by Wally Makowsky | Mar 31, 2021 | Wash With Wally, Highlights
How can I best remove black, permanent marker stains from a pair of heavy-duty, brown duck fabric coveralls? Any leads you can give me would be greatly appreciated. Admittedly, some black marker stains can be very difficult to remove, especially if the spots have been...
by Editor | Mar 31, 2021 | Industry News
Laundry pickup-and-delivery service HappyNest is now available in the Denver area through the company’s new partner, Sunshine Cleaners & Laundromat, based in Arvada, Colo. “HappyNest is sweeping the country with our latest location in the Denver area,” said John...
by Stephen Bean | Mar 24, 2021 | Highlights, The Business Mind
The Time You’re Wasting is Costing You Money, Customers and the Opportunity to Reach Your Full Potential While attending Michigan State University as an undergraduate, I served as the student manager of the varsity tennis team. One particularly freezing January...
by Editor | Mar 23, 2021 | Industry News
Girbau North America recently recognized several distributors for outstanding sales and service in 2020. Fowler Laundry Solutions, based in Union, N.J., received the Vended Laundry and Multi-Housing Distributor of the Year awards; Sunshine Sales, headquartered in...
by Editor | Mar 22, 2021 | Industry News
Speed Queen recently announced the addition of Alliance Laundry Equipment to its distributor network. Alliance Laundry Equipment will represent the Speed Queen brand throughout Utah and Colorado, as well as parts of Nevada, Idaho and Wyoming. The company will take on...
by Wally Makowsky | Mar 17, 2021 | Wash With Wally, Highlights
I own three vended laundries, and I’m quite concerned about the $15 per hour minimum wage that’s being talked about more and more these days. I have three or four employees at each of my locations, and I’m paying those attendants $10 per hour. I don’t know how I would...
by Editor | Mar 14, 2021 | Industry News
Laundry pickup-and-delivery service HappyNest has named Jeanne Hopkins its new chief revenue officer. Hopkins has 30 years of experience in marketing technology and data, with a reputation for building sustainable customer and team relationships while bridging the gap...
by Dave Menz | Mar 11, 2021 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3, Highlights
Understanding and Leveraging This Concept Will Elevate Your Laundromat Business to New Levels of Success and Profitability What if I told you that you could increase your prices anywhere from 25 percent to 100 percent and end up with a stronger, healthier business....
by Editor | Mar 10, 2021 | Industry News
Starchup Inc. and Laundry Locker Inc. (dba DropLocker) have entered into a strategic agreement to license DropLocker’s patents and other intellectual property related to the storage, pickup and delivery of laundry, drycleaning and household items to lockers and...
by Cary Lipman | Mar 4, 2021 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3, Highlights
It’s Not a Trick Question, But the Future of Your Laundromat Business Depends on the Answer Have you been to a Dollar Tree lately? Now there’s an organization that knows exactly what it is and who they want to be – and they’re proud of it. After all, just look at the...