Excellence ’18: ‘Renewed, Revitalized, Reimagined’
Excellence in Laundry Host Ups Its Game, As Conference Attendees Look To Do the Same Closed to guests since Hurricane Irma wreaked havoc across southwest Florida last September, the Naples Grande Beach Resort – which will host the Coin Laundry Association’s...Laundry Pro Announces Annual Expo and Open House
Laundry Pro of Florida will hold its annual Vended Laundry Expo and Open House on February 28 in Lakeland, Fla. This year’s theme is “Come Buy with Me”- a play on words borrowed from the Frank Sinatra classic, “Come Fly with Me.” As a...Springboard Celebrates First Year, Announces Upcoming Software Update
Springboard, a cloud-based software management platform for laundry owners, is celebrating its first year in business. Since the company’s launch in January 2017, Springboard has licensed its software to more than 60 store owners in 23 states. “The...Remember Excellence in Ojai?
Two years ago, nearly 200 of the nation’s leading laundry owners and industry executives joined their peers for two days of networking and progressive educational sessions – all set amidst the tranquil beauty of Ojai, Calif. On May 18, 2016, Coin Laundry...Rental Market Report: Number of Renters Drops in 2017, But Overall Changes in the Rental Landscape Remain
For more than a decade, the number of American households that rent has expanded year after year, sometimes by more than a million renters annually. However, last year, the explosion of renters in the wake of the foreclosure crisis began to fade – for the first...Wash with Wally: Bleach Spots, Motor Oil Stains…
A few of my drop-off customers are complaining about small bleach spots on their clothes. However, we don’t even use bleach on their clothes, nor do we place the garments where bleach could be splashed on them. The only thing I can think of is that maybe the...Building on Past Success… Exceeding Our Potential
Happy New Year, and welcome to 2018!I consider it an honor and a privilege to be serving as the Chairman of the Board for the Coin Laundry Association this year. Last year was historic for the CLA, as last year’s chairman, Jim Whitmore, oversaw the introduction...WashClub Offers ‘White Label’ Software with No Upfront Costs
On-demand laundry and drycleaning service provider WashClub has announced that it will license WashClubTrak – the company’s pickup and delivery software in the U.S. – to vended laundry and drycleaning operators at no upfront cost. This will enable...Is It Time to Retool?
Ensuring You Reap the Rewards of Your Laundry’s Recent Refresh[This is the third of a three-part series examining the key factors to consider when retooling a self-service laundry.]All of the homework is done. You have selected the best distributor partner and...
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