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...

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...

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....

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,...

PlanetLaundry Podcast

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Designing for Success

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...

Safety First, Last… Always

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

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...

Headlines

CleanCloud Unveils New Automated Marketing Tool for Laundry Owners

Laundromat point-of-sale system provider CleanCloud has introduced Automated Flows – a built-in marketing tool to help laundromat owners run targeted, multi-step campaigns without additional software costs. With Automated Flows, store owners can set up multi-step drip...

EVI Industries to Acquire Girbau North America

Girbau North America, a provider of commercial and industrial laundry solutions, has announced that it is being acquired by EVI Industries Inc., a publicly traded company dedicated to the commercial laundry industry across North America. GNA, formerly a subsidiary of...

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...

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...

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...

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This Month's Issue

 

  • Metrics That Matter: Profit, Performance, and Planning in Vended Laundry
  • Women In Laundry: Haley Gould Finds Perfect Fit
  • Company Close-Up: Company Founded to Help Small Businesses Shines
  • New Member Spotlight: How Robotics Could Change Laundromat Industry
  • And More…

THE LATEST ON LAUNDROMATS

Industry News

SDA Unveils New Logo After Decades of Tradition

After decades of representing the Southwest Drycleaners Association (SDA) with its iconic cowboy hat logo, the Board of Directors voted to adopt a new logo marking the beginning of a new era for the association. The logo redesign process began last fall with an open...

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,...

Whirlpool Among ‘Most Admired’ Companies

For the 15th year in a row, Whirlpool Corp. has been named one of the “World’s Most Admired Companies” by Fortune. Whirlpool was once again selected for this honor due to the company’s performance, management, products, and commitment to the communities around the...

Eastern Funding Announces Texas Workshops

Eastern Funding will host the next two events in its Laundry Business Workshop series on April 9 and 10 in Houston and Dallas, respectively. The workshops are open to existing laundromat owners, new investors, and other industry participants, including equipment...

CleanCloud Unveils New Automated Marketing Tool for Laundry Owners

Laundromat point-of-sale system provider CleanCloud has introduced Automated Flows – a built-in marketing tool to help laundromat owners run targeted, multi-step campaigns without additional software costs. With Automated Flows, store owners can set up multi-step drip...

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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

Know Your Customers

Know Your Customers

Here’s How to Keep Your Laundry Business Growing Steadily by Systematically Tracking Your Client Metrics “Revolve your world around your customers, and more customers will revolve around you.” – Anonymous It’s widely accepted that today’s consumers are inundated with...

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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

Rethink Laundry Marketing

Rethink Laundry Marketing

Six Creative Strategies to Help Boost Your Business Without Breaking the Bank I love it when the brands I regularly interact with surprise me with deals on products from other businesses. It’s like a hidden treasure chest of options I never thought I’d explore. Just...

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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.