by Jeff Gardner | Aug 26, 2016 | Viewpoint
Five years ago, the Coin Laundry Association launched its Excellence in Laundry Conference. This year marked the third biennial event, and plans are already in place for the 2018 event. Given that, I want to share a few of my own takeaways from this year’s...
by Stephen Bean | Aug 25, 2016 | The Business Mind
Current Research into the Human Brain Has Begun to Explain How and Why Customers React to Marketing Messages in the Way They Do “As regarding advertising, you’ve got to say it in such a way that people will feel it in their gut, because if they don’t...
by Wally Makowsky | Aug 25, 2016 | Wash With Wally
I own a laundry located in a small strip center. I’m having a problem with the landlord, concerning vibration that my large washers create when they go into their spin cycles. My floor is made of flexicore concrete, and the floor and walls shake until the spin...
by Bob Nieman | Aug 25, 2016 | Industry News
With recent flooding across Louisiana devastating thousands of residents and businesses throughout portions of the state, Pierce Commercial Laundry – based in Mandeville, La. – has announced that it will donate 5 percent of all sales to customers replacing...
by Bob Nieman | Aug 25, 2016 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
An Interview with Loving America Street Executive Director Samantha Sammis Loving America Street is a faith-based, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that promotes sustainability and preservation within the Eastside neighborhood of Charleston, S.C., through community...
by Bob Nieman | Aug 25, 2016 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
More Than 16,000 Pounds of Clothes Washed During LaundryCares Event at Laundry City The Coin Laundry Association’s LaundryCares Foundation – along with more than 60 volunteers from 13 states – hosted a free laundry day on July 28 in Baltimore. “The...
by Bob Nieman | Aug 25, 2016 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
Carol Beal and Hanna Christian Beal’s Bubbles West Columbia and Sweeny, Texas Before Getting into the Laundry Business… Carol was a sales representative for Hanes Hosiery in Houston area. Store Openings The West Columbia store opened in January 2004, and the...
by Bob Nieman | Aug 25, 2016 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
Laundry Owners Explain What They Love (and Hate) About Their Stores’ Flooring “We like to say that the floor covering is the canvas on which the rest of the store is painted.” – Edward Korczak, former executive director, National Wood Flooring...
by Jeff Gardner | Aug 25, 2016 | The Laundry Doctor
When Processing Natural Fibers, It’s Critical That Temperatures Remain Below 80 Degrees Temperature is a key component within the overall cleaning process. And one of the most important temperature thresholds with regard to cleaning is 80 degrees. What’s...
by PlanetLaundry Staff | Aug 23, 2016 | Industry News
Commercial Laundry Systems of the Rockies, based in Johnstown, Colo., recently concluded an initiative to donate a percentage of its profits from equipment sales during May and June 2016 to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Together with his family, owner...