by Stephen Bean | Jul 12, 2019 | The Business Mind, Uncategorized
Here’s How to Separate Your Laundry Business from the Other Stores in Your Marketplace Of all the endeavors that people participate in, very few of their performances can realistically be described as “iconic.” That’s true in sports, business, professions, and tens of...
by Bob Nieman | Jul 11, 2019 | Highlights, Industry News
Self-Service Laundry Retains Tax Exemption The recent $43.4 billion budget bill passed by the Connecticut General Assembly includes a number of changes to the Connecticut tax laws, including an expansion of the sales tax base to include new services. Fortunately,...
by Bob Nieman | Jul 10, 2019 | Highlights, Industry News
The owners of City Cleaners, based in Akron, Ohio, recently opened a 3,000-square-foot vended laundry adjacent to the family’s drycleaning business, which has been in operation for four generations. The brand new Laundromat City is fully attended and equipped with the...
by Bob Nieman | Jul 10, 2019 | Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3, Featured Articles, Highlights
L.A. Laundry Owner Ronnie Morales Discusses Operating in a Dense, Urban Marketplace Ronnie Morales currently owns two Laundry 360 locations in Carson, Calif., which is located just outside of downtown Los Angeles. A former insurance agent for State Farm, Morales knew...
by Bob Nieman | Jul 2, 2019 | Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3, Featured Articles, Highlights
How to Keep Your System Efficient – And Your Laundry Customers Comfortable For today’s laundromat customers, comfort is a key. And store owners who provide temperature-controlled interiors – especially during the brutal dog days of summer – have a definite leg up on...
by Wally Makowsky | Jul 2, 2019 | Highlights, Wash With Wally
I own a small self-service laundry, and I’ve recently been considering adding to drop-off wash-dry-fold service to my business. Are those types of services profitable, or will I just be wasting my time and money? Yes, wash-dry-fold services can be extremely...
by Bob Nieman | Jul 2, 2019 | Industry News
Imonex – which recently marked four decades in the self-service pay arena – unveiled its new website to showcase the company’s expanding coin and token acceptor product line and to help guide laundry owners with innovative payment solutions. Visitors to imonex.com can...
by Bob Nieman | Jul 2, 2019 | Industry News
WASH Multifamily Laundry Systems, headquartered in El Segundo, Calif., recently appointed two new C-suite executives to its management team. Arthur J. (AJ) Long has been named chief financial officer, and Andres de Armas has joined the company as its chief revenue...
by Stephen Bean | Jun 28, 2019 | The Business Mind
Dealing with the Challenges of Business Ownership “One of the secrets of life is to turn stumbling blocks into stepping stones.” – Jack Penn, plastic surgeon, sculptor and author Eight years ago, I wrote an article that appeared in PlanetLaundry magazine...
by Bob Nieman | Jun 28, 2019 | Industry News
Alliance Laundry Systems has reached an agreement to purchase the distribution assets of Commercial Equipment Company. The deal is expected to be finalized for closing in July. Headquartered in Farmers Branch, Texas, CEC has been serving laundry owners in central and...
