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Filling a Common Need
When His Family’s Laundry Chain Needed a POS System for Its Drop-Off Business, Brian Henderson Created One – Now He’s Built a Company Around That Solution It is a common scenario: an entrepreneurial individual solves a desperate need for his or her...
Breaking with Tradition
Here’s a Look at Five Self-Service Laundries That Are Succeeding in Somewhat Unconventional MarketsIt comes as no surprise that people are protective of their traditions. After all, tradition is familiar and safe. Tradition offers the comforts of routine, habit...
And the Survey Says
Whether Researching the Industry for the First Time or an Established Store Owner, Doing Your Homework is the Key to Success – And the CLA’s Annual Coin Laundry Industry Survey Can HelpCall it “due diligence” or “doing your...
Headlines
Continental Adds New Team Members
Continental Girbau Inc. recently welcomed three new team members: National Accounts Manager Kylie McArthur, Consumer Financing Associate Grant Meerdink and Technical Services Manager Shannon Rose. McArthur develops and executes strategies for achieving national...
New Nonprofit Created to Find Career Opportunities in the Laundry Industry for Military Veterans
Last month, laundry industry veteran Corey Simonson launched Clean Return USA, a nonprofit endeavor created specifically to help the commercial laundry industry fill job openings with former soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines cycling out of the military. The sole...
EnviroStar to Acquire Scott Equipment
EnviroStar, Inc., headquartered in Miami, recently announced that it has executed a definitive purchase agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets and certain liabilities of Houston-based Scott Equipment, Inc. for $13 million - half of which will be paid in...
Procter & Gamble to Purchase Chicago-Based Drycleaning Startup Pressbox
Chicago-based drycleaning startup Pressbox is being acquired by consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble, according to the two companies. However, the terms of the deal were not disclosed. Pressbox - launched in 2013 by entrepreneurs Vijen Patel and Drew McKenna -...
Laundry One to Host Open House
Laundry One will hold an open house on September 20 at the company's headquarters in Canal Winchester, Ohio. This free event is being held to help educate store owners and potential investors about the latest products available from Dexter Laundry and other industry...
Wash with Wally: The Importance of Rinse Cycles
Due to the high cost of water, I recently eliminated the last two rinses on all of my washers. My machines are now set to deliver a prewash, a wash cycle, and one rinse cycle. Did I make a mistake, or is everyone doing this these days? Honestly, I don't know of any...
Get More Bang for Your Buck
Eight Sure-Fire Tips for Maximizing the Impact and Effectiveness of Your Laundry's Marketing BudgetMarketing means money out of pocket, but it's essential to the revenue growth of your laundry business. So, when making a marketing investment, be sure to get the...
Life Before Laundry
Owners Open Up About Their Professional Backgrounds Prior to Running Their StoresJust taking a wild guess here – but it's probably likely that the vast majority of those of you reading this sentence right now never thought you would ever in a million years be in (or...
What’s Your Number?
[Knowing How Much Finished Laundry Your Staff Can Produce is Vital to the Health of Your Wash-Dry-Fold BusinessSeveral months ago in this column, I discussed the Japanese principle of Kaizen, which is a philosophy that embraces constant and continual improvement in...
A New Beginning
When my husband and I bought our first laundromat in June of 2016, I had been employed by Corporate America for more than 30 years. However, I was laid off just 21 days after that laundromat purchase.I had begun my professional career in 1983 as a designer for Bell...
Excellence 18: Learning from the Best
The Industry's Leading Operators Descend on Southwest Florida for a High-Tech Look at an Evolving BusinessMore than 200 of the nation's leading laundry owners and industry executives recently joined their peers for two days of high-level networking and progressive...
PWS Named Speed Queen Distributor of the Year
Speed Queen has presented its highest distributor honor - the 2017 Distributor of the Year Award - to PWS-The Laundry Company. PWS, headquartered in Los Angeles, has a rich history with Speed Queen and remains one of the most prolific developers of vended laundries in...
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This Month's Issue
- Green is Good Business: Green Operations Increasingly Important to Feed Consumer Demand
- Women In Laundry: Lee Ann Geurts Loves a Challenge
- Store Profile: Kings Laundry Kicking it in Los Angeles
- Untapped Growth Opportunities
- And More…
THE LATEST ON LAUNDROMATS
Industry News
Industry Leaders Establish VC Fund Dedicated to the Laundry Business
A group of business leaders has come together to establish Clean Ventures, the first venture capital fund dedicated solely to the laundry industry. The fund’s management team is led by Alex Weiss, founder and CEO of Clean Rite Centers, a laundromat chain that has...
Speed Queen Launches Podcast
Speed Queen recently launched a podcast called Laundromat Insights, which has been developed to educate and entertain both laundry industry veterans and newcomers, according to the company. The podcast will leverage industry experts and laundry owners to offer advice...
HappyNest Names Chief Technology Officer
Laundry pickup-and-delivery service HappyNest Inc. has named Bill Doll its new chief technology officer. Most recently, Doll served as senior vice president and CTO at Ipswitch Inc., prior to the company’s sale to Progress Software in 2019. For the last 12 months,...
CG West Hosts Educational Session on Laundromat Cleaning
Continental Girbau West, headquartered in Santa Fe Springs, Calif., recently hosted “Laundromat Cleaning by Design,” an educational presentation for laundromat owners. The session focused on cleaning and disinfecting hard surfaces, choosing the proper chemistry for...
The Dedication of CLA Volunteers
The Coin Laundry Association could not end our Month of Thanks without recognizing our most valuable asset – our volunteers. From the members who contributed their time to LaundryCares events to those who have served as speakers for our events or authors of articles...
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Columns
The Laundry Doctor
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The Business Mind
What’s In It for Me?
Originally posted - Jun 18, 2012 For the majority of small-business owners, many of the aspects of running their operations just come naturally. However, in most cases, writing technically correct advertising copy simply isn't one of them. In a nutshell, what I mean...
Wash With Wally
Wash with Wally: Cleaning Cloth Napkins
Originally posted - Apr 09, 2014 I have a commercial client who wants my store to take over the cloth napkin laundry service for his Italian restaurant. I'm not sure what is required to perform a quality service for this specific account. The napkins are red and often...
Viewpoint
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Digital Marketing
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