Profitable ‘By Design:’ Clean 2017 Opens with Packed Session on Store Design Trends and Strategies
Coin Laundry Association President and CEO Brian Wallace welcomed 425 attendees to the organization’s first educational seminar of Clean 2017 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Dubbed “Great by Design: What Laundromats Can Learn from the Latest Retail...Advantage Equipment Relocates to Larger Facility
Advantage Equipment Inc., based in Akron, Ohio, recently moved into a new facility. The 13,000-square-foot building – located at 1056 Home Ave. in Akron – is three times larger than the company’s previous headquarters. “Advantage Equipment has experienced significant...A New ‘Spin’ on a Familiar Brand
Tide Tests the Waters of Chicago’s Wash-Dry-Fold Market A few months ago, Proctor & Gamble decided to expand its Tide brand to include a retail, wash-dry-fold model. Using the successful Tide Dry Cleaners franchises as an example of what to expect from this new...
The Laundry Doctor at the PlanetLaundry Booth at Clean ‘17
Jeff Gardner, a.k.a. “The Laundry Doctor,” will be making an appearance at the PlanetLaundry booth (Booth #811) at The Clean Show in Las Vegas on Wednesday, June 7, 2017 from 1-3 p.m. Jeff will be available to answer any of your questions regarding ensuring laundry...Our Top-Load Washer Has Been Reinvented
The latest top-load washer from Maytag® Commercial Laundry has been redesigned for enhanced commercial success. From build to clean. At Maytag® Commercial Laundry, we believe that our processes matter as much as the commercial machine you see in front of you. So,...Wash with Wally: Cloth Napkins, Throw Rugs and More…
I have a commercial client who wants my store to take over the cloth napkin laundry service for his Italian restaurant. I’m not sure what is required to perform a quality service for this specific account. The napkins are red and often will have oil and other food...Clean 2017: Las Vegas (or Silicon Valley?)
“Let’s go invent tomorrow instead of worrying about what happened yesterday.” – Steve Jobs Of course, the industry’s largest biennial gathering is coming to Las Vegas next month. But, you would be forgiven for mistaking the acres of new...
Getting Down to Business
A Five-Phase Approach for Developing a Profitable Commercial Laundry Service As a vended laundry owner, you outlay a lot of money in store development, permitting, construction and equipment. So why not make that investment as fruitful as possible? Fully utilize idle...‘One Laundry at a Time’
Decorated War Hero Reinvents Himself as a Successful Multi-Laundry Owner It takes more than one unscrupulous shopping mall owner to rattle Bill Pederson. With more than 100 combat missions flown as a U.S. Air Force flight medic, there’s not much that civilian life –...
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