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At the Breaking Point?
Originally posted - May issue/2012 Today's Industry Manufacturers Sound Off on a Balancing Act They All Face – The One Between Washability and Energy Efficiency Industry manufacturers have always faced the challenge of producing commercial equipment that would clean...
Marketing on a Shoestring
Originally posted - Oct 14, 2014 Whether you're a single-store laundry owner new to the business or a multi-store operator with years of industry experience under your belt, you both share the same dilemma – how to effectively market and promote your business on a...
Taking Care of Business
Originally posted - Jan issue/2012 Here's How Four Laundry Owners Diversified Their Operations with Commercial Accounts In the laundry business, an idle machine is a missed chance to gain needed revenue – and it's an opportunity that can never be recovered. Perhaps no...
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Going ‘Undercover’
Forced to Take a Fresh Look at His Laundry Business, the Author Gained an Entirely New Perspective on His Overall Operation When is the last time you went "undercover?" No, I'm not suggesting you sneak into one of your competitor's laundries, pretending to be a...
Business Bio: Wash-n-Go
Dewayne Bohannon Wash-n-Go Columbia, S.C. Before Getting into the Laundry Business… Dewayne has been in the self-storage industry for 25 years, and he is also in the coin-operated amusement business. Store Opening Wash-n-Go in Columbia opened two years ago. However,...
Making the Call
How to Prepare for Sales Calls with Potential Commercial Clients In my last column, I discussed some of the profitable niches available to self-service laundry owners within the vast realm of commercial laundry accounts. This time, I'd like to follow up on that...
What If Muhammad Ali Owned Your Laundry?
Adopting the Legendary Boxer's Personal Philosophy Can Turn You into a Champion of Business All of the buzz surrounding the recent high stakes Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao welterweight title fight got me thinking about boxing's heyday in the 1960s and '70s, as well...
Berkshire Hills Acquires Firestone Financial
Berkshire Hills Bancorp Inc. has announced the signing of a definitive agreement for the acquisition of privately held Firestone Financial Corp. as an operating subsidiary of Berkshire Bank. Based in Needham, Mass., Firestone is a nationwide commercial specialty...
Speed Queen Honors Its Distributor of the Year
PWS Recognized for Service and Sales Excellence Speed Queen has named PWS - The Laundry Company as its 2014 Distributor of the Year. "We are honored to name PWS the 2014 Distributor of the Year," said Dan Bowe, Speed Queen North American sales manager. "Not only have...
IPSO Names Distributor of the Year
Steiner-Atlantic Honored for Outstanding Sales and Service Achievements IPSO recently named Steiner-Atlantic Corp. its 2014 Distributor of the Year. "We are honored to name Steiner-Atlantic Corp. the 2014 Distributor of the Year," said Kathryn Rowen, IPSO North...
Whirlpool Enters into Agreement to Acquire ADC
Whirlpool Corp. has entered into an agreement to acquire American Dryer Corp., which manufactures and markets coin-operated, on-premise, industrial and specialty laundry equipment. The planned acquisition gives Whirlpool's commercial laundry business a platform to...
Setomatic/SpyderWash Names New Director of Sales and Operations
Gregg Schantz Promoted to Further Oversee the Company's Continued Growth Setomatic Systems/SpyderWash has announced the promotion of Gregg Schantz to director of sales and operations. Since joining the company full time in 2013, Schantz has helped support SpyderWash...
Avoiding Surprises
Running a small business is far from an exact science. And operating a self-service laundry – with all of the market-by-market idiosyncrasies this entails – at times can be even less of a sure thing. With PlanetLaundry's cover story in May focusing on industry myths...
Huebsch Announces Store Owner of the Quarter
John D. Dixon Recognized for National Laundry in Dickson, Tenn. Huebsch recently named John D. Dixon its Store Owner of the Quarter for his National Laundry, which is located in Dickson, Tenn. Dixon "transformed a rundown store into a thoughtfully designed,...
Cash is King
An Interview with Texas Laundry Owner Bruce Walker Bruce Walker and his wife, Julie, have been in the self-service laundry business since 2002. They own Wash It Kwik, a 3,000-square-foot card-operated store with 82 washers and dryers in Denton, Texas. How did you get...
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This Month's Issue
- The Power of Promotions: Unleashing Creative Tactics to Keep Your Business Buzzing
- Digital Marketing: Six Strategies to Help Boost Your Business Without Breaking the Bank
- Business Profile: Modern Design and a Strong Community Focus Define New Jersey’s Bubbles Are Us Laundromats
- Industry Education: CLA’s WDF Workshop Enjoys Record Attendance in Nashville
- And More…
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Industry News
An “Excellence” [sic] Opportunity to Connect with Manufacturers
As you may know, the Coin Laundry Association's biennial conference, Excellence in Laundry, takes place May 16-17, 2018 in Naples, Fla., at the luxurious Naples Grande Beach Resort. While the fun, education, and camaraderie will appeal to all of the attendees, one...
CLEC Completes Purchase of Texas Laundry Service
Commercial and Coin Laundry Equipment Co. has completed its purchase of Texas Laundry Service Co. This is the third acquisition for the Gulf Breeze, Fla.-based laundry equipment distributor. "Texas Laundry was a perfect fit for our company as we expand throughout the...
Apartment Completions Hit 30-Year High in 2017, Vacancy Rate Increases
Apartment completions reached a 30-year high in 2017 and beat the 2016 level by 30 percent, according to a report in Multifamily Executive. Last year, 364,713 units were completed in the 150 largest U.S. metros, more than doubling the long-term average and growing the...
Industry Veteran Becomes a First-Time Store Owner
The new Pepper's Express Laundry Center recently opened for business in Mooresville, Ind. – with a familiar name in a not-so-familiar role.The 4,800-square-foot vended laundry is designed to enhance and quicken the laundry process, according to the owners Jim and...
Mulberrys Acquires Laundry Locker
Mulberrys Garment Care - providing service to the San Francisco, Dallas and Minneapolis/St. Paul markets - has acquired Laundry Locker, a San Francisco-based laundry and drycleaning company with more than 350 locker locations throughout the Bay Area. According to the...
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