PlanetLaundry Podcast
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Changing with the Times
A Roundtable Discussion with Today's Leading Bill Changer Manufacturers After washers and dryers, your store's bill changers are arguably the most vital pieces of equipment in your store. After all, they make it possible for many of your customers to actually use your...
How’s Business?
Owners Discuss the Current State of Their Laundry Operations, While Sharing the Specific Indicators They Use to Gauge Success The small-business half of the economy seems to have clawed its way back to a somewhat normal level of economic activity. According to the...
You Become Part of the Fabric of the Community
Philadelphia Laundry Owners Are Changing Lives in the Neighborhoods They Serve The Laundry Café is the creative vision of owners Brian Holland and Tyrone Akins – two former Big Pharma executives who grew up in the inner city and share a commitment of providing an...
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Technology Topic Revealed for Excellence 2018 Keynote Speaker
At this year's 2018 Excellence in Laundry Conference in Naples, FL, attendees will receive education and training from world-class experts within their concentration area in business. One of this year's keynote speakers is R "Ray" Wang, the...
Alabama Meet-Up: Lunch, Learn and Network
The Coin Laundry Association has announced that it will hold an Alabama Laundromat Industry Meet-Up on March 1 at the Oxford Civic Center in Oxford, Ala. This lunch event - which is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. - will include an update on new tax laws and...
CLEC Names New Sales Manager
Commercial and Coin Laundry Equipment Co., headquartered in Gulf Breeze, Fla., has promoted Greg Reese to the position of sales manager. Reese has been with the company since 1997. "Greg has been an asset to the CLEC sales organization since he started," said Craig...
Statewide to Host 14 Investment Seminars Across Florida
Statewide Laundry Equipment - with offices in Jacksonville, Tampa, Orlando and Miami, Fla. - has released its 2018 Investment Seminar schedule. The 14 seminars, which are free to attend, are focused on those who are curious about getting started in the vended laundry...
General Contractor Selected for Clean 2019
Shepard Exposition Services will be the general contractor for the next Clean Show, which will be held June 20-23, 2019, at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans. Shepard, an Atlanta-based nationwide exhibition service provider, served as general...
Back by Popular Demand
Retention Marketing Methods Will Help Keep Your Current Customers Returning Again and Again"Do what you do so well that they will want to see it again" – Walt DisneyHaving authored numerous articles on the technicalities of – and necessity for – attracting new...
Out of Necessity
"Necessity is the mother of taking chances." – Mark TwainA recent visit to a laundromat in the Lower Price Hill enclave in Cincinnati got me thinking about our business and the nature of necessity. The aforementioned laundry is Washing Well community laundromat, a...
Alliance Laundry Systems Unveils New Brand Position
Alliance Laundry Systems has unveiled a new mission statement, logo and website. These enhancements position the company's premium brands - Speed Queen, UniMac, Huebsch, IPSO and Primus - as global industry leaders. The company's CEO, Michael Schoeb, described the...
‘Likes’ Don’t Pay the Bills
An Interview with Digital Marketing Expert Crystal Washington Crystal Washington is the owner of CWM Enterprises and co-founder of Socialtunities, a social media instructional brand aimed at training everyone from Gen Ys to Baby Boomers in ways to strategically...
All Things to All People
A Seven-Step Plan for Successfully Developing the ‘Laundry Service Center’ Concept at Your Store There’s no doubt that the “laundry service center” concept is gaining ground within our industry. And for good reason. A true laundry service center packs multiple...
Staffing Up
How Today's Labor Market is Impacting the Laundry BusinessWhen Houston laundry owner Rob Maes looks at his 2017 W-2 forms, one number jumps out at him – 600.As in a 600-percent employee turnover rate." In other words," Maes clarified, "on average, we replaced every...
Your Future is Right Now
The Time Has Come to Start Discovering New Ways to Digitize and Personalize Your Laundry BusinessFor decades, we've been looking internally for our future. We've made enormous improvements to our businesses, equipment, and the way we function day to day. The...
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This Month's Issue
- ‘I’d Like to Speak to the Manager’: On the Front Lines with Some of the Laundry Industry’s Leading Store Managers
- Business Management: Generate Additional Income Through Greater Market Penetration
- Company Close-Up: Western State Design Has Been Helping Laundry Owners Thrive for More Than 50 Years
- New Member Spotlight: How Laundry Labs Plans to Change the Industry
- And More…
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Industry News
HappyNest Opens New Atlanta Location
Laundry pickup-and-delivery service HappyNest recently announced its further expansion into the Atlanta market. “We have seen early success in the Atlanta market, so this was the perfect time to bring in Miguel Beckles and his team to service the area north of...
ASAE Honors CLA, LaundryCares with 2020 ‘Power of A’ Award
ASAE has honored the Coin Laundry Association’s LaundryCares Foundation with a 2020 Summit Award, which is the highest recognition under The Power of A awards program. “On behalf of everyone at the Coin Laundry Association and the LaundryCares Foundation, I would like...
Aaxon Now Scheduling In-Store Visits
Aaxon Laundry Systems, headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., has announced that it will be visiting laundromats this fall by appointment. As an alternative to the company’s annual fall shows, Aaxon will go directly to the owners – visiting stores in Orlando in...
CLA Releases 2020 Industry Survey
The Coin Laundry Association has announced the release of its annual Industry Survey. Each year, the CLA commissions Readex Inc. – a nationally recognized independent research company – to conduct an industrywide survey of laundromat owners. The data, in essence,...
Laundrylux Launches Online Store
Laundrylux recently announced the launch of its new online store at shop.laundrylux.com. “I’m proud that Laundrylux is a company putting the needs of its customers first,” said President Cody Milch. “With this new online store, we can meet the changing demands of the...
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Spin Some New Webs
Originally posted - May 12, 2014 Isn't the internet amazing? Just think about it - from your computer or mobile device, you have the ability to explore the world and, along with it, a world of knowledge. It's virtually limitless in terms of the subjects you can...
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...
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