U-Haul Closes Undersized Showroom at Longtime Muncie Store

MUNCIE, Ind., Oct. 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- U-Haul Storage of Creston at 2211 N. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. closed the doors to its retail showroom last Friday.

The location, which has been serving the DIY moving public since 1978, will operate strictly as a self-storage facility going forward.

Muncie residents and Ball State University students will continue to have their moving needs met at the new U-Haul Moving & Storage of Morningside at 1501 E. McGalliard Road. Customers will find a more expansive showroom featuring a full line of moving supplies, boxes, hitch accessories, bike racks and more to fill the void of the closing retail space at U-Haul Storage of Creston.

The 80-unit building on MLK will now be run remotely by the new store on McGalliard, just 0.6 miles away.

As a result of the closing showroom at U-Haul Storage of Creston, 12 U-Haul Team Members will be let go. The former retail space will most likely be renovated for more self-storage, U-Haul Area District Vice President Anthony Jones stated.

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, or cease certain operations of the business at those locations.

Reasons for closures can include: long-term strategic plans; physical plant limitations, including insufficient square footage; shifts in demographics; trends in migration; expansion of the U-Haul neighborhood dealer network; and proximity to other new or existing U-Haul stores.

The repurposing of a former Kmart® store for U-Haul Moving & Storage of Morningside was driven by U-Haul Corporate Sustainability initiatives: U-Haul supports infill developments to help local communities lower their carbon footprint. The adaptive reuse of existing buildings reduces the energy and resources required for new-construction materials and helps cities reduce their unwanted inventory of unused buildings.

Find U-Haul store and neighborhood dealer locations near you at uhaul.com/locations.

About U-Haul

Since 1945, U-Haul has been the No. 1 choice of do-it-yourself movers, with a network of more than 21,000 locations across all 50 states and 10 Canadian provinces. U-Haul Truck Share 24/7 now offers customers access to U-Haul trucks every hour of every day through the self-service options on their internet-connected mobile devices. U-Haul customers' patronage has enabled the U-Haul fleet to grow to 161,000 trucks, 118,000 trailers and 42,000 towing devices. U-Haul offers nearly 632,000 rooms and 55.2 million square feet of self-storage space at owned and managed facilities throughout North America. U-Haul is the largest installer of permanent trailer hitches in the automotive aftermarket industry and is the largest retailer of propane in the U.S.

Contact:

Jeff Lockridge
Sebastien Reyes
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 602-760-4941
Website: uhaul.com

SOURCE U-Haul