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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King Laundry is Kicking it in Los Angeles

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...

Green is Good Business 

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...

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Metrics That Matter 

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%...

Unlocking Hidden Profits

Generate Additional Income Through Greater Market Penetration By Tod Sorensen The most successful vended laundries work to offer services and amenities designed to benefit people from all walks of life. In doing so, they better penetrate their unique demographic –...

Wash With Wally: Attracting Customers, Equipment Layout

I’m in the process of building a laundromat. I have never been in this type of business before, so I’d like to know what laundry customers want, what attracts them and what keeps them coming back. In my opinion, there are six main elements that your new laundry...

Member Spotlight: Lab-Tested, Laundry-Approved

How Laundry Labs Plans to Change the Industry In today’s business world, efficiency and quality are paramount – and the commercial laundry industry is no exception. Recognizing the need for superior cleaning solutions specifically tailored to laundromat operators,...

Wash-Dry-Fold POS Launches New Feature

Wash-Dry-Fold POS® has announced its new Attendant Checklist Feature. According to Managing Partner Ian Gollahon, it is a simple but integrated tool that is so powerful, it’ll make you wonder how you ever ran your business without it. "You can monitor the checklist...

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September Magazine Issue

This Month's Issue

 

  • Connecting, Learning, Advocating: CLA Maximizes Impact at Clean Show 2025

  • Member Spotlight: Finding a Niche in the Laundromat Industry

  • PlanetLaundry Podcast: Turning Setbacks into Success: Saichelle McNeill’s Journey

  • A Laundromat With Heart: Inside Cherry Drive’s Customer-First Approach

  • And More…

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Industry News

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,...

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...

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....

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The Laundry Doctor

Locked and Loaded

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...

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The Business Mind

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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

Marketing Through Design

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...

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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 [email protected] or call (630) 491-0499.