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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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Rising from the Ashes
Alabama Laundry Owner Lends a Helping Hand to Local Nonprofit Recovering from a FireFor a couple of years now, Alabama laundry owner Ken Barrett has been donating unclaimed items from his three vended laundries to Community Enabler Developer, a nonprofit group based...
Business Bio: OLE Super Coin Laundry
Bruny Costantino and George Gautreaux OLE Super Coin Laundry Allentown, Pa.Before Getting into the Laundry Business…Costantino and Gautreaux also own several daycare operations, as well as additional retail businesses.Store OpeningMay 19, 2017Business HoursOLE Super...
Your Website Sucks!
Here Are 10 Reasons Why Your Laundry Business' Site Very Likely May Need Some Immediate AttentionIt's time for some tough love.Your website sucks. No… really. It really, really sucks!But that's OK, because it's fixable. You think famous artists, athletes or anyone...
Touching Moments
Cut Costs by Limiting the Number of Times Employees Handle Each Wash-Dry-Fold Order Do you mind if we get a little touchy-feely this month? Over the last six months or so, I've had numerous conversations with some of my colleagues from all across the country as to...
Once Upon a Laundry
Here's a Look at a Day in the Life of a Laundry Owner - And at All of the Many Business and Life Lessons It Can Teach Us There are so many different opportunities to learn. One method is to enroll in formal classes at a school or university. Another way is to attend a...
LaundryCares Foundation Increases Support for The Laundry Project
In light of the devastation caused by Hurricane Irma, laundry charities collaborate to offer assistance to affected communities. The LaundryCares Foundation has partnered with The Laundry Project to help bring aid in the form of free laundry services to areas in...
American Cleaning Institute Unveils Laundry Safety Initiative
The American Cleaning Institute is launching PACKETS UP!, a consumer education initiative with fashion critic and mom of two, Zanna Roberts Rassi, as part of its ongoing effort to help reduce the number of accidents related to liquid laundry packets. As part of this...
Dexter Laundry Working Closely with Distribution Network in Storm-Damaged Regions
Dexter Laundry is working closely with its distributors in Florida, Texas and the Gulf Coast to help laundry owners recover from the recent storms that have devastated those areas. "To everyone affected by the recent hurricanes, please know that the thoughts and...
Continental Initiates Hurricane Irma Disaster Relief Program
Continental Girbau Inc. and its Florida distributors – Laundry Pro of Florida in Lakeland, Fla., and The Laundry Shop in Pembroke Pines, Fla. – have initiated disaster assistance for Hurricane Irma business victims. This includes special commercial laundry equipment...
EnviroStar to Acquire Tri-State Technical Services
EnviroStar Inc., based in Miami, recently announced it has executed a definitive asset purchase agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Tri-State Technical Services Inc., a distributor of commercial, industrial and vended laundry products. EVI expects...
Alliance Laundry Systems Announces Financing Program for Owners in Hurricane-Ravaged Areas
Alliance Laundry Systems has announced it will offer a finance program to laundry owners located in the hurricane-impacted regions of Florida and the greater Houston area. In an effort to get existing laundromat operators back on their feet, the company is offering a...
D&M Hosts Service Seminar in Chicago
More than 60 self-service laundry owners, managers and service technicians recently attended a Dexter Laundry service seminar, which is hosted annually by D&M Equipment Co. at the distributor's headquarters in Chicago.Those in attendance were treated to an...
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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
Jetz Service to Accept Mobile Payment Across All Compatible Machines
Laundry service and equipment provider Jetz Service Co. – which operates in 18 states throughout the Midwest – and PayRange Inc. recently reached an agreement for Jetz to provide PayRange mobile payment acceptance to all of its PayRange-compatible machines. Currently,...
Girbau Group Acquires Capital of Chinese Joint Venture
The Girbau Group has acquired the entire share capital of its Chinese joint venture, Girbau Shenguang Laundry Technology. With this purchase, GSLT becomes a direct subsidiary of the Girbau Group, with the aim of promoting the future development of the company and...
HappyNest Launches New Partnership in St. Louis
Laundry pickup-and-delivery service HappyNest has announced a new partner in the St. Louis market. “We have been very successful in a short amount of time in the St. Louis area, and because our plan calls for HappyNest partners to work in back-to-back service areas,...
Trump OK’s Additional Small-Business Stimulus Funding
President Trump has signed a nearly half-trillion-dollar emergency bill to rescue the small-business loan program, which was quickly depleted by companies impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. This legislation also provides additional funding for struggling hospitals....
Girbau North America Salutes Top Distributors
Girbau North America has recognized two of its leading distributors – Fowler Laundry Companies and Sparkle Solutions. Fowler, based in Union, N.J., was honored for outstanding service, sales and support in the vended and multi-housing laundry markets. This...
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The Business Mind
It’s the Law!
Originally posted - Nov 26, 2012 The paramount universal truism of business is that all customers are people. Therefore, it's logical to assume that, if we become proficient at understanding the psychology of the human organism, we should end up as improved marketers....
Wash With Wally
Wash with Wally: Cleaning Non-Stainless Dryers
Originally posted - Feb 15, 2013 My dryer fronts are not stainless steel. They have a painted white finish that is slightly grainy, and I've been having some difficulty keeping them clean. How would you recommend I clean these dryers? I would recommend you buy any...
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