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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...
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...
Floor It!
Laundry Owners Explain What They Love (and Hate) About Their Stores' Flooring "We like to say that the floor covering is the canvas on which the rest of the store is painted." – Edward Korczak, former executive director, National Wood Flooring Association To be sure,...
Headlines
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...
CBORD, Washlava Partner to Provide a More Convenient Student Laundry Experience
CBORD, a provider of technology solutions for colleges and universities, and Washlava, a technology company modernizing self-service laundry through its mobile application, have announced their partnership, which features the integration of Washlava into CBORD's...
Industry Roundtable: What’s Next for the Laundry Business?
Leading Manufacturers Weigh In on the Current State of the Vended Laundry Industry – And Where They See It HeadedWhat's ahead for the vended laundry industry?The resurgent U.S. economy of recent years has strengthened and grown the laundromat business in nearly every...
WASH Upgrades Laundry Rooms with PayRange Mobile Payment
WASH Multifamily Laundry Systems - which has more than 7 million people doing their laundry in its WASH-branded laundry rooms every week throughout the U.S. and Canada - has selected PayRange to be the technology provider of its mobile payment solution, thus marking a...
Profit Symposium Attracts Record Numbers
Continental Girbau West and Elite Business Investments recently hosted the Conference of Champions Profit Symposium in Santa Fe Springs, Calif. The event, which focused on ways to improve vended laundry profits and attract new customers, drew record numbers. The...
Commercial Equipment Company to Host Spring Open House
Commercial Equipment Company will hold its annual open house, service school and equipment showcase on May 19 at the company's headquarters in Farmers Branch, Texas. This event - which is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. - will feature extensive educational...
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This Month's Issue
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Connecting, Learning, Advocating: CLA Maximizes Impact at Clean Show 2025
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Member Spotlight: Finding a Niche in the Laundromat Industry
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PlanetLaundry Podcast: Turning Setbacks into Success: Saichelle McNeill’s Journey
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A Laundromat With Heart: Inside Cherry Drive’s Customer-First Approach
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Industry News
GNA Salutes Long-Time Staffers
Girbau North America recently recognized more than a dozen employees who have accrued 10 to 25 years of service to the company. “The fact that our employees continue to find our company a favorable career choice lends itself to the idea that our work environment,...
WaveMAX Announces 100th Development Deal
Laundromat franchise WaveMAX Laundry recently announced its 100th development agreement. In addition, the company plans to have more than 50 WaveMAX facilities up and running by 2022. Recent agreements have been signed to bring the brand to New Orleans and Houston,...
Daniels Equipment Hosts ‘Hybrid’ Profit Symposium
Laundromat owners from six New England states recently attended the first hybrid Daniels Equipment Co. Inc. Profit Symposium: Next Steps Together. The event, which focused on laundry sanitization and disinfection, blended online presentations and panel discussions...
Coin-O-Matic to Hold Bonus Depreciation Webinar, Announces Financing Offer
Coin-O-Matic, based in Alsip, Ill., is teaming up with Tony Fremarek, the owner and founder of A Fractional CFO, to present a webinar on bonus depreciation at 10:00 a.m. on October 29. Bonus depreciation is a tax incentive that enables laundromat owners to deduct up...
Delaware Store Owners Receive Large Investment Rebate
Delaware Gov. John Carney, Delaware State Housing Authority Director Anas Ben Addi, local legislators, town officials and members of the business community recently celebrated the grand opening of Splash Laundromat – and presented owners Enrique and Veronica Nunez...
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Columns
The Laundry Doctor
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The Business Mind
Wash With Wally
Wash with Wally: Is It Time to Buy New Equipment?
Originally posted - Apr 05, 2012 I really need to purchase some new washers and dryers for my store. I'm constantly repairing the machines I have. In addition, the parts bills are killing me. However, because of the uncertain economy, I'm not sure what I should do....
Viewpoint
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Digital Marketing
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