PlanetLaundry Podcast
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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...
King Laundry is Kicking it in Los Angeles
New Genius Laundry Exceeding Expectations - By Haley Jorgensen Rodger Grossman isn’t new to the laundry industry. In 2008, he purchased and retooled an existing vended laundry in the heart of old Hollywood. A side hustle to his career in the film business, where he...
Uncovering the Root of Organizational Decline by Jumping into the Trenches
By Ashlee Hofberger It can happen to any organization: a lag in performance, slowing of cash flow, and negative reviews. While nothing specific about your product or service appears to be the issue, you can sense something is off, and it’s enough to hurt business. One...
Headlines
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...
Robotic Arms Designed for Laundromat Industry
Robotics has long been the stuff of science fiction, but increasingly the technology is being leveraged in various manufacturing capacities. Now, it’s being leveraged in the laundromat industry thanks to the work of the team behind Dyna Robotics. Founded in the fall...
PODAB Celebrates 80 years with Brand Refresh, Product Updates
PODAB proudly celebrates 80 years as specialists in professional laundry equipment. To mark this milestone, the company is introducing a refreshed brand identity and an updated product design. With a modern and customer-centric visual profile, PODAB looks to...
Alliance Laundry Systems Announces Plan to Correct Tumble Dryer Issue
Alliance Laundry Systems, a global leader in commercial laundry equipment, announces it has deployed significant resources to correct an issue regarding its Series 6 tumble dryers. The company’s dedicated service and support team recently identified that many of the...
Metrics That MatterÂ
Profit, Performance, and Planning in Vended Laundry The laundromat business is like most businesses in that you need to do a lot of things right to be successful. But how do you know if it’s working? According to successful owners, you just need to look at the...
It’s Gotta be the Shoes … Right?
Spike Lee’s famous Nike ads with Michael Jordan were always talking about shoes as if the shoes made the magic. But we know that the shoes are just part of the equation and the real magic comes from the person wearing them. Bob Nieman spent more than two decades...
DL Expo West Set for March 2026
The Southwest Drycleaners Association (SDA) and the California Cleaners Association (CCA) are excited to announce the return of the Drycleaning & Laundry Expo West (DL Expo West), scheduled for March 27–29, 2026, at the Irving Convention Center in Irving, Texas....
CLA to Survey Laundry Owners
Each year, CLA and its flagship magazine, PlanetLaundry, publish an industry survey of laundromat owners nationwide. The purpose of the survey is to compose a profile of today's self-service laundries in the United States, and includes key data on net profits,...
Startup to Scale
How Western State Design Has Been Helping Laundry Businesses Thrive for More Than 50 Years  For more than five decades, Western State Design has been a leading provider of turnkey laundry solutions across the vended, on-premises, and commercial/industrial markets....
ImonexFlex Coin Acceptors Unveiled for Electrolux, Wascomat
Imonex has introduced its ImonexFlex line of coin drops for Electrolux and Wascomat vended equipment. The mechanisms feature a built-in high value coin option allowing laundry owners to keep quarter-only pay and activate dollar coinage acceptance whenever they desire....
ZIPS Launches Military Appreciation Discount
To honor military members during May’s Military Appreciation Month, Maryland-based ZIPS Cleaners is launching a 10% discount on military uniforms for both active duty and veterans that will be valid throughout the month at all locations. Year-round military discounts...
Whirlpool Announces Special Events, Offers for Maytag® Month
Whirlpool Corporation Commercial Laundry is proud to announce the 2025 May is Maytag® Month special financing offer. Now is the ideal time to invest in reliable Maytag Commercial Laundry equipment. From May 1 through June 30, 2025, eligible buyers can receive 5.99%...
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This Month's Issue
- Tech on the Rise: How Operators Are Using Innovation to Run Smarter, Faster Laundromats: From AI phone systems to real-time data tracking, operators and suppliers share how technology is reshaping the modern laundry business and what’s coming next.
- Business Profile: Delivering a Superior
Laundry Experience - Member Spotlight: Rick Rome –
Innovating Laundry, One Customer at a Time - Guest Column: How AI Changed Google Reviews (What Laundromat Owners Need to Know)
- And More…
THE LATEST ON LAUNDROMATS
Industry News
Alliance Laundry Systems Acquires Metropolitan Laundry Machinery Sales
Alliance Laundry Systems, a global leader in commercial laundry equipment, has acquired the distribution assets of Metropolitan Laundry Machinery Sales, based in South Richmond Hill, New York. Metropolitan has served as a key player in the Northeast market for more...
Girbau Global Laundry Solutions Names Enric Saavedra International Key Account Director
Enric Saavedra was recently named Girbau Global Laundry Solutions’ (Girbau) international key account director – making him the main point of contact between Girbau and Girbau North America (GNA). Acting as a liaison, Saavedra facilitates communication and...
Empowering Women in the Laundry Industry
The CLA Women's Laundry Network (WLN) recently hosted a highly successful virtual panel discussion that brought together an inspiring group of women from various sectors of the laundry industry. The event provided a platform for these women to share their stories,...
Wash-Dry-Fold POS® Adds New Tech Support Specialist, Junior Developer
Wash-Dry-Fold POS®, a laundromat management software and point-of-sale solution for laundromat owners, announced the hiring of Cole Norton as its new Tech Support Specialist and Junior Software Developer. Cole brings a strong background in both tech support and...
PODAB Celebrates 80 years with Brand Refresh, Product Updates
PODAB proudly celebrates 80 years as specialists in professional laundry equipment. To mark this milestone, the company is introducing a refreshed brand identity and an updated product design. With a modern and customer-centric visual profile, PODAB looks to...
FROM YOUR FAVORITE INDUSTRY EXPERTS
Columns
The Laundry Doctor
Locked and Loaded
Are Lockers the Answer to Building a Profitable, Round-the-Clock WDF Operation? I’ve recently had a number of store owners approach me about the use of lockers for their laundry operations. At The Laundry Doctor, we’ve been utilizing lockers to help facilitate the...
The Business Mind
Uncovering the Root of Organizational Decline by Jumping into the Trenches
By Ashlee Hofberger It can happen to any organization: a lag in performance, slowing of cash flow, and negative reviews. While nothing specific about your product or service appears to be the issue, you can sense something is off, and it’s enough to hurt business. One...
Wash With Wally
Wash with Wally: Cross-Training Your Laundry Attendants
I recently hired a new attendant and have discovered that he possesses great mechanical skills. So, I was thinking of cross-training him to handle some of the more simple equipment issues that arise at my store, in addition of course to his attendant duties. Is there...
Viewpoint
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....
Digital Marketing
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...
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 [email protected] or call (630) 491-0499.
