Leveling the Playing Field

John Um wanted to make sure small business owners could get fair pricing and access to reliable suppliers without needing to have significant buying power. As a leader whose career spanned several major retail and e-commerce companies, he had seen firsthand how hard...

Staying Fierce: Haley Gould Finds Perfect Fit in Vended Laundry

Haley Gould is the Director of Partner Success for HappyNest. She manages an internal team while leading more than 100 partners across the United States building a successful pickup and delivery operation in addition to running their laundromat business. A consummate...

Metrics That Matter 

Profit, Performance, and Planning in Vended Laundry  The laundromat business is like most businesses in that you need to do a lot of things right to be successful. But how do you know if it’s working? According to successful owners, you just need to look at the...

Startup to Scale

How Western State Design Has Been Helping Laundry Businesses Thrive for More Than 50 Years   For more than five decades, Western State Design has been a leading provider of turnkey laundry solutions across the vended, on-premises, and commercial/industrial markets....

PlanetLaundry Podcast

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A Clean Transformation

A Clean Transformation

Practical Advice for Managing Organizational Change within Your Laundry Business – And Helping Your Employees Embrace the Transition I’ve met quite a few laundry owners throughout the years, and they all seem to be on the same quest for more success in their...

AI: Transforming Laundry Day

AI: Transforming Laundry Day

The Practical Impact of Artificial Intelligence on the Laundromat Industry – From Operational Efficiency to Customer Experience Artificial intelligence is reshaping industries across the board – and the laundromat business is no exception. Although sci-fi visions of...

By the Book

By the Book

The Silent Power of the Well-Crafted Employee Handbook On busy laundromat weekends – where washers hum, dryers tumble, and customers jockey for prized folding space – one essential tool quietly steers the course of business – the employee handbook. Whether overseeing...

Headlines

Industry Mourns Avner Wolanow

Industry pioneer and visionary Avner Wolanow – the founder of Dallas-based Atlas International Laundry – has passed away. A trailblazer in the laundry industry, Mr. Wolanow was renowned for his extensive knowledge and infectious personality. His journey began when he...

Clean & Green

Sustainability Practices for Today’s Laundromats In recent years, the laundry industry has undergone a remarkable transformation, propelled by a growing awareness of environmental sustainability. Across the sector, from bustling urban laundromats to specialized cloth...

B&C Technologies Honors Top Distributors

B&C Technologies recently recognized the achievements of its top distributors during the company’s annual distributor meeting, held at B&C’s headquarters in Panama City Beach, Fla. The top honor went to Laundry Systems of the Carolinas, Spartanburg, S.C.;...

ZIPS Teams Up with Mulberrys

Value Drycleaners of America, which operates and franchises the ZIPS Cleaners brand of garment-care centers, recently announced that it has become the exclusive developer of Mulberrys Garment Care franchise locations throughout the United States. Mulberrys – known for...

Curbside Laundries, The Laundry Boss Announce Strategic Partnership

Point-of-sale and wash-dry-fold pickup-and-delivery solutions provider Curbside Laundries and The Laundry Boss – a pioneer in payment systems, data intelligence, and laundromat management – recently entered into a strategic partnership. The collaboration will combine...

Beyond Our Borders

A Look at the International Laundromat Market Laundromats are no doubt a staple of American urban life. However, the business model has long since evolved into a global phenomenon, adapting to diverse cultures, economic landscapes, and consumer preferences worldwide....

Excellence in Laundry ’24: Industry Insights and Innovations

CLA Conference Attracts a Record Number of Laundromat Owners and Industry Professionals to Palm Beach, Fla. More than 200 of the leading laundromat owners and industry professionals from across the U.S. recently joined their colleagues for two days of high-level...

Pellerin Milnor Salutes Top Dealers of 2023

Pellerin Milnor Corp., headquartered in Kenner, La., recently recognized Pellerin Laundry Machinery as the top performer in Milnor machinery sales for 2023. “We applaud Pellerin Laundry Machinery for their exceptional performance and dedication to delivering...

Aloha Laundry Life Acquires Laundry University

Laundry service provider network Aloha Laundry Life recently announced that it has acquired the online laundry training and certification program formerly known as Laundry University. The platform will now operate under the name Aloha University, or ALU. Laundry...

Alliance Distribution Names General Manager for West Region

Alliance Laundry Systems has promoted John Endahl to general manager of the Alliance Laundry Systems Distribution West Region South Gate office. “John has been a proven performer since he joined the sales staff of our Los Angeles area office,” said Craig Dakauskas,...

Future-Proofing Your Laundry Business

How a POS System Can Add Value for You and Your Customers “What gets measured, gets managed.” – Peter Drucker If you already have a point-of-sale system, you know how valuable they are. Unfortunately, many laundromat owners still use paper and pen – and the laundromat...

EVI Industries Reports Third Quarter Results

EVI Industries, Inc. recently announced its operating results for the three- and nine-month periods ended March 31, 2024 – including record revenue, gross profit, and operating cash flows for the nine-month period, and record gross margin and operating cash flows for...

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  • Green is Good Business: Green Operations Increasingly Important to Feed Consumer Demand
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Industry News

Southeastern Laundry Equipment Acquires Cochrane Repair Service

Southeastern Laundry Equipment Sales, headquartered in Marietta, Ga., has acquired Cochrane Repair Service, a company specializing in commercial laundry equipment repair and maintenance throughout the Carolinas. Founded in 1983, Cochrane Repair Service provides...

Alliance Adds Industry Veteran to Sales Team

Alliance Laundry Systems has added Rick Case to its sales team. “Rick has a tremendous amount of industry experience and will make an immediate impact for our Alliance Laundry Systems Distribution team,” said Mike Hand, vice president, North America Commercial Central...

Alliance Distribution Expands West Region with New Acquisition

Alliance Laundry Systems has acquired the distribution assets of Bestway Laundry Solutions, headquartered in Corona, Calif. The distributorship is a leading provider of UniMac on-premises laundry equipment. “California is an area where we see excellent potential for...

Laundry Industry Mourns Bob Cowen

Laundry industry pioneer Robert Clifford Cowen, an ownership partner in B&C Technologies, passed away peacefully at his home on September 13 at the age of 102. Cowen began his career in 1956 as an engineer and quickly became a driving force in the commercial...

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The Laundry Doctor

Who’s Servicing Your Wash-Dry-Fold Customers?

Who’s Servicing Your Wash-Dry-Fold Customers?

A Look at the Pros and Cons of Utilizing Independent Contractors vs. Laundromat Employees With the outbreak of COVID-19, I’ve recently received quite a few questions from laundry owners about wash-dry-fold services. The wash-dry-fold business has not fallen off during...

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The Business Mind

Laying It on the Line

Laying It on the Line

Why Laundromat Entrepreneurs Take the Risks They Do Starting or buying a business is… well, risky business. After all, research tells us that roughly one-third of all small businesses fail within the first two years. So, why do people do it? What could these...

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Wash With Wally

Viewpoint

Don’t Stop Now!

Don’t Stop Now!

Congratulations! Your laundromat survived 2020 and the first half of 2021 – a time during which an incredible number of brick-and-mortar retail businesses in the U.S. failed and simply disappeared. For all owners, the past year and a half has been historically...

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Digital Marketing

Work Smarter, Not Harder

Work Smarter, Not Harder

Unlock a New Level of Efficiency for Your Laundry Business with ChatGPT I recently was speaking with a seasoned laundromat operator who had reached a point in her business where she was having difficulty finding qualified applicants to offer wash-dry-fold services....

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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.