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Business Bio: Laundromart
Philip Kodroff Laundromart Hollywood, Fla. Before Getting into the Laundry Business… Kodroff was a corporate executive in the fashion industry. Store Opening April 20, 2016 Business Hours 24 hours a day. The laundry is open every day, except for Christmas Day. Staff...
Business Bio: Dirty Laundry Express
Kevin Adkins Dirty Laundry Express Irvington, N.J. Before Getting into the Laundry Business… Kevin used to work for the U.S. Postal Service. Store Opening December 12, 2016 Business Hours 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. – Monday through Friday 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. –...
Rough Waters Ahead
An Interview with the American Water Works Association’s Director of Communications Greg Kail Greg Kail is the director of communications for the American Water Works Association, where he oversees internal and public communications, public affairs, media relations...
Headlines
CLA Connect LIVE Turns a Triple Play in February
Current laundry owners and potential investors – along with distributors and manufacturers – gathered in Burbank, Calif., on February 20, in Seattle on February 21, and in Raleigh, N.C., on February 27 to network, enjoy a nice meal and sharpen their business knowledge...
United Financial Adds Industry Veteran Kirk Stone
United Financial Corp., a nationwide leasing and equipment financing company based in West Des Moines, Iowa, recently announced that laundry industry veteran Kirk Stone has joined the company and will oversee its new Commercial Laundry Finance Division. Stone formerly...
Appeal to Your Laundry’s Diverse Demographic Mix
Provide a Colorful Palette of Services – And Smile All the Way to the Bank All vended laundries are different and cater to their own unique demographics. No two locations are the same. To maximize revenue generated from a specific demographic, it makes sense to appeal...
Money Talks
A Decade Removed from the Credit Crunch of the Great Recession, Here’s What It Takes to Secure Financing in Today’s Economy Growing your laundry business without outside funding can make you feel as though you’re trapped in a perpetual catch-22. You need to hire...
CLA Announces 2019 Board of Directors
Trade Group Adds Three Store Owners and a Distributor to Its Current Board Lineup For 2019, the Coin Laundry Association has added four new laundry professionals to two-year terms on its Board of Directors. These new directors include one distributor and three store...
Spread Your Wings – And Don’t Look Back
It May Be Time to Give Your Vended Laundry Operation a Reboot “There ain’t no future living in the past" – George “Sparky" Anderson, former Major League Baseball manager Human organisms come equipped with memories for a good reason. One is to retain things learned,...
W-D-F 2.0
What Does the Future Hold for the Wash-Dry-Fold Business? As I’ve been saying in this column for several years, the wash-dry-fold business continues to grow, morph and evolve into something new seemingly each time we look in a different direction. The future of...
Procter & Gamble Announces National Expansion of Tide Laundry Service
Procter & Gamble’s popular Tide brand is aggressively targeting today’s urban Millennial and Gen Z consumers, with the national expansion of its pickup-and-delivery laundry service. Tide plans to double its pickup locations to more than 2,000 by next year, after...
Free Laundry Day Scheduled for Durham, N.C.
On Saturday, February 23, The Wash House Laundromats will host a LaundryCares Free Laundry Day at its two locations in Durham, N.C., from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The two locations are: The Wash House, 2000 Chapel Hill Rd., Durham, N.C. The Wash House, 1839 Liberty St.,...
American Changer Acquires Rowe
American Changer Corp., headquartered in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., has finalized an asset purchase agreement with Rowe Bill Changers, LLC, a manufacturer of self-serve money changers for the coin laundry industry, as well as the carwash, amusement and vending markets. The...
EVI Acquires PAC Industries
Laundry equipment distributor EVI Industries, formerly EnviroStar, recently acquired PAC Industries of Harrisburg, Pa., for $12.85 million. EVI, headquartered in Miami, has purchased all of the outstanding shares of PAC’s common stock as part of the agreement – $6.4...
Laundry Owners Warehouse Releases New Short Film
Laundry Owners Warehouse, based in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., has announced the newest release in its current series of short films. This latest release features second-generation American Alberto Mosconi. The short film has been released exclusively on the Laundry Owners...
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This Month's Issue
- The Business of Laundry: Models That Work
- PlanetLaundry Podcast: AI as a Business Partner – Changing the Game for Laundromat Owners
- Member Spotlight: Redefining Utility Access for the Modern Laundromat
- CLEAN SHOW 2025: Schedule of CLA Events
- And More…
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Industry News
CCI, Cents Announce Partnership Agreement
Card Concepts Inc. has teamed up with Cents, a business management and in-store operations platform created for laundromats. The partnership between CCI and Cents will enable store owners to leverage CCI’s hardware and card technology, alongside Cents’ POS, online...
Curbside Laundries Celebrates Milestone
Curbside Laundries recently announced that it’s now providing wash and fold POS systems and pickup-and-delivery solutions to 350 laundromats throughout the United States. “It has been quite a journey,” said Aaron Simmons, a Curbside Laundries co-founder. “Just over...
HappyNest Recognized with Business Innovation Award
Laundry pickup-and-delivery service HappyNest – based in East Greenwich, R.I. – has been named a recipient in Rhode Island Inno’s 4th annual Inno on Fire awards program, which recognize companies sparking innovation to help drive the tech ecosystem within the region....
Paychex Offers COVID-19 Vaccination Resources and Guidance
Paychex – a leader in providing human resource, payroll and benefits outsourcing services for small to medium-sized businesses – conducted an online survey of 300 principals of U.S. companies with two to 500 employees. According to the survey results, most business...
HappyNest Partners with New York’s CleanFresh Laundromat
Laundry pickup-and-delivery service HappyNest has expanded into New York’s south Westchester County market, through the company’s recent partnership with CleanFresh Laundromat in Yonkers. “We’re proud to be partnering with CleanFresh Laundromat with its new,...
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Columns
The Laundry Doctor
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The Business Mind
Wash With Wally
Wash with Wally: Fragrances and Scents
Originally posted - Dec 10, 2014 I have a question about fragrances and scents. Is there any way to add something different to the wash to get it smelling fresh, aside from the normal scented detergents or fabric softeners? Sometimes I wish there was something to add...
Viewpoint
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Digital Marketing
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