Ross G. Rose
Grande Laundry Place
San Marcos, Calif.
Before Getting into the Laundry Business…
Mr. Rose has been in the laundry business for 25 years.
Store Opening
October 2014
Business Hours
6 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily
Staff
Grande Laundry Place employs four part-time attendants.
Total Square Footage
4,000 square feet
Parking Spaces
40
Lease or Own?
Own
New Store or Existing Laundry?
Mr. Rose built this laundry from the ground up.
The Process
It took two years to build this store.
The Cost, Including Equipment
$1.5 million
Utility Costs
The store’s utilities average 17.2 percent of gross sales.
Marketplace Demographics
Grande Laundry Place’s customer base is mainly Hispanic and Caucasian.
Competition
There are five other self-service laundries within the store’s marketplace.
Payment Options
Loyalty cards
Washers and Dryers
10 Speed Queen toploaders, $2.28
9 Dexter 20-pound frontloaders, $2.98
14 Dexter 30-pound frontloaders, $3.98
11 Dexter 50-pound frontloaders, $5.98
10 Dexter 60-pound frontloaders, $6.98
5 Dexter 90-pound frontloaders, $9.98
19 Dexter 50-pound stack dryers, 45 cents for seven minutes
7 Dexter 80-pound dryers, 60 cents for seven minutes
Water Heating System
Lochinvar Outdoor Armor condensing water heater
Card System
ESD card system, with two VTMs
Bill Changers
2 American Changer bill-to-bill changers
Laundry Carts
25 R&B Wire Products laundry carts
Folding Tables
Numerous, custom-made folding tables
Flooring
Concrete, coated with Rhino Quartz flooring
Lighting
All LED lighting – store interior and parking lot
Beverage Vending
1 BevMax 4 beverage vending machine
Snack Vending
1 Merchant 6 snack vending machine
Televisions
9 50-inch, flat-screen televisions
Children’s Play Area
The store features a fenced, outdoor play area.
Additional Amenities
• Coffee and doughnuts for customers until 11:00 a.m.
• Pizza for customers is occasionally delivered to the store
• Free Wi-Fi access
Distributor
Western State Design, Hayward, Calif., (800) 633-7153
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