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Up and Running, Part 2
Store Owners Share Their Strategies for Keeping Laundry Equipment in Service and Operating Smoothly [This is the second part in a series on equipment repairs and maintenance.] In last month's cover story, a number of laundry owners shared their strategies and personal...
Yelp, SEO and Your Laundry Business
Laundry's Greatest Love (and Hate) Affair There are few things in business that are constant. Prices change, markets are always in flux, and each year it seems there are new innovations that attempt to shake up the way we all do our jobs. You might even say that the...
Yelp, SEO and Your Laundry Business
Laundry's Greatest Love (and Hate) Affair There are few things in business that are constant. Prices change, markets are always in flux, and each year it seems there are new innovations that attempt to shake up the way we all do our jobs. You might even say that the...
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‘Innovation Is Not Just a Tagline’
Primus Brings More Than 100 Years of Success in Europe to the North American Commercial Laundry MarketFounded in 1911, Primus began its journey in Europe as a manufacturer of residential washing machines and household dishwashers.During the 1960s, the company realized...
Mastering the Art of the Possible
An Interview with State Tax Expert Joe Crosby Joe Crosby serves as the chief executive officer of MultiState Associates, the nation's leading state and local government relations services firm. He is involved in all aspects of the firm's efforts to help clients...
Managing Your Margins
How Laundry Owners Can Maximize Their Profits Despite Today's Ever-Changing Economic LandscapeSouthern California laundry owner Art Jaeger recently was scheduled to have state officials visit his laundries to conduct a workers' compensation classification audit.And,...
CG West to Host Vended Laundry Profit Symposium
Continental Girbau West will host its Conference of Champions Profit Symposium on April 7 at the company's headquarters in Santa Fe Springs, Calif. This event - which will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. - is expected to draw laundry owners and prospective investors...
An “Excellence” [sic] Opportunity to Connect with Manufacturers
As you may know, the Coin Laundry Association's biennial conference, Excellence in Laundry, takes place May 16-17, 2018 in Naples, Fla., at the luxurious Naples Grande Beach Resort. While the fun, education, and camaraderie will appeal to all of the attendees, one...
CLEC Completes Purchase of Texas Laundry Service
Commercial and Coin Laundry Equipment Co. has completed its purchase of Texas Laundry Service Co. This is the third acquisition for the Gulf Breeze, Fla.-based laundry equipment distributor. "Texas Laundry was a perfect fit for our company as we expand throughout the...
Apartment Completions Hit 30-Year High in 2017, Vacancy Rate Increases
Apartment completions reached a 30-year high in 2017 and beat the 2016 level by 30 percent, according to a report in Multifamily Executive. Last year, 364,713 units were completed in the 150 largest U.S. metros, more than doubling the long-term average and growing the...
Industry Veteran Becomes a First-Time Store Owner
The new Pepper's Express Laundry Center recently opened for business in Mooresville, Ind. – with a familiar name in a not-so-familiar role.The 4,800-square-foot vended laundry is designed to enhance and quicken the laundry process, according to the owners Jim and...
Mulberrys Acquires Laundry Locker
Mulberrys Garment Care - providing service to the San Francisco, Dallas and Minneapolis/St. Paul markets - has acquired Laundry Locker, a San Francisco-based laundry and drycleaning company with more than 350 locker locations throughout the Bay Area. According to the...
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...
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This Month's Issue
- Connecting, Learning, Advocating: CLA Maximizes Impact at Clean Show 2025
- Member Spotlight: Finding a Niche in the Laundromat Industry
- PlanetLaundry Podcast: Turning Setbacks into Success: Saichelle McNeill’s Journey
- A Laundromat With Heart: Inside Cherry Drive’s Customer-First Approach
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Industry News
HappyNest Opens New Location in Greater Boston Area
Laundry pickup-and-delivery service HappyNest has expanded its operation into the greater Boston market. “HappyNest has been growing rapidly along the East Coast, but we have been pretty methodical in our search close to our home base in Rhode Island,” said HappyNest...
GNA Partners with Commercial Laundries of West Florida
Girbau North America has partnered with Commercial Laundries of West Florida Inc., a full-service laundry equipment distributor in Tampa, Fla. As a result, Commercial Laundries now provides Continental Girbau vended laundry equipment and Express Laundry Center turnkey...
HappyNest Launches New Location in Houston
Laundry pickup-and-delivery service HappyNest has expanded into the Houston market. “HappyNest has made great strides in launching partners east of the Mississippi, and we were ready to move west and Houston is a prime market for our service,” said HappyNest founder...
Early-Learning Advocates, Business Leaders to Convene at LaundryCares Literacy Summit
The LaundryCares Foundation and Too Small to Fail, the early childhood initiative of the Clinton Foundation, will kick off the 3rd annual LaundryCares Literacy Summit on September 15. This year’s virtual summit will take part in three sessions that will explore the...
CSC ServiceWorks Names New C-Level Executives
CSC ServiceWorks Inc. – a provider of commercial laundry solutions and air vending services, headquartered in Plainview, N.Y. – has announced that Lonny Warner has joined the organization’s executive leadership team as chief operating officer. In this position, Warner...
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Philosophers in the Gift Shop
Originally posted - Feb 13, 2012 Every Sunday, I work as a volunteer in the emergency department of a major hospital in the Detroit area. This particular hospital happens to have an extraordinary gift shop. One of the best features of this shop is its amazing...
Wash With Wally
Wash with Wally: Purchasing a Vacated Laundry
Originally posted - Nov 01, 2013 I've found a coin laundry that's been closed up. All of the plumbing and electrical are still intact. I only have to reequip it, and I'm in business. What should I look for or try to find out before I sign the lease? I would proceed...
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