Designing for Success

Winning Ideas for Your Next Laundromat Design, Layout, or Remodeling Project Designing or remodeling a laundromat requires careful planning and strategic decision-making to create a space that is both functional and inviting. A well-designed laundromat not only...

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,...

Marketing Through Design

How a Well-Planned Laundromat Boosts Customer Engagement and Loyalty I have the exciting opportunity to sit on the board of a concert venue, and we spend a lot of time talking about the overall experience for attendees and the artists. Every detail matters – where the...

PayRange Acquires Laundry Operating System Turns

PayRange, a provider of mobile payment solutions for unattended retail, has acquired laundromat operating system Turns. The PayRange platform, now combined with Turns’ solution for full-service laundromats, provides single-store and multi-location laundry owners with...

PlanetLaundry Podcast

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Reimagining the Laundromat Experience

Reimagining the Laundromat Experience

Technology, Design, and a Strong Focus on the Customer Have Set a New Standard for Store Amenities It’s no secret that today’s successful laundromats are embracing customer-centric amenities that transform what was once a mundane chore into a convenient, even...

Engaged Employees, Happy Customers

Engaged Employees, Happy Customers

Building a Positive Workplace Culture in Your Laundromat Since I started consulting in 2005, I’ve heard a common sentiment among business owners and executives: “I just want people who work.” And why wouldn’t a business owner want this? After all, human capital theory...

Fast Forward

Fast Forward

Industry Insiders Review the Past Year – And Unveil the Key Factors That Likely Will Shape the Laundromat Business in 2025 As we prepare to turn the page on 2024, the laundromat industry is undergoing a remarkable transformation – driven by innovation, sustainability,...

Headlines

Wash-Dry-Fold POS Reaches Company Milestone

Wash-Dry-Fold POS founder Brian Henderson deployed his company’s first three point-of-sale systems as a practical and affordable way to manage employees at Liberty Laundry, his family’s chain of laundromats in Broken Arrow, Okla. After nine years of product growth and...

Making an Impact

Dexter Laundry’s Mackenzie Swanson Discusses Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities for Women Professionals Mackenzie Swanson is a marketing specialist at Dexter Laundry, headquartered in Fairfield, Iowa, where she has been an employee-owner since 2019. In her role,...

Safety First, Last… Always

The Laundromat Owner’s Guide to Preventing Accidents, Protecting Your Business, and Controlling Your Insurance Costs As more and more entrepreneurs are discovering, running a laundromat can be a hugely rewarding business. But it also comes with its own set of risks...

Blueprint for Success

The Key Elements of a Laundromat Business Plan “If you fail to plan, you’re planning to fail.” – Benjamin Franklin About 30 years ago when I was considering starting my first business, I met with my wife’s boss, who was a business owner, to get some advice. The first...

EVI Industries to Acquire Haiges Machinery

EVI Industries Inc. has executed a definitive agreement to acquire Haiges Machinery Inc., a commercial laundry equipment distributor based in Huntley, Ill. This marks EVI’s first acquisition in the Midwest region of the United States. Haiges Machinery will operate...

CLA Appoints Member Engagement Manager

CLA, formerly the Coin Laundry Association, has named Suzanne Henn, CAE, to the newly created position of member engagement manager. In her new position, Henn is responsible for driving growth in membership, enhancing engagement of new and existing members, and...

GNA Adds to Sales Team

Girbau North America has named Aly Auchtung sales solutions associate. In her new role, Auchtung will nurture new construction leads and support special sales projects, while working closely with multiple departments to ensure customer satisfaction and success. Most...

Setomatic Systems-SpyderWash Steps Up Its Support of the Industry

Setomatic Systems-SpyderWash, a longtime champion of the industry, has teamed up with the CLA, the laundry association, to take its support to a new level. The company is part of a year-long sponsorship initiative that will have benefits for the entire industry....

Loads of Success

Splash ’Em Out’s Kelli Reed Discusses Her Leap into Laundry Entrepreneurship Kelli Reed is the owner of Splash ’Em Out Laundromats, headquartered in Lexington, Ky., where she operates nine laundromats and one commercial laundry operation. Kelli earned a degree in...

How to Market Your Amenities

Make Your Laundromat a Place People Love I recently renovated my house and faced a big challenge –furnishing it. I had the basics in mind but wanted everything to come together just right. So, I called a few furniture stores I liked, and one of them said something...

Aloha Laundry Life Acquired, Rebranded as kathy ireland Laundry

MainStreetChamber Holdings, a provider of intellectual property and brand licensing, recently acquired Dirty Laundry Solutions LLC, doing business as Aloha Laundry Life, and rebranded the company as kathy ireland Laundry. The company will focus on laundromat license...

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This Month's Issue

 

  • Designing for Success: Winning Ideas for Your Next Laundromat Design, Layout, or Remodeling Project
  • Guest Feature: Five Lessons I Learned from Selling My Laundry Business
  • Digital Marketing: A Well-Planned Laundromat Can Boost Customer Engagement and Loyalty
  • Business Profile: How Chicago’s Wash Smart Chain is Redefining the Laundry Experience
  • And More…

THE LATEST ON LAUNDROMATS

Industry News

Laundry Owners Warehouse Hosts Successful Trade Show

Laundry Owners Warehouse recently hosted a successful trade show at the company’s headquarters in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. The event, which drew a strong turnout of laundromat owners and industry professionals, introduced the new X-Series line from Dexter Laundry. Dexter...

LaundryCares Partners with LaunderPay on Donation Initiative

The LaundryCares Foundation has teamed up with LaunderPay, an all-in-one laundry platform focused on payment acceptance and business management, to launch the “Points for Kindness” donation initiative. Within the LaunderPay platform, any merchant who activates his or...

PayRange Acquires Laundry Operating System Turns

PayRange, a provider of mobile payment solutions for unattended retail, has acquired laundromat operating system Turns. The PayRange platform, now combined with Turns’ solution for full-service laundromats, provides single-store and multi-location laundry owners with...

EVI Reports Record Second-Quarter Results

EVI Industries Inc. has announced its operating results for the three- and six-month periods ended December 31, 2024 – including record revenue and record gross profit for both periods, and record gross margin for the six-month period. Since 2016, EVI has executed a...

FROM YOUR FAVORITE INDUSTRY EXPERTS

Columns

The Laundry Doctor

Are You ‘Socially’ Awkward?

Are You ‘Socially’ Awkward?

You Don’t Need to Be a Social Media Guru to Grow Your Laundry Business Online Over the years, I learned to accept that I simply can’t keep up with everything that’s happening these days in the social media and online marketing world. When it comes to search engine...

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The Business Mind

Every Word Matters

Every Word Matters

The Absolutely Essential Rules for Writing Effective Advertising and Marketing Content In the competitive landscape of advertising and marketing, the power of words can make or break your laundry business’ promotional efforts. Crafting compelling advertising copy...

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Wash With Wally

Viewpoint

Our Industry is Alive, Well… And Thriving

Our Industry is Alive, Well… And Thriving

Having now had the opportunity to fully digest my time at last month’s Clean Show in Atlanta, I’m happy to report that the self-service laundry industry – as well as the residential wash-dry-fold and pickup-and-delivery segments of the business – are alive and well....

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Digital Marketing

How to Market Your Amenities

How to Market Your Amenities

Make Your Laundromat a Place People Love I recently renovated my house and faced a big challenge –furnishing it. I had the basics in mind but wanted everything to come together just right. So, I called a few furniture stores I liked, and one of them said something...

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Strategic Corporate Allies Program

Our Strategic Corporate Allies support CLA’s mission through advocacy, education, and innovation to strengthen the industry, advance our members’ businesses, and prepare the next generation of laundry professionals for the future.

Interested in becoming a Strategic Corporate Ally of CLA? Contact President & CEO, Brian Wallace via email at Brian@coinlaundry.org or call (630) 491-0499.