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Business Bio: South 4th Street Mega Grande Laundromat
Jim Mason South 4th Street Mega Grande Laundromat DeKalb, Ill. Before Getting into the Laundry Business… Jim is a real estate investor who has serviced the laundry equipment in his apartment buildings all over the Midwest for 30 years. Store Opening May 22, 2015...
Clean n Green Laundromat
Wayne and Nick Bernaiche Clean n Green Laundromat, LLC Glastonbury, Conn. Business Philosophy and Vision "Our vision for this store - and the trend we see occurring around the country with other new successful ventures - is that pride in the business, above and beyond...
‘My Biggest Mistake’
Store Owners Share Some of Their Laundry Business Miscues "We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dearly bought experience." – George Washington Even successful, long-time laundry owners make...
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Clean 2017 Targets Full-Service Laundry Model
Laundry Apps and Organizational Tools for Processed Wash-Dry-Fold Orders on Display in Las VegasThis year's Clean Show was a huge hit on so many different levels – not the least of which being the new products and technologies now available to the wash-dry-fold...
Face First into Facebook
Isn't It About Time You Started Promoting Your Business on the Largest Social Media Network on the Internet? Here's How…[This is the first in a series of articles on how to market your laundry business through Facebook.]So, you've decided to include Facebook as part...
LG Breaks Ground On Home Washer Plant in U.S.
LG Electronics recently took a ceremonial step closer to domestic manufacturing when dignitaries, including U.S. Commerce Department Secretary Wilbur Ross and Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker, joined management in breaking ground on the company's first U.S. appliance plant....
Overbuilding Slows Multi-Family Housing Market
Over the last year, the multi-family housing market has been lukewarm, to say the least. In fact, ITR Economics - which produces quarterly economic reports for Coin Laundry Association members - recently noted that the single-family market currently outnumbers the...
Florida Laundry Owner Donates Swimming Lessons to Local Youth
Florida multi-store owner Tom Rhodes has always given back to his community through a variety of programs, such as washing blankets for a local faith-based outreach center or donating a percentage of his laundries' profits to charitable organizations.However, Rhodes...
Western State Design to Host Training Seminars
Western State Design, headquartered in Hayward, Calif., will sponsor four free Dexter Laundry service training seminars this fall – one in Seattle and three in California. These events will provide vended laundry owners and operators an opportunity to learn "expert...
[Video] IMPORTANT UPDATE: The Laundry Doctor Coming to Georgia August 30, 2017
We've added long-time PlanetLaundry contributor, Jeff Gardner (a.k.a. "The Laundry Doctor") to the program for the Georgia Laundromat Industry Meet-Up in Atlanta on August 30, 2017. This free lunch event, which will feature networking, education, and industry...
Atlas International Names Wechsler Its New Vended Laundry Sales Manager
Atlas International Laundry & Dry Cleaning Equipment Co. – a distributor of vended laundry and OPL equipment headquartered in Dallas – has named Arthur Wechsler its new vended laundry equipment sales manager for the Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana markets.Wechsler,...
Primus Honors Leading Distributors, Names Atlas International Its Distributor of the Year
Primus recently announced its distributor network award winners in a ceremony held at the Mob Museum in Las Vegas. During this event, Atlas International received the manufacturer's top honor of Distributor of the Year.Atlas, based in Dallas, has excelled in not only...
Georgia Area Self-Service Laundry Industry Meet-Up August 30, 2017
Attention all Laundry Business Owners, Distributors, and Potential Investors in the beautiful state of Georgia: The Coin Laundry Association will be facilitating a local "meet-up"event on August 30, 2017. This lunch-and-learn-style opportunity is intended to bring...
Sav-A-Day Laundry to Host Open House
Sav-A-Day Laundry Machinery will hold its 59th annual open house and sales event on October 9 at the company's headquarters in St. Louis.This event – which is scheduled to run from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. – will feature service seminars throughout the day, focusing on...
[Video] Watch a LaundryCares Foundation Free Laundry Day
If you haven't experienced a LaundryCares Foundation Free Laundry Day event, we strongly encourage you to join us for an upcoming date at a laundromat near you. These powerful events draw dozens of families in need who have expressed their appreciation for some relief...
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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
Speed Queen Expands SLE’s Coverage to Southern Virginia
Speed Queen recently expanded the territory of Statewide Laundry Equipment, headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The distributor will now represent the Speed Queen brand in the southern Virginia market. “We are thrilled to now be serving our incredible customers in...
HappyNest Adds New Atlanta Location
Laundry pickup-and-delivery service HappyNest has expanded into the Atlanta market. “Our strategy has been to build out the East Coast of the U.S., and Atlanta is another perfect market for HappyNest,” said company founder John MacKrell. “We discussed the platform...
What the CARES Act Means for Laundry Owners
President Donald Trump has signed a massive $2.2 trillion economic rescue bill in an effort to offer some financial relief to the nation, which has been shaken by the recent COVID-19 outbreak. The package – called the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security...
CLA Forced to Cancel Excellence in Laundry Conference
In light of the current health concerns surrounding the COVID-19 outbreak and related government actions within the state of California, the Coin Laundry Association has announced the cancellation of its upcoming Excellence in Laundry Conference. The event – which had...
Hermes Commercial Names VP of Sales
Hermes Commercial Laundry Equipment, headquartered in Bloomington, Ill., has named Robert Mattocks its new vice president of sales. Mattocks – who will report directly to Hermes owner Mark Wilkins – has more than 15 years of account management and sales experience....
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The Business Mind
Mind Your Business
Originally posted - Sep 09, 2014 The late Hall of Fame baseball manager George "Sparky" Anderson was a down-home, good-hearted, likable and highly intelligent guy. And, during his years managing the Cincinnati Reds and Detroit Tigers, he also was a very quotable one....
Wash With Wally
Wash with Wally: What to Consider Before Adding Drop-Off Drycleaning
Originally posted - Aug 13, 2012 I have a coin laundry and am interested in adding a drop-off drycleaning business. Can you give me any suggestions regarding things I might need to know and/or do before adding this to my current operation? First of all, you have to...
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