Synopsis
A look at businesses that have boomed despite tough economic times. This episode discovers why Britain came to have the biggest self-storage industry in Europe.
- Programme: Business Boomers
- Episode: 2: Real Storage Wars
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2014
- Business & Management
Licence: ERA Licence required
UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
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