Storage unit at home by the Toulouse company “Stocker en ville” – France Bleu

This morning, the Eco is here with Nicolas Todo, manager and founder of “Stocker en ville” six years ago, a company that manages furniture storage and offers training to open one yourself.

It all started with the purchase of a commercial property. “In the United States, a few years ago, we created what we call “self-storage“. So storage is nothing more and nothing less than warehouses in which we have divided several rooms, and you have access to this 24 hours a day, seven days a week, regardless of whether you are individuals or professionals.“

This Toulouse man, trained graphic designerhe started his career in real estate. “I started investing in real estate through training. Well that’s it, the property market became very democratic and over time it became very difficult to find profitable properties. And that’s when I came across a commercial shed and had the idea to turn it into a storage facility.“A very profitable market like that, according to the entrepreneur.

“You should know that we have an occupancy rate of around 85% in France.“, also adds Nicolas Todo. According to him, in Toulouse, storage per square meter costs 30 euroswhich makes it possible to make commercial buildings as profitable as possible.

Training for storage at home

Nicolas Todo launched training in September 2024, it costs 1.500 euros. And to convince investors of its potential, it claims a net profit rate of 30%.

“You can absolutely open a storage center with the budget of a small apartment order in Paris, Toulouse, whatever. To give you an idea, it was around this budget, 100,000 euros, that I started with my first establishment.”

“So of course, we are not going to compare ourselves to large storage centers of 3,000 square meters, but we can start with a small budget in storage, it is completely achievable.“