Wash-Dry-Fold POS Launches New Feature

Wash-Dry-Fold POS® has announced its new Attendant Checklist Feature. According to Managing Partner Ian Gollahon, it is a simple but integrated tool that is so powerful, it’ll make you wonder how you ever ran your business without it. "You can monitor the checklist...

LaundroLab Celebrates National Laundry Day – April 15

LaundroLab to Offer Free Laundry, Resources Nationwide for National Laundry Day In celebration of National Laundry Day on April 15, 2025, LaundroLab—an innovative laundromat brand focused on reimagining the wash experience—is giving back to local communities by...

I’d Like to Speak to the Manager

On the Front Lines with Some of the Laundry Industry’s Leading Store Managers In an industry once dominated by unattended, self-service operations, the role of store managers in laundromats has never been more critical. As laundries evolve into full-service businesses...

Tide Laundromat Expands Footprint in Chicago

Tide Services, a subsidiary of Procter & Gamble, is expanding its Tide Laundromat footprint in Chicago with a new location in the city’s Lakeview neighborhood. The fourth Tide Laundromat in Chicago, this location is part of an expansion led by U.S. Laundry LLC,...

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2014: The Year in Review

Jan 27, 2015

Originally posted - Nov 26, 2014 It's that time of year again – a time to reminisce about the 365 days gone by… and to try to predict what the next 365 have in store. Everyone does it – from the largest television networks to the most niche bloggers. This month, we...

Getting Down to Business

Jan 27, 2015

Originally posted - Sep 29, 2014 The ultimate goal is to keep your washers and dryers humming from opening to closing. After all, every piece of laundry equipment sitting idle is missed revenue that will never be replaced. For certain laundry owners, the answer may be...

The Next Generation

Jan 27, 2015

Originally posted - Nov issue/2012 Building a Successful Multi-Generational Laundry Business Like most self-service laundries, the World's Largest Laundromat – located in the Chicago suburbs – is a family business. "I'm always telling people it's a family business,...

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Iowa Laundry Owners Get a Big Raise

"Is this heaven?" "It's Iowa." "Iowa? Could have sworn it was heaven…" – "Field of Dreams" (1989) While the specters of baseball players past may have confused Iowa for heaven in the movie, you wouldn't blame Hawkeye laundry owners for thinking they're living in the...

Wash with Wally: Adding Drop-Off Drycleaning to Your Business

I own a self-service laundry and am interested in adding a drop-off drycleaning business. Can you give me any suggestions regarding things I might need to know and/or do before adding this to my current operation? First of all, you have to determine whether or not...

‘I Was Never Interested in Being Average’

An Interview with Tennessee Laundry Owner Kenneth Cherry Kenneth Cherry opened his first self-service laundry in 1959 in Livingston, Tenn., back when the industry was still in its infancy. Today, he owns three stores. Over the years, Mr. Cherry has always been a price...

Considering Equipment Replacement?

Three Multi-Store Owners Share Their Advice Whether your store's laundry equipment is 15 years old, 10 years old or was installed just a few years ago, upgrading to new, advanced machines can boost your bottom line while saving on utility costs and offering increased...

Where Credit is Due

An Examination of Credit Card Acceptance, the Future of the Payment Industry – And What It Means for Your Laundry Business The credit card industry processed an estimated $4 trillion in the United States last year, according to Business Insider. To put that in...

Are You a Person of Interest?

Become Someone with Whom Others Want to Do Business As an equipment distributor, I have met and interviewed quite a few laundry owners in my 30 years or so in the industry. Some of them are what I would describe as interesting people, while others… not so much. What's...

Vital Signs

Neglect Your Store's Signage at Your Own Risk Because a laundromat is a self-service business, there is the tendency among some owners to have a "build-it-and-they-will-wash" attitude toward their stores. In other words, the focus is primarily on the equipment offered...

Choosing the Right Partner

Finding a Quality Drycleaner and Negotiating a Favorable Arrangement Are Critical to the Growth of Your Business I've recently received a flurry of calls from laundry owners who offer home delivery of their wash-dry-fold product and are now looking to expand that...

WASH Names New Executive Vice President

Paul Cummins to Oversee Sales, Marketing, Customer Service and Business Development Groups WASH Multifamily Laundry Systems – a laundry facilities management service company, based in El Segundo, Calif. – has announced that Paul Cummins will join the company as...

WashClub to Expand Service to Major U.S. Cities

WashClub - an on-demand laundry, drycleaning and tailoring service - has announced it will be expanding its service offering to reach more businesses and households in select cities across the United States. In less than three months, the company has expanded to Long...

Firestone Financial Announces Clean Show Contest Winner

Florida Laundry Owners Receive 0% APR Loan Firestone Financial has announced that Beverly and Rich Fleischer – owners of 24 Hour Laundry Zone in Amelia Island, Fla. – are the winners of the company's Clean Show contest, which awarded them a 36-month 0% APR interest...

Firestone Financial Announces Clean Show Contest

Winner Will Receive a 36-Month, Interest-Free Loan Firestone Financial Corp. recently announced it will hold a drawing to award a 36-month 0% interest loan up to $50,000 to one lucky winner at Clean 2015, which will be held April 16-19 in Atlanta. The winner will be...

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
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LaundryCares Fundraiser Tops $100,000 in Donations

Laundry Professionals Open Their Hearts - And Wallets - At Charitable Fundraiser During Excellence '18 in Naples In recent years, one of the fastest-growing and perhaps most talked-about aspects of the Coin Laundry Association has been its charitable organization, the...

Laundrylux Launches Disaster Relief Program for Laundries Impacted by Hurricane Florence

Laundrylux has launched a comprehensive disaster relief program for customers impacted by Hurricane Florence. "We know first-hand how destructive a hurricane can be and we want to help," said Laundrylux CEO John Sabino. "We had employees and customers who lost their...

Maytag Honors Outstanding Customer Achievements

More than 120 attendees from 16 countries recently attended Maytag Commercial Laundry's 59th Annual Meeting, held in Providence, R.I. The three-day event featured a look at Maytag's newest products, as well as offering insight into the brand's strategic approach for...

Martin-Ray Laundry Systems Hosts Women in Coin Laundry Event

As the vended laundry industry continues to draw entrepreneurs, increasingly, these new business owners and investors are women. With that in mind, Jodi Way, territory sales representative at Martin-Ray Laundry Systems, a Denver-based Speed Queen distributor,...

‘Common Sense Won Out’

CLA, Lobbying Group Intervene to Protect Laundry Owners' Sales Tax Exemption in Kentucky Laundry owners in Kentucky dodged a bullet this spring - a bullet aimed directly at their bottom line... in the form of a 6 percent sales tax. Due to the state's more than $50...