by Brian Wallace | Jan 27, 2016 | Viewpoint
“The customer is always right.” – Marshall Field When I cite the quote above about the customer always being right, you might be quick to caution “you haven’t been to my laundromat!”Well, I see this well-worn adage as aspirational,...
by Bob Nieman | Jan 27, 2016 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
Industry Experts Discuss Their ‘Formulas’ for Increasing the Value of Your Laundry Business The valuation process of a self-service laundry is an art, not a science. Therefore, when it comes to boosting a store’s value, absolute formulas won’t...
by Bob Nieman | Jan 27, 2016 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
Louisiana Store Owner Pulls His Community Together Through Popular Barbeque Cookouts When one of the local elementary schools in Lake Charles, La., was looking for ways to increase parent involvement and boost attendance at its PTO meetings, the principal called local...
by Bob Nieman | Jan 27, 2016 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
Louisiana Store Owner Pulls His Community Together Through Popular Barbeque Cookouts When one of the local elementary schools in Lake Charles, La., was looking for ways to increase parent involvement and boost attendance at its PTO meetings, the principal called local...
by Bob Nieman | Jan 27, 2016 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
Jim Mason South 4th Street Mega Grande Laundromat DeKalb, Ill. Before Getting into the Laundry Business… Jim is a real estate investor who has serviced the laundry equipment in his apartment buildings all over the Midwest for 30 years. Store Opening May 22, 2015...
by Bob Nieman | Jan 27, 2016 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
An Interview with Economic Forecaster and Business Author Dr. Alan Beaulieu One of the country’s most informed economists, Dr. Alan Beaulieu is the president of ITR Economics. Since 1990, he has been consulting with companies throughout the U.S., Europe and Asia...
by Bob Nieman | Jan 27, 2016 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
Jim Mason South 4th Street Mega Grande Laundromat DeKalb, Ill. Before Getting into the Laundry Business… Jim is a real estate investor who has serviced the laundry equipment in his apartment buildings all over the Midwest for 30 years. Store Opening May 22, 2015...
by Stephen Bean | Jan 27, 2016 | The Business Mind
Boost Your Laundry Business by Developing These Critical Skills Marketing is every laundry owner’s link to the outside world. It’s how you persuasively encourage people to repeatedly purchase your products and services. Conceptually, it’s just that...
by Jeff Gardner | Jan 27, 2016 | The Laundry Doctor
Consumer Awareness of On-Demand, App-Based Laundry Services is Growing – And That May Change the Game for Many Operators Early last year, this magazine published an in-depth cover story examining the on-demand home delivery and locker-based drop-off models that were...
by Bob Nieman | Jan 26, 2016 | Industry News
Bill Thomas to Oversee Company Sales in the Southwest Region WASH Multifamily Laundry Systems, based in El Segundo, Calif., has appointed Bill Thomas its regional vice president of sales for the Southwest region. “Bill has an impressive track record in...