Laundry One to Host Open House
Laundry One will hold an open house on September 20 at the company’s headquarters in Canal Winchester, Ohio. This free event is being held to help educate store owners and potential investors about the latest products available from Dexter Laundry and other...Wash with Wally: The Importance of Rinse Cycles
Due to the high cost of water, I recently eliminated the last two rinses on all of my washers. My machines are now set to deliver a prewash, a wash cycle, and one rinse cycle. Did I make a mistake, or is everyone doing this these days? Honestly, I don’t know of...Get More Bang for Your Buck
Eight Sure-Fire Tips for Maximizing the Impact and Effectiveness of Your Laundry’s Marketing BudgetMarketing means money out of pocket, but it’s essential to the revenue growth of your laundry business. So, when making a marketing investment, be sure to...Life Before Laundry
Owners Open Up About Their Professional Backgrounds Prior to Running Their StoresJust taking a wild guess here – but it’s probably likely that the vast majority of those of you reading this sentence right now never thought you would ever in a million years be in...Excellence 18: Learning from the Best
The Industry’s Leading Operators Descend on Southwest Florida for a High-Tech Look at an Evolving BusinessMore than 200 of the nation’s leading laundry owners and industry executives recently joined their peers for two days of high-level networking and...A New Beginning
When my husband and I bought our first laundromat in June of 2016, I had been employed by Corporate America for more than 30 years. However, I was laid off just 21 days after that laundromat purchase.I had begun my professional career in 1983 as a designer for Bell...What’s Your Number?
[Knowing How Much Finished Laundry Your Staff Can Produce is Vital to the Health of Your Wash-Dry-Fold BusinessSeveral months ago in this column, I discussed the Japanese principle of Kaizen, which is a philosophy that embraces constant and continual improvement in...PWS Named Speed Queen Distributor of the Year
Speed Queen has presented its highest distributor honor – the 2017 Distributor of the Year Award – to PWS-The Laundry Company. PWS, headquartered in Los Angeles, has a rich history with Speed Queen and remains one of the most prolific developers of vended...Giant Wash Hosts Free Laundry Day, Launches Wash & Learn Program
On May 12, Giant Wash Coin Laundry, located in St. Paul, Minn., kicked off a new Wash & Learn program, in conjunction with a free laundry day at the store. The laundromat hosted the free laundry event in celebration of the new program, offering community members...
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