Longtime Laundromat Owner on 23 Years of Service, Challenges, Community Impact

For more than two decades, Lee Ann Geurts has been a steady force in her Brooklyn Park community in Minnesota, running three laundromats that have become known not just for clean clothes, but for connection, comfort, and care. What began as a business venture for her...

Green is Good Business 

Green Operations Increasingly Important to Feed Consumer Demand  When Green Laundry Lounge co-owners Pulin and Krishna Dasai got into the vended laundry industry, they wanted to change a narrative: laundromats are water and energy-intensive businesses.   “The...

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...

PlanetLaundry Podcast

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Spynnyng a New Web

The Principals at Marketing Firm Spynr Discuss the Keys to Promoting a Laundry Business in 2016 and BeyondSpynr was established in October 2015 with a mission to help businesses in the laundry and drycleaning industries see the importance of modernizing their...

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...

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Marketing, Technology And Making More Money

Boost Your Digital Marketing Success with Automation Techniques, Solid Analytics and a Retargeting ProgramTechnology is a game-changer.Since the year 2000, we've seen the invention, adoption, and removal of advancements like MySpace, multiple generations of...

Location! Location! Location!

Top Laundry Owners Weigh In on What Goes into a Successful Site Selection ProcessGet two (non-competing) laundry owners in a room and see how quickly the conversation turns to the new, potentially blockbuster laundry markets and store sites they're both currently...

WDF 101: Back to Basics, Part 3

Here's Why Choosing Your Detergent and Landing a Few Commercial Accounts Are Critical Factors for Your New Wash-Dry-Fold Business[This is the third and final installment in a series on running a successful wash-dry-fold service.]Thus far in this series on offering a...

Tell Your Story

How to Grow Your Laundry Business Through the Art of Storytelling "Great stories happen to those who can tell them." - Ira Glass, American radio personality There are many strategies that you can use to attract new customers. But have you ever thought of allowing...

Maytag Honors Outstanding Customer Achievements

More than 120 attendees from 16 countries recently attended Maytag Commercial Laundry's 59th Annual Meeting, held in Providence, R.I. The three-day event featured a look at Maytag's newest products, as well as offering insight into the brand's strategic approach for...

Martin-Ray Laundry Systems Hosts Women in Coin Laundry Event

As the vended laundry industry continues to draw entrepreneurs, increasingly, these new business owners and investors are women. With that in mind, Jodi Way, territory sales representative at Martin-Ray Laundry Systems, a Denver-based Speed Queen distributor,...

‘Common Sense Won Out’

CLA, Lobbying Group Intervene to Protect Laundry Owners' Sales Tax Exemption in Kentucky Laundry owners in Kentucky dodged a bullet this spring - a bullet aimed directly at their bottom line... in the form of a 6 percent sales tax. Due to the state's more than $50...

WashClub Expands Software Footprint in U.S., Europe

WashClubTrak – a provider of online laundry and drycleaning delivery software – has announced that it has expanded into three key markets within the U.S. and one in Europe. The company has extended its footprint to Seattle; Phoenix; and Orange County, Calif. – as well...

Statewide Laundry Announces Case Study Videos

Statewide Laundry has announced the launching of a new series of videos that the company is calling "Case Study Stories." These case studies will feature Statewide's laundry-owner customers from all across Florida. "Case studies give us the opportunity to examine the...

Laundrylux Adds Teeters to Electrolux Distribution Network

Laundrylux has announced that Teeters Products, based in Fletcher, Ohio, is the newest addition to the Electrolux Professional laundry equipment distribution network for Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky. "We're thrilled to welcome such a professional and customer-centric...

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September Magazine Issue

This Month's Issue

 

  • House of Laundromats: Real Estate Trends and What to Watch
  • Member Spotlight: Bringing a Century of Expertise to the Evolving Laundromat Industry
  • PlanetLaundry Podcast: Reimagining Community: How the Hub Laundromat Cafe is a Change Catalyst in Detroit
  • Women In Vended Laundry: How Adrienne Hurrington Keeps the Wheels Turning as SAMCO
  • And More…

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Industry News

Rinse Acquires Dryv in Continued Expansion Effort

Laundry and drycleaning delivery service Rinse recently acquired Dryv, a Chicago-based, on-demand drycleaning and laundry provider. Dryv is the latest in a series of acquisitions for Rinse. In addition, the company purchased OffToYou earlier this year, Cleanly’s San...

Clean Show Postponed Until Summer 2022

Messe Frankfurt has announced that the 2021 edition of The Clean Show will be postponed due to the continued global impact of COVID-19. The next edition will be held July 30-August 2, 2022, in Atlanta. After months of strategic conversations with Messe Frankfurt’s...

Speed Queen Adds Daniels Equipment to Distributor Network

Speed Queen recently added Daniels Equipment Company to its distributor network. Daniels Equipment, based in Auburn, N.H., will represent the brand throughout New England – including Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut. The...

Speed Queen Offers Free Laundromat Technology Webinar

Speed Queen has made a new webinar recording available for free to laundromat owners and investors interested in learning about technology. The “Technology and Your Laundromat” webinar introduces the wide range of technology available to store owners. It looks at some...

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Originally posted - Nov 14, 2012 As we all know, big businesses have big marketing budgets on which they spend big dollars and, often times, achieve big results. So, here's the big question: can a small business – like your coin laundry – use big-business marketing...

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