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Vend Pricing 101
Originally posted - Jul 02, 2012 Throughout the last five years, the market has changed drastically. Prior to the recession, commodity prices, especially natural gas, were at all-time highs. Many store owners had no choice but to raise vend prices, as well as lower...
My Coin Laundry Success Story
Originally posted - July issue/2012 I have owned a small, unattended laundromat for four years. I am by no means an expert in the field. However, there are two bits of advice I might be able to give regarding what could potentially cause a business to fail, and...
My Coin Laundry Success Story
Originally posted - July issue/2012 I have owned a small, unattended laundromat for four years. I am by no means an expert in the field. However, there are two bits of advice I might be able to give regarding what could potentially cause a business to fail, and...
Headlines
LaundryCares Foundation Hosting Free Laundry Day in Baltimore
Oakbrook Terrace, IL – June 29, 2016 - On July 28th, 2016 LaundryCares Foundation will host a Free Laundry Day in Baltimore, MD from 1PM until 5PM. The event will take place at Laundry City, located at 5200 Moravia Rd. Baltimore MD 21206. LaundryCares invites all to...
Continental Girbau Bolsters Headquarters Staff
Continental Girbau Inc. recently added four new members to its headquarters staff, based in Oshkosh, Wis. The company welcomed Kim Loderbauer as Continental Creative Services manager, Melissa Nygaard as Oshkosh Express Laundry Center manager, Brennan Pollnow as Girbau...
LaundryCares Foundation to Host Free Laundry Day in Baltimore
The LaundryCares Foundation will host a free laundry day on July 28 in Baltimore. This event – which is scheduled for 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. – will take place at the state-of-the-art, 10,000-square-foot Laundry City, located at 5200 Moravia Road. The upcoming free laundry...
CLA Salutes Laundry Owners with Newly Established Awards
The Coin Laundry Association recently honored two industry-leading store owners with newly created awards, which were established to recognize the best of the self-service laundry industry and its operators - as well as to highlight two very positive directions in...
Laundry Owners Warehouse Donates Dryer to Haitian Orphanage
Laundry Owners Warehouse recently donated a Dexter dryer to an orphanage in Haiti. The orphanage is part of the Global Vision Citadelle Ministries, which is a faith-based organization that provides for the needy and suffering within this economically and socially...
Super Laundry Holds Successful Open House
Super Laundry recently hosted its annual open house at the company's offices in King of Prussia, Pa., which is a suburb of Philadelphia. The show was well attended by area laundry owners, with some attendees coming from as far away as New York. A number of leading...
Dexter University Graduates Spring Sales Academy Class
Dexter Laundry recently announced the graduation of its spring Sales Academy class from the company's newly revamped Dexter University training program. The class was comprised of Dexter-authorized distributor sales representatives from around the world, totaling more...
Eastern Funding Names New Assistant Vice President
Company Also Adds to Operations Team as Business Expands Eastern Funding has promoted David Miles to assistant vice president. In his seven years with the company, Miles has held the positions of credit analyst, senior credit analyst and, most recently, credit team...
WASH Laundry Appoints Chicago-Area Sales Manager
WASH Multifamily Laundry Systems, headquartered in El Segundo, Calif., has appointed Byron Hatch its district sales manager for the greater Chicago area. "We're delighted to have Byron join WASH to manage the needs of our customers throughout the Chicago region," said...
In Working Order…..
During their initial investigation of the laundry business, many potential investors worry about the common myth of whether they are "mechanically inclined" enough to join this industry. The truth of the matter is that they should be much more concerned with whether...
CG West Hosts 4th Profit Symposium
Continental Girbau West's recent Conference of Champions Profit Symposium – held at the company's headquarters in Santa Fe Springs, Calif. – drew laundry owners and investors from throughout Southern California, according to CG West Vice President Tod Sorensen....
Wash with Wally: Cleaning Leather Gloves, Keeping Stainless Steel Washers Shiny and More…
I've landed a commercial account with the local sewer and water department, washing their leather gloves. But I am having trouble getting the gloves soft and pliable. I also could use some tips on how to remove all of the dirt, grime and grease on them. I would...
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This Month's Issue
- Artificial Intelligence: Transforming Laundry Day: The Practical Impact of AI on the Laundromat Industry
- Store Operations: The Art and Science of Managing Slip and Fall Injuries
- The Business Mind: Proven Techniques to Help Manage Your Laundry Business and Its Employees
- Women in Vended Laundry: Laundrylux’s Gianna Guerra Shares Her Outlook on the Future of Women in Laundry Leadership
- And More…
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Industry News
Alliance Laundry Systems to Acquire Commercial & Coin Laundry Equipment Co.
Alliance Laundry Systems has reached an agreement to purchase Commercial & Coin Laundry Equipment Co. The deal is expected to be finalized for closing in early March. Headquartered in Gulf Breeze, Fla., CLEC recently expanded into the Texas market and is one of the...
Statewide Laundry to Represent Speed Queen in Georgia and the Carolinas
Speed Queen recently expanded the territory of Statewide Laundry Equipment, headquartered in Miami. The distributor will now represent the brand in portions of Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. “Statewide has represented the Speed Queen brand with...
A Second ‘Language in the Laundromat’ Location Opens in Chicago Suburb
A second laundromat in the Chicago suburb of Elgin, Ill., has installed a bookcase, books and signs encouraging families to turn the downtime during the washing and drying process into a learning and literacy-building experience for their children. The second...
Electrolux, Laundrylux Announce Development Collaboration
Electrolux Professional, the professional products division of global appliances manufacturer Electrolux, is collaborating with Laundrylux, the North American importer and distributor of Wascomat and Electrolux branded professional laundry equipment, to develop...
Laundrylux Annouces Acquisition of CESCO
Laundrylux, headquartered in Inwood, N.Y., has acquired the assets of CESCO Equipment, based in SeaTac, Wash. “Laundrylux is delighted to partner with Rich Boyd, whom we have worked with for many years, to turbo-charge the Pacific Northwest market and accelerate...
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