Wash-Dry-Fold POS Launches New Feature

Wash-Dry-Fold POS® has announced its new Attendant Checklist Feature. According to Managing Partner Ian Gollahon, it is a simple but integrated tool that is so powerful, it’ll make you wonder how you ever ran your business without it. "You can monitor the checklist...

LaundroLab Celebrates National Laundry Day – April 15

LaundroLab to Offer Free Laundry, Resources Nationwide for National Laundry Day In celebration of National Laundry Day on April 15, 2025, LaundroLab—an innovative laundromat brand focused on reimagining the wash experience—is giving back to local communities by...

I’d Like to Speak to the Manager

On the Front Lines with Some of the Laundry Industry’s Leading Store Managers In an industry once dominated by unattended, self-service operations, the role of store managers in laundromats has never been more critical. As laundries evolve into full-service businesses...

Tide Laundromat Expands Footprint in Chicago

Tide Services, a subsidiary of Procter & Gamble, is expanding its Tide Laundromat footprint in Chicago with a new location in the city’s Lakeview neighborhood. The fourth Tide Laundromat in Chicago, this location is part of an expansion led by U.S. Laundry LLC,...

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Put Your Energy Costs in ‘Reverse’

Originally posted - Apr 11, 2014 Written By: Mustafa Oluwa If your business is located in an area where energy has been deregulated, identifying and locking in the lowest electricity and natural gas rates is, of course, the prudent thing to do. The benefits of energy...

From Average to awesome (Part 2)

Originally posted - Jun 20, 2014 [This is the second in a two-part series on fine-tuning the wash-dry-fold process.] In my previous article, our focus was three-fold: consistency, sorting and washing. This time, we will complete the wash-dry-fold process by targeting...

Remote Possibilities

Orignally posted - May 01, 2014 Roseville, Calif., November 2012 – The phone rings at 11:30 p.m. Caller: Hello, Ms. Dower? Me: Yes? Caller: This is Roseville Police Department. Me: How may I help you? Roseville Dispatcher: You have a customer who has called 911...

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Loomis Brothers Hires New Sales Rep

Loomis Brothers Equipment Co., based in Fenton, Mo., has named Drew Hoselton its new sales representative for the western Missouri and Kansas regions. Hoselton will be responsible for the vended laundry and OPL markets in those regions. "We are very excited to add...

Colorado Distributor to Donate Portion of May Profits to St. Jude

Commercial Laundry Systems of the Rockies, headquartered in Johnstown, Colo., recently announced that it will donate 5 percent of the profits gleaned from its equipment sales during the month of May to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Company owner Pete...

Maytag Holds Annual Meeting, Honors Top Performers

Maytag Commercial Laundry recently hosted its 57th Annual Meeting in Bonita Springs, Fla. The three-day event, which brought together more than 270 attendees from 23 countries, offered educational sessions filled with networking and training, and also provided an...

WashClub Brings On-Demand Services to Oklahoma City

On-demand laundry service provider WashClub has opened its newest branch in Oklahoma City. Owned and operated by Tom Wyche and his daughter Sara, WashClub Oklahoma City can be reached through the company's website – washclubokc.com – or via the WashClub mobile app....

CLA Adds New Keynote Speaker to Excellence in Laundry

[Sustainability Expert Tim Greiner Rounds Out Lineup for California Event The Coin Laundry Association has announced that a third keynote presentation has been added to the educational lineup for next month's Excellence in Laundry Conference, which will be held May...

Back to School

Strengthen Your Business by Earning Your Ph.D. in ‘Laundrology' I recently got the idea to add a new category to the long list of scientific "-ology" subjects that exist in our world today. I've decided to create a brand new discipline and call it "laundrology," which...

Dexter Announces Leadership Changes

Dexter Laundry Inc. and its parent company, Dexter Apache Holdings Inc., have announced that Andy Kretz has been appointed president and chief operating officer of Dexter Apache Holdings. Most recently president of Dexter Laundry, Kretz assumes operational and...

Business Bio: In & Out Laundromat

Jack and Mary Lanning In & Out Laundromat Lowell, Mass. Before Getting into the Laundry Business… Jack was a manufacturer's sales representative while also managing his parents' tax services business. Mary is a stay-at-home mom. Store Opening December 2015...

Growing Pains

HR Management Technology Tips to Help You Survive Your Business' Growth So, you own a self-service laundry that is either partially attended or fully attended, meaning that for some significant portion of the day for which your store is open to the public you have...

Caught on Camera

Here's What to Consider Before Purchasing a Security System for Your Laundry Business I recently experienced a "slip-and-fall" incident at one of my stores. However, I was immediately suspicious that this claim might simply be a play for a settlement. Here's what...

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This Month's Issue

 

  • ‘I’d Like to Speak to the Manager’: On the Front Lines with Some of the Laundry Industry’s Leading Store Managers
  • Business Management: Generate Additional Income Through Greater Market Penetration
  • Company Close-Up: Western State Design Has Been Helping Laundry Owners Thrive for More Than 50 Years
  • New Member Spotlight: How Laundry Labs Plans to Change the Industry
  • And More…

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A Business Evolution

Over the Years, Spector Textile Products Has Shifted Its Focus – And Grown Its Operation A century ago, Lawrence, Mass., was a world center for textile manufacturing – featuring a great stone dam that fed an extensive system of canals to provide hydropower to the...

Statewide to Open New Georgia Facility

Statewide Laundry Equipment recently announced that it will open a new office in Smyrna, Ga. The new facility will feature sales and service teams, as well as a showroom, an equipment warehouse, and a fully stocked parts department. In addition, the company will host...

Aaxon to Host Seminar for Laundry Investors

Aaxon Laundry Systems has announced that it will hold an investment seminar this May at the company’s headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Aaxon Consultant Frank P. D’Annunzio will lead this educational session, which will include insight into securing laundromat...

CLA Connect LIVE Turns a Triple Play in February

Current laundry owners and potential investors – along with distributors and manufacturers – gathered in Burbank, Calif., on February 20, in Seattle on February 21, and in Raleigh, N.C., on February 27 to network, enjoy a nice meal and sharpen their business knowledge...

United Financial Adds Industry Veteran Kirk Stone

United Financial Corp., a nationwide leasing and equipment financing company based in West Des Moines, Iowa, recently announced that laundry industry veteran Kirk Stone has joined the company and will oversee its new Commercial Laundry Finance Division. Stone formerly...

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