The Business of Laundry: Models That Work

In today’s laundromat industry, one truth holds across every market, model and mission: success requires more than just machines. Today’s operators must choose business models strategically, execute consistently, and lead with intention. Some lean into simple,...

Green is Good Business

Green Operations Increasingly Important to Feed Consumer Demand When Green Laundry Lounge co-owners Pulin and Krishna Dasai got into the vended laundry industry, they wanted to change a narrative: laundromats are water and energy-intensive businesses. “The...

Metrics That Matter

Profit, Performance, and Planning in Vended Laundry The laundromat business is like most businesses in that you need to do a lot of things right to be successful. But how do you know if it’s working? According to successful owners, you just need to look at the...

Safety First, Last… Always

The Laundromat Owner’s Guide to Preventing Accidents, Protecting Your Business, and Controlling Your Insurance Costs As more and more entrepreneurs are discovering, running a laundromat can be a hugely rewarding business. But it also comes with its own set of risks...

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Maintaining Your Wireless Network

Jan 30, 2015

If You Haven't Revisited Your Network Since It Was Set Up, Now Is the Time If you're a laundry owner like me, you're accustomed to routine equipment maintenance, such as removing lint from the fronts of dryers or cleaning HVAC condenser coils. No big deal, right?...

Going Through Rebab

Jan 30, 2015

Originally posted - Oct issue/2012 Written By: Chris Aycock A New Multi-Store Owner Discusses How He's Breathed New Life into a Couple of Old, Closed-Down Laundromats Professionally, I'm a software engineer, not a coin laundry veteran. However, during the last three...

Going Through Rebab

Jan 30, 2015

Originally posted - Oct issue/2012 Written By: Chris Aycock A New Multi-Store Owner Discusses How He's Breathed New Life into a Couple of Old, Closed-Down Laundromats Professionally, I'm a software engineer, not a coin laundry veteran. However, during the last three...

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Telling Your Story, Shaping Your Brand

An Interview with Branding Expert and Business Author Karen Tiber Leland Karen Tiber Leland is a branding expert and author of "The Brand Mapping Strategy: Design, Build and Accelerate Your Brand." She is also the president of Sterling Marketing Group, where she helps...

Telling Your Story, Shaping Your Brand

An Interview with Branding Expert and Business Author Karen Tiber Leland Karen Tiber Leland is a branding expert and author of "The Brand Mapping Strategy: Design, Build and Accelerate Your Brand." She is also the president of Sterling Marketing Group, where she helps...

Business Bio: Wash-N-Fold Express

Dan Thanh Dang, Gary Miller, BangTam Miller and Quynh Simon Wash-N-Fold Express Edgewood, Md. Before Getting into the Laundry Business... All of the store's owners are still employed full-time outside of the laundry business. Dan Thanh Dang, a former newspaper...

Building a Winning Team, Part 3

The Right Attendants with the Proper Training Will Have Customers Viewing You and Your Staff as Their Local Laundry Experts [This is the third of a three-part series on hiring and training laundry attendants.] Last month, I discussed how to track a new attendant's...

WashClub Expands into Colorado

WashClub, headquartered in Brooklyn, N.Y., recently announced its expansion into the city of Denver. The on-demand laundry and drycleaning services provider now has a presence in more than 31 cities and 16 states throughout the U.S. "Expanding to Denver was a...

Huebsch Honors California Laundry Owners

Huebsch has named Aaron and Andrea Milam the latest recipients of its Store Owner of the Quarter Award. The Milams own The Laundry Room, located in Pasadena, Calif. "The Milams demonstrate exceptional dedication to providing customers with the best laundry experience...

ALJCO Named Maytag/Whirlpool Distributor

After 32 years of providing electronic controls repair and small parts service to the vended laundry and OPL industries, ALJCO, based in El Segundo, Calif., has been named an authorized distributor of Maytag/Whirlpool commercial laundry equipment and parts for the...

WashClub Adds Second Florida Location

WashClub, headquartered in Brooklyn, N.Y., has announced its expansion into Florida's Tampa Bay area. The on-demand laundry and drycleaning services provider now operates in more than 30 cities and 15 states nationwide, including two Florida locations - Miami and now...

Integrity Laundry Solutions Opens Branch Office

Integrity Laundry Solutions - headquartered in Walla Walla, Wash. - recently opened a new branch office in Kent, Wash. The full-service distributor of laundry equipment, parts, ozone systems and chemicals serves the vended, on-premises and multi-housing laundry...

Laundry Owners Warehouse Unveils New Website

Laundry Owners Warehouse has launched its new website with a view to providing the company's services and products to clients in a streamlined, optimized manner. The site - lowlaundry.com - features a number of functionalities that are a first within the industry....

WASH Acquires American Service Company

WASH Multifamily Laundry Systems, headquartered in El Segundo, Calif., recently purchased American Service Company, a route laundry provider based in Redwood City, Calif. This acquisition widens WASH's presence throughout the San Francisco Bay area. "WASH's...

Speed Queen Launches Art of the Journey Contest

Speed Queen is now accepting entries for its third annual contest, which will pay off one deserving store owner's replacement loan through Speed Queen Financial Services, up to $100,000. From now through October 31, owners who reinvest in their stores with new Speed...

This Month's Issue

Tech on the Rise: How Operators Are Using Innovation to Run Smarter, Faster Laundromats: From AI phone systems to real-time data tracking, operators and suppliers share how technology is reshaping the modern laundry business and what’s coming next.
Business Profile: Delivering a Superior
Laundry Experience
Member Spotlight: Rick Rome –
Innovating Laundry, One Customer at a Time
Guest Column: How AI Changed Google Reviews (What Laundromat Owners Need to Know)
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Statewide Laundry Equipment Holds Grand Opening at Georgia Facility

Statewide Laundry Equipment – with locations in Miami, Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville, and Smyrna, Ga. – recently celebrated the grand opening of its newest office in Smyrna. The open house event gave guests, including current laundry owners and potential investors, a...

Aaxon Announces New VP of Multi-Housing Laundry

Aaxon Laundry Systems has named Mark Freesman its new vice president of multi-housing laundry. The industry veteran previously worked for Aaxon’s partner, Alliance Laundry Systems, and will help direct Aaxon’s investment and growth strategy in multi-housing projects –...

Firestone Financial EVP/COO Assumes Top Leadership Position

Firestone Financial, a subsidiary of Berkshire Bank, recently announced that Michael Smith – the company’s former executive vice president and chief operating officer – has assumed the company’s top leadership position. Long-time CEO David Cohen transitioned out of...

Continental Promotes Marinho to Girbau Industrial Technical Service Field Manager-North America

Continental Girbau Inc. recently promoted Alessander Marinho to Girbau Industrial technical service field manager-North America. In his new role, he is responsible for coordinating and overseeing the on-site project management and technical support services required...

Laundry Owners Warehouse Adds to Services Team

Laundry Owners Warehouse, based in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., has named Robert Gonzalez its new foreman for growth and quality elevation in services. With more than 42 years of experience in delivering laundry equipment and supplies, Gonzalez is a perfect fit to spearhead...