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National Post
2 days ago
- Business
- National Post
SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. Highlights AI Strategy at Ai4 2025, North America's Leading Artificial Intelligence Conference
Article content LADERA RANCH, Calif. — SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. ('SmartStop') (NYSE: SMA), an internally managed real estate investment trust and a premier owner and operator of self-storage facilities in the United States and Canada, announced that Chief Operations Officer Joe Robinson and Director of Revenue Rene Hernandez presented at the Ai4 2025 conference on August 12 in Las Vegas. Article content Ai4 is the largest artificial intelligence event in North America, drawing thousands of executives, technologists, and innovators from leading organizations across industries, including financial services, retail, health care, and manufacturing. Robinson and Hernandez were the exclusive speakers representing the self-storage sector, underscoring SmartStop's leadership in technology innovation and its commitment to transforming operations through artificial intelligence. Article content Article content Robinson and Hernandez's presentation spotlighted SmartStop's proprietary AI pricing agents, which drive millions of automated pricing changes per month. Built in-house using SmartStop's robust data warehouse and data science capabilities, the system enables dynamic, real-time adjustments that support profitable decision making, improve operational efficiency, and enhance customer experience. Article content 'AI is a key part of our operating platform and a critical component of our broader innovation strategy,' said H. Michael Schwartz, SmartStop Chairman and CEO. 'Our AI-powered pricing system allows us to respond faster to market conditions and customer behavior while delivering meaningful performance improvements across the portfolio.' Article content SmartStop's appearance at Ai4 reflects its ongoing investment in technology alongside long-term partner Kaizen Analytix, helping it maintain a competitive edge in the evolving self-storage landscape. Article content About SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. (SmartStop): Article content SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. ('SmartStop') (NYSE: SMA) is a self-managed REIT with a fully integrated operations team of more than 600 self-storage professionals focused on growing the SmartStop® Self Storage brand. SmartStop, through its indirect subsidiary SmartStop REIT Advisors, LLC, also sponsors other self-storage programs. As of August 14, 2025, SmartStop has an owned or managed portfolio of 230 operating properties in 23 states, the District of Columbia, and Canada, comprising approximately 167,200 units and 18.7 million rentable square feet. SmartStop and its affiliates own or manage 44 operating self-storage properties in Canada, which total approximately 39,000 units and 3.9 million rentable square feet. Article content Article content Article content
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. Highlights AI Strategy at Ai4 2025, North America's Leading Artificial Intelligence Conference
LADERA RANCH, Calif., August 14, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. ("SmartStop") (NYSE: SMA), an internally managed real estate investment trust and a premier owner and operator of self-storage facilities in the United States and Canada, announced that Chief Operations Officer Joe Robinson and Director of Revenue Rene Hernandez presented at the Ai4 2025 conference on August 12 in Las Vegas. Shop Top Mortgage Rates Personalized rates in minutes A quicker path to financial freedom Your Path to Homeownership Ai4 is the largest artificial intelligence event in North America, drawing thousands of executives, technologists, and innovators from leading organizations across industries, including financial services, retail, health care, and manufacturing. Robinson and Hernandez were the exclusive speakers representing the self-storage sector, underscoring SmartStop's leadership in technology innovation and its commitment to transforming operations through artificial intelligence. Robinson and Hernandez's presentation spotlighted SmartStop's proprietary AI pricing agents, which drive millions of automated pricing changes per month. Built in-house using SmartStop's robust data warehouse and data science capabilities, the system enables dynamic, real-time adjustments that support profitable decision making, improve operational efficiency, and enhance customer experience. "AI is a key part of our operating platform and a critical component of our broader innovation strategy," said H. Michael Schwartz, SmartStop Chairman and CEO. "Our AI-powered pricing system allows us to respond faster to market conditions and customer behavior while delivering meaningful performance improvements across the portfolio." SmartStop's appearance at Ai4 reflects its ongoing investment in technology alongside long-term partner Kaizen Analytix, helping it maintain a competitive edge in the evolving self-storage landscape. About SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. (SmartStop): SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. ("SmartStop") (NYSE: SMA) is a self-managed REIT with a fully integrated operations team of more than 600 self-storage professionals focused on growing the SmartStop® Self Storage brand. SmartStop, through its indirect subsidiary SmartStop REIT Advisors, LLC, also sponsors other self-storage programs. As of August 14, 2025, SmartStop has an owned or managed portfolio of 230 operating properties in 23 states, the District of Columbia, and Canada, comprising approximately 167,200 units and 18.7 million rentable square feet. SmartStop and its affiliates own or manage 44 operating self-storage properties in Canada, which total approximately 39,000 units and 3.9 million rentable square feet. View source version on Contacts David CorakSVP of Corporate Finance & StrategySmartStop Self Storage REIT, Sign in to access your portfolio
Rhyl Journal
03-08-2025
- Business
- Rhyl Journal
On this day: Letter sent to Wrexham cafe over price of cuppa
An anonymous person from Chester sent the letter to Toast Cafe and Deli after their "shock" about having to pay £2.20 for a cup of tea. The author of the letter said it's "no wonder OAPs cannot go out". The award-winning cafe posted a photo of the letter, with a comparison of its prices and other cafes in Wrexham. The cafe posted on Facebook saying: "Whilst prepping the cafe ready to reopen tomorrow morning from 10am, we received this letter which was posted to us from a customer from Chester! "Both Paul and I feel disappointed and shocked to receive this letter where the customer felt compelled to write to us to complain about the price of a cuppa and also buy a stamp to post it to us. "We have always tried to keep our prices in line with other independent cafes and coffee shops in Wrexham City Centre." The letter in question (Image: Toast Cafe and Deli) The cafe did some research and discovered some other similar independents in Wrexham were charging anywhere between £2.29 and £2.50 for a cuppa at the time with the average price being £2.42. They added: "Did you know when we buy food and drink from a small cafe, it's hardly even about the cost to cover the ingredients and staff wages to create and serve the food and drink - the majority of the transaction amount is to cover all the overheads to actually just have a business. "Advertising and marketing, accounting fees, cleaning products, repairs and maintenance, electricity, wages, kitchen and front of house equipment, licensing, payment processing fees, point of sale software, bank fees, telephone and internet, water, waste removal, rent, loans, delivery fees, subscriptions/ memberships and so on. "We know things are hard for everyone at the moment and more so for pensioners and during these difficult times, we are trying not to pass the costs onto our customers but we feel we charge a reasonable price for our food and drink." This story was first reported on by Joe Robinson on August 3, 2024.
