by PlanetLaundry Staff | Mar 3, 2016 | Sponsored Articles
Continental leads the industry in firsts. Even better? Our firsts are industry changing because they positively impact vended laundries and make laundry ownership more attractive, flexible, profitable, convenient and rewarding. NO WONDER THE OTHERS FOLLOW OUR LEAD...
by PlanetLaundry Staff | Mar 3, 2016 | Industry News
Company Looks to Grow Its Global Reach PartsKing.com – the parts division of Star Distributing, Inc. based in Nashville – recently launched an upgraded website, consolidated its online sales platforms and created potential international opportunities...
by Editor | Mar 3, 2016 | Industry News
Legislation Mandates Higher Pay in Cities than in Rural Areas Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has signed a bill enacting a double-digit increase in the state’s minimum wage, a boost that could give the state the highest minimum wage in the U.S. by 2022. In addition, this...
by Editor | Mar 2, 2016 | Industry News
On-Demand Laundry Service Now Open in Los Angeles, Oklahoma City and Akron On-demand laundry service provider WashClub, based in New York City, has announced the launch of new branches in Los Angeles, Oklahoma City and Akron, Ohio. Each of these WashClub facilities is...
by Editor | Mar 2, 2016 | Industry News
Electrolux recently named Anna Ohlsson-Leijon its chief financial officer. In addition, the company has promoted Ola Nilsson to the position of executive vice president and head of its small appliances business category. Ohlsson-Leijon joined Electrolux in 2001 as...
by Stephen Bean | Feb 25, 2016 | The Business Mind
Four Common Questions That Keep First-Time Laundry Owners Up at Night First-time laundry owners are an interesting group. Based on my 30 years of experience as a distributor working with many of them, the typical rookie operator is overflowing with nervous enthusiasm...
by Wally Makowsky | Feb 25, 2016 | Wash With Wally
My wash-dry-fold and commercial laundry businesses are going very well and my attendants are busy all day. However, I recently landed a contract with a security company to do their shirts. This client wants the shirts washed and ironed. Unfortunately, I’ve been...
by Bill Gilbert | Feb 25, 2016 | Viewpoint
Laundry owners got an early Christmas present this past December, when the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 was signed into law. This new law permanently (until further notice, at least) expanded the Section 179 deduction limit to $500,000....
by PlanetLaundry Staff | Feb 25, 2016 | Industry News
Two-Day Event Scheduled for May 11-12 in Southern California Continental Girbau West – a subsidiary of Continental Girbau Inc. based in Santa Fe Springs, Calif. – will host its fourth annual Conference of Champions Profit Symposium on May 11-12. The event...
by Editor | Feb 25, 2016 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
A Look at the Factors That Impact Your Laundry’s Rates Imagine Manhattan under almost 300 feet of water. Not water from a hurricane or a tsunami, but purified drinking water – 2.1 trillion gallons of it. That’s the amount of water researchers estimate is...