Curbside Laundries Offers Laundromat Tours
Curbside Laundries is now offering tours of its own Super Suds laundromat in Long Beach, Calif., to store owners who use the company’s software. Super Suds is a laundromat business owned by the founders of Curbside Laundries. The tour provides an opportunity for...New Financing Service Focuses on Quick Approvals
Clean Laundry Funding has announced the launch of its new financing service for commercial laundry investors and distributors. The company said it plans to offer a fresh take on financing that delivers express approvals and hands-on customer support to help laundry...Speed Queen Announces Spring Shows
Alliance Laundry Systems Distribution West Region (previously PWS) will host spring shows in March at its three California locations. The shows are geared toward current and prospective laundromat owners considering equipment replacement or expanding to new locations....Industry Mourns Bo Fosaaen
Industry veteran Knute Arthur “Bo” Fosaaen Jr. recently passed away at the age of 76. Born in California, Fosaaen’s family moved to Jacksonville, Fla., when Bo was just 3 years old. The oldest of nine children, Fosaaen served in the Florida National Guard after high...CLA Promotes Hastings
The Coin Laundry Association has named Katherine Hastings the organization’s administrative and membership coordinator. Hastings, who joined CLA in 1997, is the association’s longest-standing employee, other than President/CEO Brian Wallace. During her tenure,...
Pricing for Profit
Industry Experts Discuss Pricing Strategies for Self-Service Success [This is the first of a two-part series on vend price strategies for today’s self-service laundry operations.] It’s an art and a science. It requires an experimental attitude coupled with an...
CleanCloud Teams with Cobblers Direct on Leather-Repair Service
Laundry POS and pickup-and-delivery software provider CleanCloud has announced a partnership with Cobblers Direct, an online spinoff of the world’s largest shoe and leather goods repair company, The Shoe Hospitals. The agreement enables CleanCloud’s North American...
LIG Health and Wellness Roundup
The Coin Laundry Association works with LIG Solutions to provide CLA members with healthcare insurance, as well as prescription drug services. Below are some articles LIG has provided to help expand your health and wellness awareness, as well as your knowledge of new...
2ULaundry Raises $20 Million in Series B Funding
Mobile laundry pickup-and-delivery service 2ULaundry recently announced a $20 million Series B funding, which was led by Level 5 Capital Partners. To date, the company has raised $25.4 million. With this capital injection, 2ULaundry plans to continue scaling physical...
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