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Round the Clock
Originally posted - Jun 14, 2012 A growing trend among self-service laundries is to stay open 'round the clock – 24/7. Personally, I have owned three laundromats – and two of the three were (and still are) open 24 hours. I also have built many, many more laundries for...
Decreasing Downtime
Orginally posted - Mar 18, 2013 Every laundromat owner has one thing in common – we all want to maximize the amount of turns per day on our equipment. To every customer, your laundromat never has enough machines for their needs, regardless of the size of the store,...
Learn From My Mistakes
Originally posted - Oct 09, 2014 When building my two self-service laundries, I really thought I had covered all my bases. I even shared my design with a paid consultant and a few veteran store owners to see what they thought. And yet I still overlooked several...
Headlines
SBA Proposes Changes to Business Loan Programs
The U.S. Small Business Administration has proposed revisions to its regulations for determining affiliation under the organization's business loan programs, as well as its surety bond guarantee program. These revisions are designed to simplify eligibility...
Pew Research: The Changing Face of America
How Future Immigration Will Impact the U.S. Population by 2065 A snapshot of the United States in 2065 would show a nation that has 117 million more people than today, with no racial or ethnic majority group taking the place of today's white majority, according to new...
Make Wash Time Talk Time
Join Self-Service Laundries Nationwide in Helping Children Learn and Succeed in Life We know that families spend an average of 2.5 hours during each visit to the laundromat – it's just part of a regular routine for many parents. With this in mind, Too Small to Fail –...
Drought: Dry Times in the Golden State
Clearly, water is the lifeblood of any laundromat operation. And that's why laundry owners in California are getting nervous. The state is experiencing its fourth consecutive year of drought conditions – with last year's rainfall totaling just nine inches, which is...
Minimum Wage: Cities Increasingly Joining the Conversation
The minimum wage is getting maximum coverage these days. On the presidential campaign trail, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has pressed fellow Democrat Hillary Clinton to endorse the $15 minimum wage. In New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo created the Fast Food Wage Board this...
Continental Girbau Hosts 20th Anniversary Celebration
Continental Girbau, Inc. recently held a two-day celebration marking its 20th year in business. Formed in 1995 as Girbau S.A.'s North American subsidiary, Continental has grown to become an industry-leading provider of on-premise, vended and industrial laundry...
WASH Laundry Names New District Sales Manager
Trini Valenzuela to Oversee the San Diego Market WASH Multifamily Laundry Systems has announced that Trini Valenzuela has relocated to San Diego as a district sales manager for the region. In his new role, Valenzuela will contribute his expertise from a 22-year career...
New Dates Announced for Clean 2017
Laundry Industry's Trade Show and Convention Now Slated for June 5-8, 2017, in Las Vegas Riddle & Associates, the show management company for the Clean Show, has secured new, earlier dates for Clean 2017. The show will be held June 5-8, 2017 at the Las Vegas...
‘Good Enough’ Just Isn’t
When It Comes to Managing Your Laundry Business, Success Is In the Details If I had a dollar for every time I've heard a laundry owner say, "Heck, that's good enough," when referring to some specific aspect of his or her laundry business – rather than working just a...
Wash with Wally: Dress Shirts, Wedding Gowns and More…
We recently washed and dried a load of white dress shirts. When these shirts came out of the washer, they were bright white. However, after drying them, they had all turned yellow. We have never had this problem before. We have previously experienced yellow spots on...
Business Bio: Lafayette Laundry
Kelly Corbett and Pat Cunningham Lafayette Laundry Detroit, MI Before Getting into the Laundry Business… Kelly was a nurse, and Pat worked as an underwriter for Blue Cross Blue Shield. Store Opening August 17, 2013 Business Hours 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. daily Staff One...
Against the Grain
Running a Self-Service Laundry in Rural America Rural laundromat. At first glance, it's almost an oxymoron. Just like "jumbo shrimp," "deafening silence," "virtual reality" and "random order," the term "rural" simply should not be used to describe a self-service...
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This Month's Issue
- Green is Good Business: Green Operations Increasingly Important to Feed Consumer Demand
- Women In Laundry: Lee Ann Geurts Loves a Challenge
- Store Profile: Kings Laundry Kicking it in Los Angeles
- Untapped Growth Opportunities
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Industry News
Washlava Launches Cashless Laundromat in New York City
Washlava, a mobile technology startup that enables laundry customers to reserve and pay for machines from their smartphones, has opened its second cashless, exclusively app-enabled laundromat - this time in New York's Astoria neighborhood. "We have seen truly...
Exhibit Sales, Housing Now Open for Clean ’19
Exhibit sales are now open to all companies for Clean 2019, the textile care industry's premier trade show, which will be held June 20-23, 2019, at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans. Hotel reservations for the show also are open through Connections...
Laundry One to Open Branch Office in Indianapolis
Laundry One – a commercial laundry distributor based just outside of Columbus, Ohio – has announced that it will open a branch office in Indianapolis next month. The company is an authorized Dexter Laundry dealer, serving the vended, on-premises and multi-housing...
CLA Names New Director of Membership, Section Relations
WashClub – an app-based, on-demand laundry and drycleaning service – recently opened its newest branch in Akron, Ohio. This new WashClub branch is owned and operated by lifetime Akron resident Brenda Schwarz. The company said it chose Akron for its latest market...
TLC Names New Vice President
TLC Tri-State Laundry Companies, Inc. has named Keith Quarles its new vice president of sales. Quarles will oversee TLC's team of sales professionals, which covers the Eastern Seaboard from southern Virginia to northern Florida.Quarles boasts 25 years of commercial...
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