SMARTBOX of Minnesota Acquires
Local Door to Door Storage Location

RICHMOND, Va., May 12, 2008 – SMARTBOX, one of the fastest-growing portable storage and moving companies, today announces that its Minnesota franchise has acquired the local location of Door to Door Storage.

“We’re thrilled at the opportunity to expand our reach and strengthen our business,” said Sharon Foley, **co-owner** of SMARTBOX of Minnesota. “We feel that we’re the perfect solution to rid your home of clutter or store your stuff during a remodel, home staging or even moving. We also provide a smarter solution for businesses looking to manage inventory more effectively or looking to transfer old files offsite.”

SMARTBOX, founded in 2003 and one of Entrepreneur magazine’s Franchise 500®, arrived in Minneapolis in early 2007 when Sharon and Pat Foley, formerly executives at USAllianz Securities and Allianz Life Insurance, respectively, decided to go into business for themselves.

SMARTBOX has recently expanded to Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Jacksonville, Fla., Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Raleigh, N.C., San Antonio and West Palm Beach, Fla.

About SMARTBOX
SMARTBOX is a leader in the portable self-storage industry, offering individuals and businesses affordable and convenient storage and local and long-distance moving solutions. Based in Richmond, Va., SMARTBOX services more than 60 million people in 35 markets throughout the US. SMARTBOX can also move customers long distances to over 65 major metropolitan areas serving over 135 million people. For a complete list of locations, please visit www.smartboxusa.com.

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