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Big Yellow - Self-storage market leader hits new highs

August 2006

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  • Epic Code:
  • BYG
  • Price:
  • 430p
With their prominent yellow frontages, its hard for passers by to not notice when Big Yellow (430p; BYG) opens a new self storage store in their locality. The company has an easily understandable business; it owns and operates purpose built stores, each typically comprising between 30,000 and 75,000 sq ft which it divides into smaller units and rents to individuals and companies on a short-term 28-day rolling licence. Typically, this space may be used when moving house, building works at home or going through a divorce. Whilst the early operators in the space focused on converting second hand buildings, Big Yellow, which was established in 1988 by three executives who previously ran Edge Properties, an out of town warehouse devel ...

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