Recruiting Strategies for Tight Labor Markets
In today’s scramble to recruit the best employees, a new or growing business may need to devise creative recruitment strategies to keep pace with the competition. This is especially important in today’s labor market, where the unemployment rate is the lowest it’s been...Ohio Laundromat Installs Children’s Library
Laundromat Libraries, a pilot program of the Marietta Community Foundation, recently established its first library at Old Town Express Laundry in Marietta, Ohio. “We are just happy to be able to provide a means to encourage young minds to cultivate a love for reading,...
’Zoned In, Part 1
What Can Ozone Do for Your Laundry Business? [This is the first of a two-part feature article on the use of ozone in a laundromat setting.] Art Jaeger knows a good marketing idea when he sees one. And, at the Coin Laundry Association’s Excellence in Laundry Conference...
Getting the Message Across
Tiffany Outdoor Enables Laundromat Owners to Benefit from ‘Place-Based’ Media In 2008, with more than a decade of media experience, Bert and Barbara Rosenthal decided to branch out from their printing business, Tiffany Press, and create Tiffany Outdoor – an...Starchup, ZIPS Cleaners Announce Software Integration
Garment-care software provider Starchup and ZIPS Cleaners recently announced that ZIPS will be using Starchup’s software platform and API tools to launch a new mobile app for customers using home delivery, locker drop off and pickup, and EZ DropSM at ZIPS stores. ZIPS...CleanCloud Partners with Gusto on Payroll Feature
CleanCloud has teamed up with payroll services provider Gusto to introduce its new CleanCloud Payroll feature. This new product enables laundromat owners to run payroll quickly and easily from the CleanCloud platform. All relevant data, including staff hours, are...
Wash with Wally: Parking is Paramount
I own a 4,000-square-foot laundromat that does a good business. However, I’ve noticed that on Saturdays and Sundays we often turn business away because we simply don’t have enough parking availability on those busy weekends. The building next to us is for sale. Do you...Whirlpool VP Named ‘Corporate Women’s Champion’
Seramount recently named Whirlpool Corp.’s Vice President of Channel Sales and Marketing Lynn Moersch its 2022 Corporate Women’s Champion, as part of Seramount’s Women of Excellence program. Moersch was honored for her outstanding leadership and business success, as...
Anticipating the Renewal of Clean 2022
“The waiting is the hardest part.” – Tom Petty, from “The Waiting” Although many of us initially assumed this classic rock staple from Tom Petty was yet another song about pining for the return to that special someone, Petty himself actually described it as an...
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