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A Laundry Life: Witness to the Birth of an Industry
An Interview with Long-Time Industry Veteran Lionel Bogut With more than 50 years in the industry, Lionel Bogut's list of industry credentials is an impressive one, and his experience has run the gamut from multi-store ownership to owning his own commercial...
Making Payroll Pay Off
A Payroll Service Can Help You Manage Your Laundry – And Save You a Bundle in the Process If you are a laundry owner like me and your laundry is attended, you are inevitably faced with the task of managing payroll for your employees. And options abound. These choices...
Is a Wash-Dry-Fold Service Right for Your Store?
Previously Published Nov 21, 2013 Two years prior to opening Beverly's Laundromat in Los Angeles, I visited more than 400 laundries throughout the U.S. and Canada to assess how I could exceed customer expectations in a very competitive market. With pen and survey in...
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Laundrylux Announces Disaster Recovery Program in Wake of Hurricane Matthew
Laundrylux has announced a disaster recovery program that will be offered to self-service laundry owners impacted by the recent devastation and flooding along the southeastern portion of the U.S. caused by Hurricane Matthew. The program features no payments for 90...
Filling a Common Need
When His Family’s Laundry Chain Needed a POS System for Its Drop-Off Business, Brian Henderson Created One – Now He’s Built a Company Around That Solution It is a common scenario: an entrepreneurial individual solves a desperate need for his or her...
Aaxon Strengthens Marketing Team
Aaxon Laundry Systems, based in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., has promoted Brittany Pettineo to director of marketing, while also adding Amber Perkins as the company’s new marketing coordinator. Pettineo, who joined Aaxon in June 2014, received a company recognition...
Whirlpool Announces New Commercial Laundry Management Team
Whirlpool Commercial Laundry has announced its recently restructured management team. “Enhancing our team’s talent is one of the many steps we are taking to deliver on our long-term vision, which includes continuous improvement projects that drive our...
WashClub Unveils Marketing Support for Laundry Owners
On-demand laundry service WashClub, based in New York City, recently launched WashClub Buzz, a promotional arm of WashClub that will provide laundry and drycleaning operators with marketing and advertising support. Through WashClub Buzz, store owners will have access...
Get ‘Psyched’ Up!
Here Are Five Fascinating Psychological Tidbits to Help Strengthen Your Business Mind… And Boost Your Laundry Operation Having a few degrees in psychology, I tend to be curious about human behavior – especially within the business world. And I’m a...
Wash with Wally: Tackling Oil and Grease, Cleaning Cuffs and Collars, More…
We have a customer who needs to clean very oily, greasy clothes from oil field workers. What detergent or other chemicals are needed to do this job properly? There’s are a couple of key factors to removing oil and grease from garments, especially if those stains...
Breaking with Tradition
Here’s a Look at Five Self-Service Laundries That Are Succeeding in Somewhat Unconventional MarketsIt comes as no surprise that people are protective of their traditions. After all, tradition is familiar and safe. Tradition offers the comforts of routine, habit...
And the Survey Says
Whether Researching the Industry for the First Time or an Established Store Owner, Doing Your Homework is the Key to Success – And the CLA’s Annual Coin Laundry Industry Survey Can HelpCall it “due diligence” or “doing your...
What Can Paid Ads Do for a Laundromat?
Growth is Achievable – If You Take It SeriouslyOnline advertising for self-service laundries is still somewhat of a new phenomenon. For decades the go-to method for sales has focused on community presence and accessibility, but those things aren’t enough...
Spynnyng a New Web
The Principals at Marketing Firm Spynr Discuss the Keys to Promoting a Laundry Business in 2016 and BeyondSpynr was established in October 2015 with a mission to help businesses in the laundry and drycleaning industries see the importance of modernizing their...
EnviroStar to Acquire Western State Design for $28 Million
EnviroStar Inc., a commercial laundry and drycleaning equipment distributor based in Miami, recently executed a definitive asset purchase agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of distributor Western State Design LLC, which is headquartered in Hayward,...
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This Month's Issue
- House of Laundromats: Real Estate Trends and What to Watch
- Member Spotlight: Bringing a Century of Expertise to the Evolving Laundromat Industry
- PlanetLaundry Podcast: Reimagining Community: How the Hub Laundromat Cafe is a Change Catalyst in Detroit
- Women In Vended Laundry: How Adrienne Hurrington Keeps the Wheels Turning as SAMCO
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Fourth-Generation Drycleaner Opens First Vended Laundry
The owners of City Cleaners, based in Akron, Ohio, recently opened a 3,000-square-foot vended laundry adjacent to the family’s drycleaning business, which has been in operation for four generations. The brand new Laundromat City is fully attended and equipped with the...
Imonex Launches New Website
Imonex – which recently marked four decades in the self-service pay arena – unveiled its new website to showcase the company’s expanding coin and token acceptor product line and to help guide laundry owners with innovative payment solutions. Visitors to imonex.com can...
WASH Names New C-Level Executives
WASH Multifamily Laundry Systems, headquartered in El Segundo, Calif., recently appointed two new C-suite executives to its management team. Arthur J. (AJ) Long has been named chief financial officer, and Andres de Armas has joined the company as its chief revenue...
Alliance Laundry Systems Acquires Commercial Equipment Company
Alliance Laundry Systems has reached an agreement to purchase the distribution assets of Commercial Equipment Company. The deal is expected to be finalized for closing in July. Headquartered in Farmers Branch, Texas, CEC has been serving laundry owners in central and...
Continental Girbau Changes Name to Girbau North America
Continental Girbau Inc. has changed its name to Girbau North America. Spearheaded by Girbau Global Laundry Solutions – the parent company of the North American subsidiary – the name change to Girbau North America provides a clearer representation of the company and...
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