Longtime Laundromat Owner on 23 Years of Service, Challenges, Community Impact

For more than two decades, Lee Ann Geurts has been a steady force in her Brooklyn Park community in Minnesota, running three laundromats that have become known not just for clean clothes, but for connection, comfort, and care. What began as a business venture for her...

Green is Good Business

Green Operations Increasingly Important to Feed Consumer Demand When Green Laundry Lounge co-owners Pulin and Krishna Dasai got into the vended laundry industry, they wanted to change a narrative: laundromats are water and energy-intensive businesses. “The...

Leveling the Playing Field

John Um wanted to make sure small business owners could get fair pricing and access to reliable suppliers without needing to have significant buying power. As a leader whose career spanned several major retail and e-commerce companies, he had seen firsthand how hard...

Staying Fierce: Haley Gould Finds Perfect Fit in Vended Laundry

Haley Gould is the Director of Partner Success for HappyNest. She manages an internal team while leading more than 100 partners across the United States building a successful pickup and delivery operation in addition to running their laundromat business. A consummate...

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‘Fun’ for the Whole Family

Jan 28, 2015

Orginally posted - Oct 21, 2013 Ask most laundry owners about their landlords and you're likely to get more than a few responses that are less than suitable for a family publication such as ours. Not so with Kevin Moyle, who operates Loads of Fun in Houghton, Mich....

Learn From My Mistakes

Jan 28, 2015

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...

Branded!

Jan 27, 2015

Originally posted - April issue/2012 Building a Brand for Your Self-Service Laundry May Be the Smartest Business Move You Make All Year Think only those big corporate types need to bother with such frivolous, esoteric topics are branding? Think again. Your brand says...

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Been There, Done That

An Interview with Industry Veteran David Horton David Horton has spent his entire adult life in the commercial laundry business – selling equipment, brokering businesses and building stores – from California to the East Coast to the Central Plains, with stops in...

Coupon Clippers Just Don’t Cut It

Coupon Discount Offers Are the Wrong Way to Try to Build Your Wash-Dry-Fold Business I don't know how many times I've been bombarded by salespeople representing Groupon or some other online coupon service, trying to cut into my wash-dry-fold revenue. In fact, I've...

Eastern Funding Names VP of Sales and Marketing

Commercial Lender Hires Industry Veteran Anthony Regan Commercial lender Eastern Funding, LLC has named Anthony Regan its new vice president of sales and marketing. Regan will be responsible for company-wide sales and marketing across Eastern's coin laundry,...

Lease Negotiation: Mistakes to Avoid

When putting together your self-service laundry business, the lease is one of the most important pieces of the puzzle. Here are some of the most common – and dangerous – pitfalls to avoid when hammering out your next laundry lease: • Failure to secure exculpation of...

Laundrylux Names Business Development Manager

Manufacturer Adds Industry Veteran Tim Seitz to Its PLUS Division Laundrylux has named industry veteran Tim Seitz the new business development manager of the company's PLUS division for on-premises laundry. Seitz's laundry industry expertise spans nearly two decades....

Speed Queen Makes Donation to Women’s Shelter

Company Provides Washer and Dryer, Along with Clothing from Mudderella Speed Queen recently helped empower women and worked to end domestic abuse through a fundraising competition surrounding Mudderella's Capital Region event, as well as a donation of clothing and a...

Davis Commercial Laundry Now Carries Electrolux, Wascomat Equipment

Laundrylux Appoints Long-Time Distributor to Represent Both Brands in Georgia and Alabama Laundrylux has announced that Davis Commercial Laundry Solutions is now an authorized Electrolux and Wascomat distributor for Georgia and Alabama. Based in Marietta, Ga., Davis...

Free Laundry Day Scheduled for August 31 in NYC

CLA, Eastern Funding, LaundryCares and Laundry Depot Team Up to Provide Free Laundry Services to Those in Need On Aug. 31, Laundry Depot in Bay Shore, N.Y., will offer a free laundry event, sponsored by Eastern Funding, the Coin Laundry Association and the...

Firestone Financial Joins Berkshire Hills

Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. has completed the acquisition of Firestone Financial Corp. Firestone is now known as Firestone Financial, LLC and is operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Bank. "This partnership brings together two organizations with rich...

BDT Capital Partners to Acquire Majority Stake in Alliance Laundry Systems

Alliance Laundry Systems has announced that BDT Capital Partners, LLC, through its investment funds, has agreed to acquire a majority interest in the company from Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan. Teachers' is expected to retain a minority interest in the company...

Continental Creative Services Debuts New Website and Logo

Continental Creative Services – a full-service marketing, advertising and public relations company – recently unveiled its new logo and mobile-friendly website (www.continentalccs.com). The site is "content rich, simple to navigate, graphically pleasing and search...

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...

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Procter & Gamble to Purchase Chicago-Based Drycleaning Startup Pressbox

Chicago-based drycleaning startup Pressbox is being acquired by consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble, according to the two companies. However, the terms of the deal were not disclosed. Pressbox - launched in 2013 by entrepreneurs Vijen Patel and Drew McKenna -...

Laundry One to Host Open House

Laundry One will hold an open house on September 20 at the company's headquarters in Canal Winchester, Ohio. This free event is being held to help educate store owners and potential investors about the latest products available from Dexter Laundry and other industry...

PWS Named Speed Queen Distributor of the Year

Speed Queen has presented its highest distributor honor - the 2017 Distributor of the Year Award - to PWS-The Laundry Company. PWS, headquartered in Los Angeles, has a rich history with Speed Queen and remains one of the most prolific developers of vended laundries in...

Giant Wash Hosts Free Laundry Day, Launches Wash & Learn Program

On May 12, Giant Wash Coin Laundry, located in St. Paul, Minn., kicked off a new Wash & Learn program, in conjunction with a free laundry day at the store. The laundromat hosted the free laundry event in celebration of the new program, offering community members...

Laundry Owner Adds ‘Little Free Library’ Stand to His Business’ Offerings

Although Brockton, Mass., has long operated three branches of its main public library, the city now boasts six branches of its "Little Free Library" program as well.The Frederick Douglass Neighborhood Association recently unveiled Brockton's newest Little Free Library...