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The bag-storage industry is taking off

Many travellers have problems with where to store their baggage on trips to city centres

By A.W. | WASHINGTON, DC

TIME and time again, entrepreneurs have given business travellers services that they did not realise that they needed. Most were happy with hotels, until Airbnb came along. They were content to take taxis and rental cars, until Uber and Lyft, two ride-hailing apps, appeared. And now a new crop of startups have entered the fray to give travellers a place to store their bags.

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