by Bob Nieman | Aug 26, 2015 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
Negotiating Strategies and Tactics for Your Next Laundromat Lease Since there have been self-service laundries, there have been landlords. And, since there have been landlords, there have been leases. Of course, in the beginning, these were simple one- or two-page...
by Bob Nieman | Aug 26, 2015 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
Tahir Kakar Best Price Cleaners Knightdale, N.C. Before Getting into the Laundry Business… With a background in medicine, Kakar came to the United States from Afghanistan in 2001. While in school to earn an American medical degree, he took a part-time job in the...
by Bob Nieman | Aug 26, 2015 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
An Interview with Industry Veteran David Horton David Horton has spent his entire adult life in the commercial laundry business – selling equipment, brokering businesses and building stores – from California to the East Coast to the Central Plains, with stops in...
by Bob Nieman | Jul 28, 2015 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
An Interview with Tennessee Laundry Owner Kenneth Cherry Kenneth Cherry opened his first self-service laundry in 1959 in Livingston, Tenn., back when the industry was still in its infancy. Today, he owns three stores. Over the years, Mr. Cherry has always been a price...
by Bob Nieman | Jul 28, 2015 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
Three Multi-Store Owners Share Their Advice Whether your store’s laundry equipment is 15 years old, 10 years old or was installed just a few years ago, upgrading to new, advanced machines can boost your bottom line while saving on utility costs and offering...
by Bob Nieman | Jul 28, 2015 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
An Examination of Credit Card Acceptance, the Future of the Payment Industry – And What It Means for Your Laundry Business The credit card industry processed an estimated $4 trillion in the United States last year, according to Business Insider. To put that in...