pre-close financial results for its 2021 fiscal year, which ended July 31. Self storage revenue increased 20.9% year over year, while physical occupancy across the portfolio grew from 69.6 percent to 85.8 percent. Total occupied space at year-end was up 35.3%, while leased price per square foot grew 8.7%, signaling expectations for continued revenue and profit growth, officials said. Lok’nStore has also remained active with development and believes new supply will contribute to future growth. “We have made significant progress on…

More Entrepreneurs in Wales and UK are Taking Advantage of The E-Commerce Boom To Compete With High Street Goliaths

The UK is now the third largest market for e-commerce globally, and it is predicted that by 2024 95 percent of all retail sales will be conducted with the help of an e-commerce platform. And a leading incubator of SMEs in Wales and the UK, Storage Giant, says start-ups across its facilities are running with this trend that is reshaping our economic habits for good. Simon Williams, MD of Newport-based Storage Giant, which incubates thousands of SMEs at its Welsh sites in Newport, Swansea, Cardiff, Cwmbran and Llanelli, as well…