Wash With Wally: Color-Safe Bleach Alternatives & Washing Silk Shirts
Wash With Wally I offer a wash-dry-fold service at my laundromat, and I was wondering if there is any product we could use in place of chlorine bleach. The problem we occasionally run into is that my attendants will mistakenly use the chlorine bleach on colored...
Southern Suds Laundromat Brings High-Tech, Family-Friendly Laundry Experience to Small Market
Southern Suds Laundromat is doing more than just washing clothes — it’s reshaping what a community laundry experience can look like. The 2,400-square-foot facility is combining high-tech convenience with small-town charm. Tucked in a region not known for innovation in...
Hutchinson Belt Drive Systems Brings Focus on Safety and Sustainability to Laundry Industry
Hutchinson Belt Drive Systems, a division of the global Hutchinson Group, has quietly become a key player behind the scenes in the laundry equipment sector. The company, known for its belt drive technologies and mechanical components, works with appliance...
Get Clear to Keep it Clean: Digital Marketing Trends for Laundromat Operators
Marketing has never been more difficult. With customers endlessly scrolling, algorithms constantly shifting, and more distractions than ever, cutting through the noise to reach more customers is tough. For laundromat owners that means one big thing: if your message...
Future-Proofing Your Laundry Business
Why documented processes, HR systems, and talent retention build long-term value. By Rich Cruz, MS, SHRM-CP Organizational Consultant | Co-Founder, Harmonious Workplaces When I worked in lockstep with the laundry business community between 2017 and 2021, I met...
From the Washroom to the Boardroom: Supporting Women’s Growth in the Laundry Business
By Aubrey Pollesch The laundry industry is evolving, and so is the face of its leadership. At LaundryLux, we’re proud to be part of a growing movement to elevate women at every level of the business, from internal leadership roles to laundromat ownership and...
Good Marketing Feels Like a Warm Welcome
If you want customers to keep coming back – whether they’re folding socks, dropping off towels or scheduling delivery – you need more than ads. You need to make them feel like they belong. I love throwing dinner parties. Not the stuffy kind with assigned seating and...
How Vended Laundries Might Solicit Commercial Laundry Services
Many vended laundries successfully offer commercial laundry pickup and delivery service to a variety of businesses — from small hotels to medical clinics and dry cleaners — for big gains in store revenue and profit. Moving into this sector makes good sense because it...SpyderWash Unveils New All-in-One Payment and POS Solutions
SpyderWash, a trusted leader in laundry payment innovation for nearly 60 years, introduced a suite of groundbreaking products at The Clean Show 2025—delivering operators a true all-in-one platform for laundry payments, wash-dry-fold (WDF), and pickup-and-delivery...
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