Florida Distributors Donate Commercial Washer to Local Pet Rescue Organization

Laundry Owners Warehouse and The Laundry Shop – two laundry distributorships based in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. – have partnered in support of Paws Fur Recovery, a pet rescue organization located in nearby Indiantown, Fla. The two companies donated a commercial LG washer...

How to Market Your Amenities

Make Your Laundromat a Place People Love I recently renovated my house and faced a big challenge –furnishing it. I had the basics in mind but wanted everything to come together just right. So, I called a few furniture stores I liked, and one of them said something...

Reimagining the Laundromat Experience

Technology, Design, and a Strong Focus on the Customer Have Set a New Standard for Store Amenities It’s no secret that today’s successful laundromats are embracing customer-centric amenities that transform what was once a mundane chore into a convenient, even...

Engaged Employees, Happy Customers

Building a Positive Workplace Culture in Your Laundromat Since I started consulting in 2005, I’ve heard a common sentiment among business owners and executives: “I just want people who work.” And why wouldn’t a business owner want this? After all, human capital theory...

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Be Aware, Be Prepared, Be Safe

Jan 28, 2015

Originally posted - Feb 14, 2012 How far do we need to go to protect our businesses, our customers, our property and, most importantly, our lives? As a former law enforcement officer and now a commercial laundry equipment distributor, I have combined my past...

A Plan Comes Together

Jan 28, 2015

Originally posted - Jun 11, 2013 In past columns, I've discussed the value of networking and the ideas I've picked up at industry events – ideas that have helped me save and make more money at my stores. A perfect example of this occurred last October, when I was in...

What Does My Gas Bill Mean?

Jan 28, 2015

Originally posted - Jan 27, 2012 To understand how our utilities affect our bottom lines, we've got to understand our utility bills. Since I'm often asked to do analyses on energy savings, I've gotten a lot of practice at reading natural gas bills. In this article,...

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Firestone Financial Announces Laundry Loan Program

Firestone Financial has rolled out an application-only program for customers in the commercial laundry industry. The program offers a streamlined process and rates as low as 5.99 percent APR for up to 60 months and $100,000. This loan offer is for customers with...

WASH Laundry Acquires Great Lakes Laundry

Deal Expands WASH's Territory, Adds New Midwest Branch Offices WASH Multifamily Laundry Systems, headquartered in El Segundo, Calif., has acquired Great Lakes Laundry, a distributor of commercial and vended laundry equipment and accessories throughout the Midwest....

WashClub Opens Newest Branch Location

New York-Based On-Demand Laundry Service Now Serving Eastern Pennsylvania WashClub recently opened the newest branch of its on-demand laundry pickup and delivery service in Lehigh Valley, Pa. This new venture is owned and operated by Mitch and Susan Stamos. Laundry...

Huebsch Announces Its Store Owner of the Quarter

Ohio Owner Grows Successful Four-Store Operation Huebsch has named Jim Adams the latest recipient of its Store Owner of the Quarter Award for the growth and success of his four Jennifer Haley's Coin Laundromats in Ohio. "Jim has an ambitious spirit and strong work...

Clean n Green Laundromat

Wayne and Nick Bernaiche Clean n Green Laundromat, LLC Glastonbury, Conn. Business Philosophy and Vision "Our vision for this store - and the trend we see occurring around the country with other new successful ventures - is that pride in the business, above and beyond...

Let’s Build on the Many Successes of 2015

As we head into 2016, I'd like to reflect on some of the successes of 2015. In my mind, the greatest accomplishment of 2015 was the Coin Laundry Association's revitalization of its LaundryCares Foundation. As many of you know, LaundryCares has been around since 2006,...

Wash with Wally: Mattress Pads, Mildew Odor and More…

I'm toying with the idea of opening a store that caters strictly to drop-off laundry customers, with no self-service business at all. The location I'm considering is densely populated, with residents in the upper-middle income range. What do you think? The drop-off...

Primus Partners with U.S. Distributors

Vended, On-Premises Laundry Equipment Now Available Through 15 Companies Primus has announced its partnership with 15 distributors throughout the United States. "With cutting edge technology and quality manufacturing, Primus is the industry leader in Europe," said...

‘My Biggest Mistake’

Store Owners Share Some of Their Laundry Business Miscues "We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dearly bought experience." – George Washington Even successful, long-time laundry owners make...

What’s Next?

An Interview with Author and Demographics Expert Paul Taylor Paul Taylor is the author of "The Next America: Boomers, Millennials and the Looming Generational Showdown." The book draws on his work at the Pew Research Center, a non-partisan "fact tank" that provides...

Finding a Winner

The Four Factors That Determine a Successful Coin Laundry Location [This article originally appeared in the December 2009 issue of The Journal of Coin Laundry and Drycleaning. This is the first in an ongoing, periodic series, in which we will resurrect some of the...

Tax Tips for Self-Service Laundry Owners

Smart Moves for Your Money in 2016 In my opinion, the best tax shelter that exists is a retirement plan. The most common retirement plans are IRA's (Individual Retirement Accounts), profit sharing plans, 401(k) plans, SEP (Simplified Employee Pension) plans, defined...

This Month's Issue

Reimagining the Laundromat Experience: Technology, Design, and a Strong Focus on the Customer Have Set a New Standard for Store Amenities
Business Management: Building a Positive Workplace Culture
Digital Marketing: Make Your Laundromat a Place People Love
Company Close-Up: The Vision Behind Masters Laundry Equipment
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Industry News

Whirlpool Corporation Showcases Renovated Manufacturing Facility

Company Rolls Out New Line of Maytag Multi-Load Washers Geared Toward Vended, OPL Markets Whirlpool Corp. Commercial Laundry leadership recently took Maytag Commercial Laundry customers, several Massachusetts government officials and members of the media on a...

Unilever Confronts the ‘Chairdrobe’

Marketers at consumer goods giant Unilever are focused on what they’re calling the “chairdrobe.” It’s that heap of lightly worn clothes draped over chairs in more and more bedrooms these days, often crumpling people’s “go-to garments.” It’s a familiar sight in the...

Eastern Funding Hosts Laundry Improvement Workshops

Eastern Funding recently hosted two laundromat improvement workshops in Los Angeles and Anaheim. More than 90 industry participants, consisting mainly of laundry owners and prospective investors, spent time discussing various topics impacting the industry, including...

Huebsch Names Store Owner of the Quarter

Huebsch has named multi-laundry operator Michael Finkelstein its Store Owner of the Quarter. Finkelstein's newest Laundry Land location in Portsmouth, Va., delivers a level of excellence that rises above others in his market, which has been Michael's commitment since...

First CLA Connect LIVE Event Scheduled for Atlanta

The Coin Laundry Association will hold its first CLA Connect LIVE event on September 25 at the Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center in Atlanta. The meeting - scheduled for 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. - will feature a presentation by CLA President and CEO Brian Wallace, who...