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Less is More
Originally posted - Oct 04, 2012 All five of my laundromats are strictly self-service operations – no wash-dry-fold service, no commercial accounts, no coffee shop. I do just one thing… and strive to do it very well. As small-business owners, we get offered all types...
‘Tapping’ into Today’s Technology
Orignally posted - Dec 01, 2014 For the most part, our industry is the same throughout from store to store. Each laundromat features basically the same setup: washers and dryers for a set price, folding tables, carts, maybe some vending machines and possibly an...
Be Your Own Competition
Originally posted - Sept issue/2012 "I have been up against tough competition all my life. I wouldn't know how to get along without it." – Walt Disney Next to vend price, there isn't a more combustible topic of conversation among laundry owners than competition. In my...
Headlines
Laundrylux Names OPL Sales Manager
Industry Veteran Corey Simonson Joins New York Company Laundrylux has added industry veteran Corey Simonson to its On-Premises Laundry Division. As the company's new OPL national sales manager, he will be responsible for growing this business segment, as well as...
PartsKing Launches Redesigned Website
Company Looks to Grow Its Global Reach PartsKing.com - the parts division of Star Distributing, Inc. based in Nashville - recently launched an upgraded website, consolidated its online sales platforms and created potential international opportunities through the...
Oregon Passes Landmark Minimum-Wage Law
Legislation Mandates Higher Pay in Cities than in Rural Areas Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has signed a bill enacting a double-digit increase in the state's minimum wage, a boost that could give the state the highest minimum wage in the U.S. by 2022. In addition, this...
Electrolux Names New CFO, EVP
Electrolux recently named Anna Ohlsson-Leijon its chief financial officer. In addition, the company has promoted Ola Nilsson to the position of executive vice president and head of its small appliances business category. Ohlsson-Leijon joined Electrolux in 2001 as...
WashClub Continues U.S. Expansion
On-Demand Laundry Service Now Open in Los Angeles, Oklahoma City and Akron On-demand laundry service provider WashClub, based in New York City, has announced the launch of new branches in Los Angeles, Oklahoma City and Akron, Ohio. Each of these WashClub facilities is...
What If…?
Four Common Questions That Keep First-Time Laundry Owners Up at Night First-time laundry owners are an interesting group. Based on my 30 years of experience as a distributor working with many of them, the typical rookie operator is overflowing with nervous enthusiasm...
Is Now the Time to Upgrade Your Laundry?
Laundry owners got an early Christmas present this past December, when the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 was signed into law. This new law permanently (until further notice, at least) expanded the Section 179 deduction limit to $500,000....
Wash with Wally: Commercial Ironing, Scented Detergents and More…
My wash-dry-fold and commercial laundry businesses are going very well and my attendants are busy all day. However, I recently landed a contract with a security company to do their shirts. This client wants the shirts washed and ironed. Unfortunately, I've been having...
CG West Announces Spring Profit Symposium
Two-Day Event Scheduled for May 11-12 in Southern California Continental Girbau West - a subsidiary of Continental Girbau Inc. based in Santa Fe Springs, Calif. - will host its fourth annual Conference of Champions Profit Symposium on May 11-12. The event - scheduled...
Liquid Assets: The Business of Water
A Look at the Factors That Impact Your Laundry's Rates Imagine Manhattan under almost 300 feet of water. Not water from a hurricane or a tsunami, but purified drinking water – 2.1 trillion gallons of it. That's the amount of water researchers estimate is lost each...
Business Bio: Jennifer Haley’s Coin Laundromat
Jim Adams Jennifer Haley's Coin Laundromat Canton, Ohio Before Getting into the Laundry Business… Adams was a sales representative for Consolidated Freightways for 18 years and Con-Way Freight for eight years. Store Opening July 2009 Business Hours 5:00 a.m. to...
How Effective is Your Digital Marketing?
Laundry Owners Can Accurately Track Their ROI by Focusing on Brand Awareness, Customer Acquisition and Customer Retention Flush. Have you ever felt this happening to your marketing dollars? Where did they go? Many laundry owners are curious about investing more into...
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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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Industry News
Electrolux Professional to Become Public Company in 2020
Electrolux Professional, the professional laundry and professional kitchen equipment division of Electrolux, has initiated the process of becoming a stand-alone public company in 2020. “Electrolux Professional is the only supplier in the professional appliances space...
Laundry One Announces Spring Service Seminars
Laundry One will host basic and advanced service schools for vended laundry operators this spring at the company’s training center in Canal Winchester, Ohio. The basic service seminar will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on April 3, while the advanced session is...
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...
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