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Laundry Does Matter
An Interview with Loving America Street Executive Director Samantha Sammis Loving America Street is a faith-based, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that promotes sustainability and preservation within the Eastside neighborhood of Charleston, S.C., through community...
Free Laundry Day Rocks Baltimore
More Than 16,000 Pounds of Clothes Washed During LaundryCares Event at Laundry City The Coin Laundry Association's LaundryCares Foundation – along with more than 60 volunteers from 13 states – hosted a free laundry day on July 28 in Baltimore. "The LaundryCares' free...
Business Bio: Beal’s Bubbles
Carol Beal and Hanna Christian Beal's Bubbles West Columbia and Sweeny, Texas Before Getting into the Laundry Business… Carol was a sales representative for Hanes Hosiery in Houston area. Store Openings The West Columbia store opened in January 2004, and the Sweeny...
Headlines
Maytag Offers a Look at New Multi-Load Washer Production Line
As part of the 59th Maytag Commercial Laundry Meeting in Fall River, Mass., 150 people – including Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia, City Councilman Cliff Ponte and Bristol County Chamber of Commerce Manager of Business Development Joe Trilling – recently gathered to...
CLA Laundry Industry Meet-Ups Gaining Popularity
One of the goals of the Coin Laundry Association is to foster camaraderie and knowledge sharing among the laundry owners across America. The CLA feels that the ability for laundromat owners to meet, network, and discuss topics allows for participants to tap into an...
Equipment Marketers Gearing Up for 25th Annual Trade Show
Equipment Marketers will hold its 25th annual Trade Show & Service Seminar on May 3 at the company's headquarters in Cherry Hill, N.J. This event - scheduled to run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. - will feature more than 20 commercial laundry vendors from across the U.S.,...
Business Bio: A&Q Laundry Room
Tyesha Offiong A&Q Laundry Room South River, N.J. Before Getting into the Laundry Business… Tyesha formerly served as the director for a non-profit organization. Store Opening March 1, 2015 Business Hours 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. daily Staff Three part-time...
Wash with Wally: Drop-Off Drycleaning, Scented Detergents and More…
I service a commercial account that has just purchased some rather inexpensive, polyester table cloths that wrinkle when washed. Even the client admits that she bought an inferior product.We pre-treat these items, wash them in warm water with Tide (no bleach or...
Building Your Marketing Toolkit
Seven Key Components All Laundry Owners Should Have in Their Promotional ArsenalsLet's say you've just built or purchased a vended laundry. How do you get the word out, attract new customers, develop customer loyalty, and continuously grow your business?If you had to...
A New Look for Local CLA Meetings
Reinvented CLA Affiliate Program Aims for More Meetings in More Places, Less Burden on Volunteers Over the past several months, you've seen a couple of columns from recent CLA Board Chairs Jim Whitmore and Ron Kelley, talking about the strategic planning being done at...
Business Bio: Speed Wash
Kurt and Ashley Schroeder Speed Wash Tampa, Fla.Before Getting into the Laundry Business…The Schroeders were involved with the leasing and sales of medical equipment.Store OpeningDecember 8, 2017Business HoursSpeed Wash is open 24 hours a day.Staff6 attendantsTotal...
WDF 101: Back to Basics, Part 2
Consistently Folding and Professionally Packaging Your Customers' Garments Are Keys to a Successful Wash-Dry-Fold Business[This is the second in a series on running a successful wash-dry-fold service. Part One appeared in the April issue.]Last time, I discussed how to...
Pulling the ‘Trigger’
Seven Psychological Triggers Sure to Boost Your Customer Acquisition MarketingWould you like to know how to attract more customers by understanding what piques their interest in your laundry business?For several years, I have written that the key to successfully...
Giant Wash to Kick Off ‘Wash & Learn’ Program During Free Laundry Day
Giant Wash Coin Laundry, located in St. Paul, Minn., will launch a new "Wash & Learn"program on May 12, in conjunction with a free laundry day at the store. The laundromat will host the free laundry event in celebration of the new program, and offer community...
Clean 2017: Exhibit Space Sold Out
For the first time in 20 years, exhibit space for the Clean Show is completely sold out. The biennial event, which is celebrating its 40-year anniversary this year, is scheduled for June 5-8 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.In addition, attendee registration also is...
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This Month's Issue
- By the Book: The Silent Power of the Well-Crafted Employee Handbook
- Business Management: Practical Advice for Handling Organizational Change – And Helping Your Employees Embrace the Transition
- Digital Marketing: Boost Business with Simple Conversations and a Few Clever Tricks
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Industry News
COVID-19 Leaves Laundry Owners Short on Coins
The coronavirus crisis has sparked a nationwide coin shortage that has left retailers scrambling, including some laundromat owners who have found themselves short of the quarters needed to replenish changers. The Federal Reserve recently revealed that the pandemic had...
Aaxon to Represent Huebsch in North Florida
Huebsch recently expanded the territory of Aaxon Laundry Systems, headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. In addition to its current coverage area for Huebsch, the distributor also will now cover the northern region of Florida, up to Tallahassee, for the brand. “We are...
Florida Franchisor Looks to Expand National Footprint
WaveMAX Laundry – a vended laundry franchisor based in Jacksonville, Fla., currently with 16 laundromat locations across multiple states – is looking to aggressively boost its share of the market. The brand has an additional 24 locations under development and nearly...
Clean 2021 Booth Sales Now Open to 2019 Exhibitors
The Clean Show is now accepting booth space contracts for next year’s event from all of the exhibitors who participated in the 2019 show. Space is assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. Sales will open to all other companies interested in exhibiting this fall....
CLA Board of Directors Issues Statement Rejecting Racism
Today, the Coin Laundry Association’s Board of Directors issued the following statement: The Coin Laundry Association’s mission is “to advance the self-service laundry industry by providing store operators with the industry research, connectivity, education and other...
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Columns
The Laundry Doctor
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The Business Mind
Thoughts Off the Top of My Head
Originally posted - Nov 17, 2014 By nature, I can be very philosophical. As a result, I'm endlessly fascinated by what others have to say about life and about their personal rules of living. I tend to collect these thoughts and sayings – most of the time forgetting...
Wash With Wally
Wash with Wally: Powdered Detergent vs. Pods
Originally posted - Sep 23, 2014 We have a fairly large drop-off service at our laundry. Our customers have been happy with our consistency. For detergent, we use powdered Gain. Recently, Gain has come out with a pod-type product. We have contemplated switching to the...
Viewpoint
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Strategic Corporate Allies Program
Our Strategic Corporate Allies support CLA’s mission through advocacy, education, and innovation to strengthen the industry, advance our members’ businesses, and prepare the next generation of laundry professionals for the future.
Interested in becoming a Strategic Corporate Ally of CLA? Contact President & CEO, Brian Wallace via email at [email protected] or call (630) 491-0499.