by Wally Makowsky | Dec 15, 2022 | Highlights, Wash With Wally
There’s a lot of road construction being done in the area around my laundromat, and the workers are bringing in a great deal of drop-off laundry. However, I’m having some problems removing tar from their work garments. Do you have any suggestions? Tar and concrete are...
by Bob Nieman | Dec 8, 2022 | Highlights, Industry News
Whirlpool Corp. has landed in the No. 3 overall spot on Newsweek’s 2023 list of America’s Most Responsible Companies, up from the fourth position in 2021. The annual recognition, acknowledging the top 500 most responsible companies in the United States across 14...
by Ted Ristaino | Dec 8, 2022 | Highlights, Viewpoint
At the beginning of the year in this space, I posed the question: “What can the CLA do for you?” More than a catchy (and borrowed) tagline, it was a sincere effort to solicit feedback from CLA members – our customers – as to what they wanted the association to provide...
by Bob Nieman | Dec 7, 2022 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3, Highlights
Industry Insiders Recap the Past Year – And Look Closely at the Factors Shaping the Laundry Business in 2023 [This is the second of a two-part feature article reviewing the year in laundry and taking a glimpse at what 2023 and beyond might hold for store owners. You...
by Bob Nieman | Dec 1, 2022 | Highlights, Industry News
Gr8 Laundry in College Station, Texas, has teamed up with Hope’s Locker, an organization that helps homeless children within the area, to host a coat and blanket drive. “For us to be able to reach out and help however we can makes us feel good with what little bit we...
by Wally Makowsky | Dec 1, 2022 | Highlights, Wash With Wally
My store handles a good amount of wash-dry-fold laundry, and lately I’ve been using a lot of detergent and softener. When I approached my laundry attendants about this issue, they told me that many of the customers indicated that they wanted their clothes to smell...