With the rise of e-commerce platforms like Lazada, Qoo 10, and Shopee has made it easier to fun an online business. Yet, one of the biggest challenges that still remain for retail businesses or any other businesses, in particular, is having convenient storage.
As such, some have opted for self-storages to resolve space issues. This storage option is more than just temporary storage for retail businesses; but will also involve long-term business benefits. These include cost savings that come with acquiring the space and the extra security and protection that store your products within the space.
With a suitable storage unit, it can help your retail business grow. Read on below to understand how else can a self-storage benefit your business.
Cost savings
Due to the increasing amount of inventory over time, it is important to find a suitable space to store the goods. With a storage unit, you’re only paying a monthly rate for storage usage. Additionally, self-storages offer plenty of storage size options, so you’re getting your money’s worth. As a whole, using a self-storage is cost-effective and will help in maintaining a low-cost margin.
To help in supporting your business expenses, Work+Store’s Zero Deposit Guarantee Programme lets eligible business owners keep the deposit amount for future business use. In addition, we offer all-inclusive rates for selected spaces, comprising standard facilities such as a powerpoint, air conditioning, and lightings. Meanwhile, we can assist you with your business plans in the future – be it expansion or downsizing – through our flexible service terms. Business owners get to enjoy short-term or long-term usage, depending on their business requirements, and also switch to other types of products and services within Work+Store or our parent company, LHN Group, encompassing an extensive variety of options, including a vending machine location, industrial unit, and so on.
Tight security features
Security and protection are equally important in safeguarding your space, inventory, and employees. With self-storages, you’ll have an entirely secured space that lets you store items safely. Moreover, access is only given to authorised personnel, ensuring that external parties are not able to enter the premises however they wish to.
With Work+Store as your storage company provider, you can enjoy round-the-clock accessibility and camera surveillance. On top of that, we have our new and updated door lock and Intercom System that offers tighter security and easier, safer communication. Hence, if you’re looking for a storage space to support your business, we offer spaces in numerous locations in Singapore, the list consisting of: Kallang, Upper Thomson, Pasir Panjang, Ang Mo Kio, Toa Payoh, Tampines, 100 Eunos, Bukit Merah, and Kallang. For example, our 100 Eunos location is currently having a promotion of up to 30% off units. And, it’s accessible via PIE and is only a 10-minutes walk to Eunos MRT station. For additional information, do contact us. Terms and conditions apply.
Multi-purpose storage usage
Besides acquiring sufficient space to store your inventory and essential equipment, self storages can also be used for other business purposes. For a start, it helps to keep your items well-organised, ensuring that you’ll be able to keep track of them – be it to bring in more inventory or sell more to avoid surplus inventory. On the other hand, a self storage is also useful for simple packing and delivering duties to ease your business operations.
By getting a storage unit from Work+Store, you can also enjoy our shared facilities for free, such as our photography studio, perfect for taking pictures of your retail products and promoting your business. So, if you’re interested in getting a unit, you can also pick from our many sizes, starting from 6 sqft and ranging up to 730 sqft for storage spaces, and begin from 88 sqft onwards for our storing and packing units. Using our spaces, can help to expedite logistical processes and improve goods acquisition, heightening customer service.
The importance of being space-saving and cost-effective are important to retailers, and any other business owners alike. Hence, the use of a storage unit may help your business progress in the long run.
While understanding how a self storage may benefit your retail business is crucial, taking safety precautions into consideration, especially during this difficult period is just as necessary. Implement the required precautionary measures to ensure safe working conditions while handling storing, packing, and delivering duties. The different course of actions includes having the SafeEntry check-in system enabled and bringing in essential supplies like sanitisers and masks. Consequently, it will build a safer nation in this battle against COVID-19.
If you wish to find out more about Work+Store and our other storage options, feel free to contact us at +65 6578 9966 or WhatsApp us at (65) 8345 9966. Alternatively, you can email us at space@workstore.com.sg for more information!