by Bob Nieman | Jan 29, 2015 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
Orignally posted – May 01, 2014 Roseville, Calif., November 2012 – The phone rings at 11:30 p.m. Caller: Hello, Ms. Dower? Me: Yes? Caller: This is Roseville Police Department. Me: How may I help you? Roseville Dispatcher: You have a customer who has called 911...
by Bob Nieman | Jan 29, 2015 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
Originally posted – Sept issue/2012 “I have been up against tough competition all my life. I wouldn’t know how to get along without it.” – Walt Disney Next to vend price, there isn’t a more combustible topic of conversation among laundry...
by Bob Nieman | Jan 29, 2015 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
Orignally posted – Dec 01, 2014 For the most part, our industry is the same throughout from store to store. Each laundromat features basically the same setup: washers and dryers for a set price, folding tables, carts, maybe some vending machines and possibly an...
by Bob Nieman | Jan 29, 2015 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
Originally posted – Oct 04, 2012 All five of my laundromats are strictly self-service operations – no wash-dry-fold service, no commercial accounts, no coffee shop. I do just one thing… and strive to do it very well. As small-business owners, we get offered all...
by Bob Nieman | Jan 29, 2015 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
Originally posted – Feb 26, 2014 An energy-efficient retrofit from T8 fluorescent lighting to state-of-the-art LED tubes at Holmen Coin Laundry in Holmen, Wis., will deliver savings on the owner’s electric bill of more than 60 percent. Owner Karl Maas...