by Bob Nieman | Jan 29, 2015 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
Orignally posted – Dec 01, 2014 For the most part, our industry is the same throughout from store to store. Each laundromat features basically the same setup: washers and dryers for a set price, folding tables, carts, maybe some vending machines and possibly an...
by Bob Nieman | Jan 29, 2015 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
Originally posted – Sept issue/2012 “I have been up against tough competition all my life. I wouldn’t know how to get along without it.” – Walt Disney Next to vend price, there isn’t a more combustible topic of conversation among laundry...
by Bob Nieman | Jan 29, 2015 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
Originally posted – Feb 26, 2014 An energy-efficient retrofit from T8 fluorescent lighting to state-of-the-art LED tubes at Holmen Coin Laundry in Holmen, Wis., will deliver savings on the owner’s electric bill of more than 60 percent. Owner Karl Maas...
by Brian Wallace | Jan 29, 2015 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
Originally posted – Mar 27, 2012 What is our industry’s brand? I’m fond of the following motto that I derived from the insightful consumer research conducted by the Coin Laundry Association: Our customers want time-savings and convenience in a clean,...
by Chris Balestracci | Jan 29, 2015 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
Originally posted – Aug 15, 2012 Each year, one of the most valuable things a self-service laundry owner can do is attend distributor shows. And please notice that I didn’t just say “your distributor show.” The reason for this is because I...
by Todd Fener | Jan 28, 2015 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3, Viewpoint
Originally posted – Jan issue/2012 You’ve searched far and wide for that perfect laundry location or undervalued existing laundromat. You’ve met with every distributor and examined each manufacturer’s spec sheets with a fine-toothed comb before...