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It’s Not About You, Tom
An Interview with CLA Member of the Year Tom Rhodes At Clean 2015 in Atlanta this past spring, second-generation, multi-store owner Tom Rhodes was presented with the Coin Laundry Association's Member of the Year award. As a member of the CLA Board of the Directors, as...
Earlybird Laundromat
Curtis Berger Earlybird Laundromat Teaneck, N.J. Before Getting into the Laundry Business… Curtis earned a CPA from Villanova University and worked in mortgage-backed securities in New York City until he decided to move to New Jersey and open a laundromat. Store...
Business Bio: Clothes Quarters Laundromat
Chris and Josie Asanya Clothes Quarters Laundromat Winooski, Vt. Before Getting into the Laundry Business… Chris is an attorney. Store Opening February 8, 2015 Business Hours 7: 00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. daily Staff "There are no employees," Chris said. "It's just me, my...
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Industry Showcase 17
The Latest Products and Technologies from the Laundry Industry's Top Companies California multi-store owner Brian Brunckhorst unofficially dubbed the 2017 edition of The Clean Show to be "The Year of Technology." And given the vast array of brand new high-tech...
Before Signing on the Dotted Line
Industry Experts Sound Off on the Most Common and Dangerous Pitfalls of a Laundry Lease – And How to Avoid Them [This is the second of a two-part series on obtaining the most favorable lease terms for your laundry business. Part One appeared in the July issue.] Once...
What’s the Big Deal about Branding?
In Today's Marketplace, Your Brand is Critical to the Success of Your Business. Here's How to Build a Strong One. If you've spent time reading this column lately, you've probably seen the word "brand" in some form at least a dozen times. The reason for that is...
Finding and Developing a Successful Laundry Site
Here’s a Step-by-Step Plan for New Investors It’s been said that a good location can make a bad laundry owner look good, while a poor location can make a good operator look bad. With this in mind, let’s go hunting for the next great laundry site! If you are just...
Small Budget! Big Results
Effective Marketing and Advertising Plans Don't Have to Break the Bank Marketing can sometimes seem like a hit-or-miss proposition. Some efforts will fall flat, while others quickly will become indispensable ways to bring in customers. The key to an effective...
Superior Laundry Named Maytag Distributor for New York, New Jersey
Maytag Commercial Laundry has chosen Superior Laundry Equipment as its distributor for portions of the New York metropolitan region's tri-state area, covering parts of New York and New Jersey. Superior Laundry, headquartered in Brooklyn, is a full-service...
Washlava Launches App-Enabled Laundromat
Washlava - a mobile technology startup based in Tampa, Fla. - recently reported that it has launched the world's first exclusively app-enabled laundromat in Tampa. The Washlava-branded store is completely coin-free and cashless, with the laundry's Huebsch equipment...
Continental Adds Customer Care Associate
Continental Girbau Inc. has named Eric Novak the company's new customer care associate. In this position, Novak will interface with Continental's customer care department to process and maintain in-house orders and shipping dates, handle warranty administration and...
Continental Honors Lavatec with Business Partner of the Year Award
Continental Girbau Inc. recently recognized Lavatec Laundry Technology Inc. with its 2016 Business Partner of the Year Award. The honor salutes Lavatec's superior business results while working in partnership with Continental and its customers. Lavatec President Mark...
Continental Names 2016 Distributors of the Year
Continental Girbau Inc. recently recognized Skyline Equipment Inc. with its 2016 Vended Laundry Distributor of the Year Award, an honor that distinguishes distributors for outstanding performance in the vended laundry market. Simultaneously, the Wisconsin-based...
CG West Adds Commercial Laundry Sales Specialist
Continental Girbau West - headquartered in Santa Fe Springs, Calif. - has named Jason McAninch its new commercial laundry sales specialist. In this position, McAninch will manage commercial vended and on-premises laundry sales and marketing efforts for the company....
KeeWes Equipment Hosts Annual Laundry Show
Laundry owners and prospective investors are invited to join us at our annual laundry show, featuring: The latest in Speed Queen vended equipment Best prices of the year Special show financing rates Huge parts & soap discounts Equipment service demonstrations...
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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
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Industry News
CLA Brings Together Laundry Professionals in the Southeast
Current and potential laundry owners, as well as industry distributors and manufacturers, gathered in Nashville, Tenn., on February 26 for the first-ever CLA Connect LIVE program in this area. The event featured speaker Joy Collins, digital marketing manager at...
SPYNR Names New Project Manager
SPYNR has appointed Trey Bowden its new project manager. Bowden, who joined the digital marketing firm late last year, is already helping manage client campaigns and projects, according to company owner and founder Dennis Diaz. Bowden brings to SPYNR more than 20...
Girbau North America Adds New Staffers
Girbau North America recently welcomed several new team members. They are: Jacob Bruneau, shipping and receiving specialist; Amy Bartol, consumer finance associate; Anjelynn Coyne, inside sales associate; Brett Lobajeski, GNA technical field support specialist; and...
HappyNest Launches New Location in Florida’s Broward County
Laundry pickup-and-delivery service HappyNest recently expanded into Florida’s Broward County market. “We have been very successful at finding the best partners in the Florida market, and Lon Gopie is no different,” said HappyNest founder John MacKrell. “He has built...
CLA Releases ‘The Best of Wash with Wally’
The Coin Laundry Association has released “The Best of Wash with Wally,” a printed collection of many of the highlights of PlanetLaundry magazine’s popular and long-running garment care column, “Wash with Wally. The monthly Q&A column is written by laundromat...
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The Laundry Doctor
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The Business Mind
The Cost of Being Wrong
Originally posted - May 29, 2012 A fellow hands me a bag containing six marbles - five of the marbles of white and one is black - and he asks me to blindly draw a marble from the bag. If it's white, he says he'll pay me $20; however, if the marble is black, I must pay...
Wash With Wally
Wash with Wally: Keep Store Windows Unobstructed
Originally posted - Nov 21, 2014 I'm building a self-service laundry from the ground up, and I don't want to make any mistakes, even minor ones. My question pertains to my store's windows. Should I install stained glass or clear glass? I would strongly recommend that...
Viewpoint
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