U-Haul of Broadway Avenue Closes Showroom, On-Site Services

BEDFORD, Ohio, Feb. 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- U-Haul Moving & Storage at Broadway Avenue at 160 Broadway Ave. in Bedford closed its retail showroom and ceased most other on-site services on Monday.

The location, which has served Cuyahoga County since 1979, will operate exclusively as a U-Haul self-storage facility going forward.

Local residents will continue to have their moving needs met at the new U-Haul Moving & Storage of the Bedford Automile at 19000 Rockside Road. Customers can find an expansive showroom featuring a full line of moving supplies, boxes, hitch accessories, bike racks and more.

The 200 indoor climate-controlled self-storage rooms at Broadway Avenue will be run remotely by the Bedford Automile store less than one mile away, where an additional 840 self-storage rooms will soon be available.

In addition to the closing retail showroom at Broadway Avenue, U-Haul will also cease truck and trailer sharing, hitch installations and propane dispensing. All of those services will be available at the Bedford Automile store, U-Haul Company of Cleveland president Scott Ochocki confirmed.

One full-time Team Member and six part-time Team Members will be let go due to the closing services at Broadway Avenue, where the facility encompasses 16,900 square feet on a 1.93-acre lot.

Local U-Haul Companies are always exploring opportunities for growth as they pursue means to better meet the needs of customers, but sometimes find it necessary to close or relocate stores, or cease certain business operations at locations.

Reasons for closures can include: long-term strategic plans; physical plant limitations; 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 the former Chevrolet® dealership for U-Haul Moving & Storage of the Bedford Automile 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: publicrelations@uhaul.com 
Phone: 602-760-4941
Website: uhaul.com

SOURCE U-Haul