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The Future of Water
Originally posted - Apr 24, 2014 Water covers approximately 70 percent of the Earth's surface. However, less than 1 percent of that is available for human use – such as agricultural, domestic, commercial, industrial and environmental needs. To make matters even...
The X Factor
Originally posted - Dec 26, 2013 Detergent. Besides water, natural gas and electricity, it's perhaps the hottest commodity at your self-service laundry. Whether you sell it in your vending machine or over the counter, or simply prefer to let your customers bring in...
Less is More: The Greening of an Industry
Originally posted - Jun 26, 2014 Morgan Gary recently received an MBA in sustainable business. Not coincidentally, she also just opened her very own sustainable business – Spin Laundry Lounge, which is described as an eco-friendly laundromat within a "retro-mod" café...
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Dealing with Change (No Matter What Life Throws at You)
Change is Omnipresent, and It's Not Going Away - Embrace It! "When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves." - Dr. Viktor Frankl, noted Austrian psychiatrist Did you know that the word "change"is one of the most commonly used...
Vend Pricing 101
Originally posted - Jul 02, 2012 Throughout the last five years, the market has changed drastically. Prior to the recession, commodity prices, especially natural gas, were at all-time highs. Many store owners had no choice but to raise vend prices, as well as lower...
Vend Pricing 101
Originally posted - Jul 02, 2012 Throughout the last five years, the market has changed drastically. Prior to the recession, commodity prices, especially natural gas, were at all-time highs. Many store owners had no choice but to raise vend prices, as well as lower...
My Coin Laundry Success Story
Originally posted - July issue/2012 I have owned a small, unattended laundromat for four years. I am by no means an expert in the field. However, there are two bits of advice I might be able to give regarding what could potentially cause a business to fail, and...
My Coin Laundry Success Story
Originally posted - July issue/2012 I have owned a small, unattended laundromat for four years. I am by no means an expert in the field. However, there are two bits of advice I might be able to give regarding what could potentially cause a business to fail, and...
My Coin Laundry Success Story
Originally posted - July issue/2012 I have owned a small, unattended laundromat for four years. I am by no means an expert in the field. However, there are two bits of advice I might be able to give regarding what could potentially cause a business to fail, and...
Seeing the Light
Originally posted - Feb 26, 2014 An energy-efficient retrofit from T8 fluorescent lighting to state-of-the-art LED tubes at Holmen Coin Laundry in Holmen, Wis., will deliver savings on the owner's electric bill of more than 60 percent. Owner Karl Maas operates 31...
‘A Darker Shade of Green’
Originally posted - Aug 08, 2012 When I was asked to share some tips and strategies about our green laundries, I went to work listing all of the cost justifications. I thought I might motivate existing laundry owners reading this article to call their local...
You’re Not ‘Just a Laundromat’
Originally posted - Apr 24, 2013 By definition, branding is the process involved in creating a unique name and image for a product in the consumer's mind. Unfortunately, in the self-service laundry industry, this generally does not exist. It's something that's often...
From Average to Awesome
Originally posted - May 27, 2014 [This is the first in a two-part series on fine-tuning the wash-dry-fold process.] Back in his 1970s heyday, actor Burt Reynolds once referred to marriage as "the most expensive way for the average man to get his laundry done."...
Marketing a Rural Location
Originally posted - Sept issue/2012 Written By: Scott and Penny Williams Laundry Owners Share How They've Grown Their Business in a Small, Tourist Community Until recently, there was no laundromat in the town of Alton, N.H. If members of this 5,300-person community...
The Future of Laundry Is Here
Originally posted - Feb 14, 2014 Written By: Cathy Johnson The multi-family laundry room may not be the first place you think of as being "high-tech." However, new technology applications are transforming the laundry room experience for both residents and property...
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This Month's Issue
- Beyond Our Borders: A Look at the International Laundromat Market
- Business Management: How a POS System Can Add Value for You and Your Customers
- Guest Feature: Embracing Technology – The Digital Evolution of the Laundromat Industry
- Women in Vended Laundry: An Interview with Lisa Mahan of Daniels Equipment Company
- And More…
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Industry News
D&M Hosts Service Seminar in Chicago
More than 60 self-service laundry owners, managers and service technicians recently attended a Dexter Laundry service seminar, which is hosted annually by D&M Equipment Co. at the distributor's headquarters in Chicago.Those in attendance were treated to an...
Laundrylux Announces Disaster Relief Program
Laundrylux knows first-hand how destructive a hurricane can be, having suffered through Hurricane Sandy in 2012. "We had employees and customers who lost their homes and businesses, and were completely devastated by Sandy for a long time," said Laundrylux President...
Is Your Laundromat Open in TX or LA?
The Coin Laundry Association and its 501(c)3 charity, the LaundryCares Foundation, are trying to help the victims of the recent devastation which has occurred as a result of Hurricane Harvey in Texas and Louisiana. One of the primary directives of the LaundryCares...
Continental Launches Hurricane Harvey Disaster Relief Program
Continental Girbau Inc. and its Houston distributor, Skyline Equipment Inc., have initiated disaster assistance for Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma business victims. This includes companies in Texas, Louisiana, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. The disaster...
CLA ‘Meet-Up’ Brings Industry Together in Atlanta, Follow-Up Event Announced
On August 30, after a several-year hiatus, the Coin Laundry Association hosted a "meet-up" in Atlanta for the Georgia vended laundry industry. Nearly 60 attendees gathered for a networking lunch, educational sessions and fellowship with their peers. The program was...
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The Business Mind
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