by Bob Nieman | Nov 27, 2018 | Up Close, Feature 3
Business is Hopping: An Exclusive Chat with Neil Polifka, Vice President of Marketing and Store Development for The Blue Kangaroo Chain Whit Hughes established the Hughes Equipment Co. in 1958. He was one of the industry’s earliest coin laundry distributors. And, for...
by Bob Nieman | Oct 29, 2018 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
Take Your Wash-Dry-Fold Service to the Next Level As today’s society becomes more starved for time – and as markets for traditional vended laundry services grow increasingly competitive – the wash-dry-fold laundry business have been a consistent bright spot for many...
by Cary Lipman | Oct 29, 2018 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 3
Staffing Your Brand New Vended Laundry Business As laundry owners, we live and die by “The Rule of 10.” In other words, a new customer’s very first impression of your store occurs in the first 10 feet, the first 10 seconds and the first 10 words. You’ve just...
by Bob Nieman | Oct 29, 2018 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
Steve Dietzen Green Bay Express Laundry Green Bay, Wis. Before Getting into the Laundry Business… Steve also owns and operates three pawn shops in Wisconsin. Store Opening February 7, 2018 Business Hours 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Staff Four part-time attendants...
by Todd Fener | Sep 26, 2018 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3, Viewpoint
For the grand opening of its Canadian flagship location, Lululemon – the popular yoga-inspired athletic apparel company – offered free merchandise to the first 30 people to run naked through its new retail outlet. As you can imagine, the media was all over this...
by Cary Lipman | Sep 26, 2018 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
What to Consider When Constructing Your First Laundry Business The key to getting through the buildout or construction phase of your vended laundry project can be quite simple. Just hire an experienced, licensed general contractor who already has a couple of...