by Bob Nieman | Nov 18, 2021 | Highlights, Industry News
Miami native Clint Gulley II, who operates seven McDonald’s franchises, recently signed a five-store agreement with LaundroLab, to bring the laundromat franchise to his home city. Gulley’s wife, Melissa, will be a co-owner of the business. After nearly a decade in...
by Bob Nieman | Nov 18, 2021 | Highlights, Industry News
Coin-O-Matic parent company – Harry Miller Companies, located in Alsip, Ill. – is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2021. “I’m so grateful that my grandfather, uncle and dad decided to focus the family business on home and commercial laundry equipment over the last...
by Bob Nieman | Nov 18, 2021 | Industry News
Card Concepts Inc. has added three Level 1 support technicians to the company’s technical support team. They are: Brett Norrell, Tyler Heller and Warren Barnhart. These new techs will provide full technical support for all CCI product hardware and software for...
by Bob Nieman | Nov 18, 2021 | Industry News
Alliance Laundry Systems recently appointed Eric Meyers as its new general manager responsible for overseeing the company’s North America trade/on-premises laundry segment. In a recent reorganization, the company combined the two segments under one leader. “Eric’s...
by Bob Nieman | Nov 12, 2021 | Industry News
Mr Jeff, an international laundry service franchise, has opened its second U.S. flagship hub inside an existing Clean Rite laundromat location in Brooklyn, N.Y. The opening of this flagship Mr Jeff hub comes on the heels of an announcement last May that Mr Jeff has...
by Bob Nieman | Nov 11, 2021 | Industry News
Laundry pickup-and-delivery service HappyNest has continued its growth in Texas, now available in Dallas and many areas within Collin County – through its new laundromat partner, Coin Laundry Co. The McKinney-based laundry facility serves customers in Garland,...
by Bob Nieman | Nov 10, 2021 | Highlights
Bruce Bitman Alligator Laundry Long Beach, Calif. Before Getting into the Laundry Business… Bitman has been in the laundromat industry for 11 years. Prior to that, he was in the vending machine business. Store Opening January 5, 2021 Business Hours 6:00 a.m. to 11:00...
by Wally Makowsky | Nov 10, 2021 | Highlights, Wash With Wally
There are six main elements that a new laundromat business should possess to attract and retain customers. They are: 1. Parking. Parking is critically important to the success of a self-service laundry. If your parking lot is too small with respect to the size of your...
by Bob Nieman | Nov 9, 2021 | Industry News
The U.S. Small Business Administration has opened a new application portal for direct Paycheck Protection Program forgiveness: https://directforgiveness.sba.gov/requests/borrower/login/?next=/. This portal allows borrowers to apply for forgiveness directly with the...
by Bob Nieman | Nov 9, 2021 | Industry News
Wash-Dry-Fold POS has added Sean Henderson to its software development team. Henderson formerly served as operations manager for Liberty Laundry, his family’s chain of laundromats located in northeastern Oklahoma. “Being the operations manager at Liberty Laundry also...