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Creating an Emotional Connection
Chicago-Area Owner Tom Benson Discusses the Customer-Focused Programs That Set His Business Apart from the Crowd Ten years ago, Tom Benson reopened the doors to his rebuilt and renovated laundry business, World's Largest Laundromat, after it had been destroyed by a...
For What It’s Worth
Industry Experts Discuss Their ‘Formulas' for Increasing the Value of Your Laundry Business The valuation process of a self-service laundry is an art, not a science. Therefore, when it comes to boosting a store's value, absolute formulas won't necessarily work for...
I Want to Be a Connector in My City
Louisiana Store Owner Pulls His Community Together Through Popular Barbeque Cookouts When one of the local elementary schools in Lake Charles, La., was looking for ways to increase parent involvement and boost attendance at its PTO meetings, the principal called local...
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Attracting and Retaining Top Talent for Your Laundry Business
As any store owner will tell you, one of the toughest parts of running a vended laundry business is hiring – and then hanging onto – quality attendants. However, one of the ways some laundromat operators are overcoming this hurdle is by providing performance...
Wash with Wally: Replacing Vinyl Tile with a Poured Resin Floor
My vinyl tile floor is old and needs to be replaced. I'm considering perhaps ceramic or some other form of decorative tile. What do you think? Are there other options available that you would recommend? One other great option is to go with a poured resin flooring....
Business Bio: Coin Laundry 24/7
Osiel CastellonCoin Laundry 24/7Hialeah, Fla.Before Getting into the Laundry Business…Osiel was a professional truck driver and travel agency owner.Store OpeningNovember 2016Business Hours24 hours a day, seven days a weekStaffFour full-time attendants and one...
Minding Your Business
Finding and Retaining Top-Quality Laundry Attendants Many laundry owners are less than successful when it comes to attracting quality frontline attendants in sufficient numbers and then retaining them long enough to realize a solid return on their investment.In fact,...
Is It Time to Retool?
Upgrading Your Laundry Business Takes Planning and the Right Partnerships[This is the second of a three-part series examining the key factors to consider when retooling a self-service laundry.]Any great project starts with the right partner leading the way. That's...
Making Connections, Part 2
The Basics of Setting Up a Secure, Successful Wireless Network at Your Laundry Business[This is the second in a series of articles written to offer helpful suggestions about where to begin and how to better manage an existing or planned Wi-Fi network. Among the topics...
Free Laundry Day Announced to Aid Victims of California Wildfires
Three northern California laundry owners have teamed up with equipment manufacturer Dexter Laundry and its local distributor, Western State Design, to raise funds and sponsor a free laundry day on October 30, 2017, for those who were impacted by the area's recent...
Clean Show Committee Announces Future Event Sites
The Clean Show Executive Committee recently revealed some familiar host venues for the next four Clean Shows.As announced earlier, the Morial Convention Center in New Orleans will be the site for Clean 2019. This show will take place June 20-23, 2019, marking the...
TXCLA Donates to Harvey Relief Efforts
In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, the Texas Coin Laundry Association is assembling disaster relief laundry trailers for those in areas impacted by the storm. These trailers, loaded with laundry equipment, will be dispatched by the Southern Baptist Convention,...
CCI Names Channel Sales Manager
Card Concepts Inc., based in Addison, Ill., has named Robert Mattocks its new channel sales manager. In this position, Mattocks will strengthen existing relationships with distributors and customers. He also will implement the company's new marketing initiatives and...
Dallas Laundry Partners with ‘Loads of Hope’ to Provide Free Laundry Services to Harvey Evacuees
Westmoreland Express Laundry Center - a Dallas-based vended laundry, owned by Ed Brown Distributors - recently provided free laundry services to Hurricane Harvey evacuees who were housed in shelters in Dallas. The laundromat worked with Proctor & Gamble's Tide...
Laundry Owners Warehouse Announces Film Series
Laundry Owners Warehouse has announced that it will produce a series of short films, to be created as a brand-building exercise. The films will feature Dexter Laundry equipment, as Laundry Owners Warehouse is a distributor of Dexter products in south Florida - and...
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This Month's Issue
- Green is Good Business: Green Operations Increasingly Important to Feed Consumer Demand
- Women In Laundry: Lee Ann Geurts Loves a Challenge
- Store Profile: Kings Laundry Kicking it in Los Angeles
- Untapped Growth Opportunities
- And More…
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Industry News
Fowler to Offer Touchless Mobile Payment
Fowler Laundry Solutions, headquartered in Union, N.J., has chosen mobile payment provider PayRange to upgrade the distributorship’s equipment with touchless payment via PayRange’s mobile app. Fowler is mobilizing to adapt to the new realities of doing business during...
HappyNest Launches Location in Daytona Beach
Laundry pickup-and-delivery service HappyNest has expanded into the Daytona Beach, Fla., market. “We have made a concerted effort to find the best partners on the east coast of Florida, and we continue that trend with our new partner, Mykal Tairu,” said HappyNest...
States Expand Worker Protection in the Wake of COVID-19 Outbreak
As legislatures return to governing in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the focus of their work will clearly change in response to a changing world. In terms of employment and labor policy, all levels of government have begun considering expansion of worker benefits...
CLEC Names Director of Operations for Dallas Location
Commercial and Coin Laundry Equipment Co., a factory-direct distributor of Alliance Laundry Systems equipment, has promoted Sam Husain to director of operations for its Dallas facility. Husain, who joined the CLEC team in 2018 as a regional sales manager, has since...
BCC Payments Offers Free ‘Wash-Dry-Go’ App in Response to Pandemic
BCC Payments, a laundry-focused payment and control systems company, has created a free Wash-Dry-Go application platform for laundromat owners to use during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. The app can help laundry owners manage the flow of customers and maintain safe...
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The Laundry Doctor
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The Business Mind
Stay Tuned
Originally posted - Jan 03, 2013 In a recent column, I discussed a relatively new field called neuromarketing, which combines neuroscience and marketing strategies, and is creating off-the-charts excitement and credibility in several business sectors around the world....
Wash With Wally
Wash with Wally: Removing Ink Stains
Originally posted - Aug 30, 2012 At my small laundromat, I often have a problem with customers washing and drying their clothes with ballpoint pens in the pockets. This has created a major staining problem in my dryer drums. I have used rubbing alcohol and hair spray...
Viewpoint
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