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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Competing

Jan 27, 2015

Originally posted - Sep issue/2012 How to Respond When a New Laundromat Enters Your Market When the closest competitor to one of Brian Brunckhorst's coin laundries in northern California lost its lease, the multi-store owner was understandably overjoyed – and his...

Controlling His Own Destiny

Jan 27, 2015

Originally posted - May issue/2012 Memphis Laundry Owner Builds Strong Following, Plans Two More Locations Phil Arvin's self-service laundry business is nothing like his "day job." And that's one of the aspects he really enjoys about his year-old entrepreneurial...

From Pets to Professionals…..

Jan 27, 2015

Originally posted - Sept issue/2012 Montana Laundromat/Dog Wash Has Become the Area's ‘One-Stop Solution' Those looking for a quick and efficient self-service wash and dry or even more personalized laundry services – or just a convenient place to wash the family dog –...

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Wash with Wally: Thoughts on Free Dry

I own a laundry business that has been in my family for 40 years. Although it does well, someone is building a new self-service laundry just a mile and a half away from my store. I've been considering offering free dry. What do you think about this strategy? I think...

Maytag Distributors Celebrate 16th Annual ‘May is Maytag Month’

Honoring the company's heritage and legacy, several Maytag Commercial Laundry distributors across North America are hosting open houses and service schools during "May is Maytag Month." These events will provide information on new laundry equipment, as well as feature...

Business Bio: Laundry World, Falls Church, Va.

Blair and Charlie Johnson Laundry World Falls Church, Va. Before Getting Into the Laundry Business… Blair is a third-generation laundromat owner. In 1970, Blair's father, Charlie, and his father purchased their first two stores. Blair has been working in the laundry...

Clean 2015: A Recap from Atlanta

Looking Back on the Industry's Trade Show and Convention For first-time attendees, the sheer size and scope of the Clean Show can be a lot to take in. "When I first walked in, it was a bit overwhelming," described Alabama laundry owner Ken Barrett, of this year's...

Clean 2015: A Recap from Atlanta

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...

Shattering the Myths

Veteran Laundry Operators Dispel Some Popular Industry Misconceptions – And Share Their Own Personal Business Surprises The good news is that today there in more information available to new laundry owners and prospective investors than ever before. The bad news is...

Shattering the Myths

Veteran Laundry Operators Dispel Some Popular Industry Misconceptions – And Share Their Own Personal Business Surprises The good news is that today there in more information available to new laundry owners and prospective investors than ever before. The bad news is...

Statewide Laundry to Debut Investment Webinars This Fall

Statewide Laundry Equipment - with offices in Jacksonville, Tampa, Orlando and Miami, Fla. - will be introducing a new digital approach to presenting laundry investment seminars for newcomers looking to get started in the industry. Webinars, hosted by industry...

Huebsch Recognizes Its Distributor of the Year

Houston's Gulf States Laundry Machinery Honored for the Second Time Huebsch recently named Gulf States Laundry Machinery Co. the company's 2014 Distributor of the Year. "We are honored to name Gulf States Laundry Machinery the 2014 Distributor of the Year," said...

Running ‘In the Margin

Here's How to Control Costs and Prioritize Your Self-Service Customers, While Building a Strong Wash-Dry-Fold Business Perhaps you returned from the recent Clean Show in Atlanta with a renewed interest in getting into the wash-dry-fold business, or maybe now you're...

Find Your Niche

Take Advantage of Large Commercial Laundries Inherent Weaknesses to Develop Your Own Commercial Accounts Business Having just returned from this year's Clean Show in Atlanta, I was encouraged by the number of self-service laundry owners who introduced themselves to me...

CSC ServiceWorks, Pride Laundry Systems Merge

Pride Laundry Owner Mark Goodman to Join CSC Senior Management Team CSC ServiceWorks, a provider of multi-family housing and commercial laundry solutions, and Pride Laundry Systems, a laundry distributor based in North Hills, Calif., have announced that the two...

This Month's Issue

The Business of Laundry: Models That Work
PlanetLaundry Podcast: AI as a Business Partner – Changing the Game for Laundromat Owners
Member Spotlight: Redefining Utility Access for the Modern Laundromat
CLEAN SHOW 2025: Schedule of CLA Events
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Industry News

PayRange Names New VP of Sales

PayRange Inc. - a developer of app-based mobile payment systems for automated retail based in Portland, Ore. - has named Cecil Ledesma its new vice president of enterprise sales. Ledesma spent the last 20 years at USA Technologies, most recently leading the company's...

Statewide Wraps Up Spring Road Shows

Statewide Laundry Equipment – with offices in Jacksonville, Tampa, Orlando and Miami – recently finished its three-day series of annual spring road shows, beginning on March 13 in Tampa at TPepin's Hospitality Centre, followed by a stop in Orlando on March 14, and...

Aaxon Donates Laundry Equipment to High School Wrestling Team

Aaxon Laundry Systems has donated a Huebsch washer and dryer to the wrestling program at Cardinal Gibbons High School in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. The equipment was installed in the locker room area and enables the coaches and student athletes to wash their athletic gear,...

Equipment Marketers to Host 25th Annual Trade Show

Equipment Marketers will hold its 25th annual Trade Show & Service Seminar on May 3 at the company's headquarters in Cherry Hill, N.J. This event – scheduled to run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. – will feature more than 20 commercial laundry vendors from across the U.S.,...

Minimum Wage Update: Elections Driving Legislative Activity

The last federal minimum wage increase - to $7.25 per hour, from $6.55 per hour - occurred on July 24, 2009. In the years since Congress last increased the minimum wage, state and local leaders across the country have introduced countless minimum wage proposals,...