Technology/Services

Grocery Boy Jr. Offers U-Haul Products & Services

Raleigh, N.C., c-store adds profit center

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Cathy Kim, owner of Grocery Boy Jr. in Raleigh, N.C., recently added U-Haul truck and trailer rentals to the convenience store's offering for families needing moving services.

Grocery Boy Jr. can now offer its customers a variety of moving equipment and supplies designed specifically for moving household furnishings, including moving vans, open trailers, closed trailers, furniture pads, appliance dollies, furniture dollies, tow dollies and auto transports.

"U-Haul is proud to be partnering with a quality independent business such as Grocery Boy Jr.," [image-nocss] said Paul Smedberg, president of U-Haul Co. of Raleigh. "Cathy is a great example of the type of successful business relationship U-Haul has established in order to build and maintain a strong network of more than 15,000 independent dealers across North America."

U-Haul was founded by a Navy veteran who grew up during the Great Depression. Tires and gas were still rationed or in short supply during the late 1940s when U-Haul began serving U.S. customers.

Since 1945, U-Haul has been a leading choice for the do-it-yourself mover, with a network of more than 16,300 locations in all 50 states and 10 Canadian provinces. It maintains a rental fleet with approximately 104,000 trucks, 80,000 trailers and 36,000 towing devices. U-Haul offers more than 406,000 rooms and 36 million square feet of storage space at nearly 1,100 owned and managed facilities throughout North America. U-Haul a leading installer of permanent trailer hitches in the automotive aftermarket industry. The company supplies alternative-fuel for vehicles and backyard barbecues as one of the nation's largest retailers of propane.

Members help make our journalism possible. Become a CSP member today and unlock exclusive benefits, including unlimited access to all of our content. Sign up here.

Multimedia

Exclusive Content

Mergers & Acquisitions

Soft Landing Now, But If Anyone Is Happy, Please Stand Up to Be Seen

Addressing the economic elephants in the room and their impact on M&A

Foodservice

Opportunities Abound With Limited-Time Offers

For success, complement existing menu offerings, consider product availability and trends, and more, experts say

Snacks & Candy

How Convenience Stores Can Improve Meat Snack, Jerky Sales

Innovation, creative retailers help spark growth in the snack segment

Trending

More from our partners