by Editor | Apr 29, 2016 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
Owners Discuss the Current State of Their Laundry Operations, While Sharing the Specific Indicators They Use to Gauge Success The small-business half of the economy seems to have clawed its way back to a somewhat normal level of economic activity. According to the...
by Editor | Apr 29, 2016 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
Philadelphia Laundry Owners Are Changing Lives in the Neighborhoods They Serve The Laundry Café is the creative vision of owners Brian Holland and Tyrone Akins – two former Big Pharma executives who grew up in the inner city and share a commitment of providing an...
by Editor | Apr 29, 2016 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
3 Customer-Engagement Tips Designed to Boost Your Store’s Digital Marketing Success Economies rise and fall – and, thus, businesses have to weather the good and the bad. At this point, the most recent economic downturn is a few years behind us, but that period...
by Jeff Gardner | Apr 29, 2016 | The Laundry Doctor
Although Biohazard Laundry Poses Some Obvious Challenges, With the Proper Procedures in Place, It Can Become a Profitable Segment of Your Full-Service Laundry Operation One of the biggest decisions you’ll need to make with regard to your wash-dry-fold and...
by Jeff Gardner | Apr 29, 2016 | The Laundry Doctor
Unless You Regularly Tackle Tough Commercial Laundry Stains, Chlorine Bleach Most Likely is an Unnecessary Risk to Your Wash-Dry-Fold Service I recently received a phone call from a CLA member who had just ruined a wash-dry-fold order. As it turned out, one of her...
by Editor | Apr 28, 2016 | Industry News
Gerry Guertin Named SpyderWash Salesperson of the Year A record number of registered attendees – coupled with a throng of store owners and potential investors who registered at the door, as well as experts from all segments of the industry – created a highly energized...
by Editor | Apr 28, 2016 | Industry News
WASH Multifamily Laundry Systems, headquartered in El Segundo, Calif., has named Miles Oh its new vice president of mergers & acquisitions and business development. Oh will lead WASH’s growth efforts through strategic mergers and acquisition activity and...
by Editor | Apr 22, 2016 | Industry News
Joe Frankian Takes the Helm at D&M Equipment Don Tomasian, the founder of Chicago-based D&M Equipment Co. and a 50-year veteran of the commercial laundry industry, has announced his retirement. Tomasian got his start in the industry as a service technician for...
by PlanetLaundry Staff | Apr 22, 2016 | Industry News
PWS – The Laundry Company has opened its new headquarters in the Hollydale neighborhood of South Gate, Calif. The new office is located on a 60,000-square-foot lot, which is also home to the local county library. In addition to the complete restoration of an...
by Editor | Apr 22, 2016 | Industry News
Integrity Laundry Solutions, based in Walla Walla, Wash., recently hosted its first annual Profit Symposium. This educational event – which drew 28 self-service laundry owners and investors from throughout Washington and Oregon – provided presentations and...