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Tricks of the Laundromat Trade (Part 2)
Here’s How to Improve Makeup and Combustion Air in Your Laundromat – And Also Get Lint Under Control [This is the second of a two-part series. You can read Part One here.] Last time, we discussed a trick you can use to keep your store’s ceiling looking like new, as...
Crunching the Numbers (Part 2)
A Look at Some of the Operational Metrics and Key Data Owners Should Be Monitoring to Keep Their Laundromats on Track for Success [This is the second in a multi-part series on some of the key performance indicators laundromat owners should monitor regularly. You can...
Crunching the Numbers (Part 1)
A Look at Some of the Operational Metrics and Key Data Owners Should Be Monitoring to Keep Their Laundromats on Track for Success How’s business these days? Pretty good? Flat? Booming? Maybe improving a little since the pandemic? If you’re not really quite sure how to...
Headlines
ARM & HAMMER Laundry Partners with Dress for Success
ARM & HAMMER Laundry has continued its support of Dress for Success, a global not-for-profit organization that empowers women to achieve economic independence. Building on a two-year partnership, ARM & HAMMER Laundry will serve as presenting sponsor of the...
Whirlpool Named One of the Top Companies for Multicultural Women
Whirlpool Corp. recently was recognized as one of Seramount’s 2022 Best Companies for Multicultural Women. The award recognizes companies that create and use the best hiring practices while retaining and promoting multicultural women in the United States. “Inclusion...
Life of a Salesman
An Interview with Bryan Maxwell of Western State Design Bryan Maxwell is the senior laundry specialist for Western State Design, a major laundry equipment distributor, headquartered in Hayward, Calif. Maxwell began with Western State in 1988 – selling industrial OPL...
EVI Industries to Acquire Aldrich Clean-Tech Equipment Corp.
EVI Industries Inc. has announced that it executed a definitive agreement to acquire Aldrich Clean-Tech Equipment Corp., a commercial laundry distributor headquartered in Worcester, Mass. The acquisition will expand EVI’s sales and service presence within the...
Speed Queen Recognizes Star Distributing with Top Honor
Speed Queen recently honored its top distributors at an evening reception held in Atlanta, prior to this year’s Clean Show. “It was certainly an inspiring evening to have the whole Speed Queen commercial family in one room again and to celebrate their collective...
Word to the Wise, Part 2
Laundromat Owners Share Best Practices for Long-Term Success [This is the second of the two-part feature article. Read Part 1 here.] Several leading laundromat owners share their best business and operational advice, tips and strategies for new store operators and...
CLA Update: Meetings, Meetings… And More Meetings
CLA Boasts a Packed Lineup of Educational and Networking Opportunities for Laundromat Owners This Fall The Coin Laundry Association has a full schedule of meetings – both in-person and virtual – lined up for the rest of 2022. On the heels of this summer’s hugely...
Mr Jeff Laundry Franchise Expands Internationally
Spanish startup Jeff has announced plans to open 10 new Mr Jeff laundry service franchises in the Philippines in 2022. “We feel very confident about the rest of 2022, and we are already helping our partner entrepreneurs to find the best locations and build their shops...
LG, Diversey Announce Partnership
Diversey Europe Operations B.V. – a provider of hygiene, infection prevention and cleaning solutions – and LG Electronics have entered into an exclusive distribution agreement for LG’s commercial washers and dryers in the U.K. and Ireland markets. “This partnership...
HappyNest Expands Within Denver Market
Laundry pickup-and-delivery service HappyNest has expanded its availability to northeast Denver through its new partner, Crystal Dry Cleaners & Laundry. Based in Wheat Ridge, the facility serves local residents and businesses in Denver and Aurora. “We have an...
GNA Grows Sales Team
Girbau North America has appointed Muzi Sitshela to the position of inside sales associate. In his new role, Sitshela interfaces with GNA staff, distributors and customers on a daily basis; manages the company’s lead qualification process; and handles inside sales and...
EVI to Acquire K&B Laundry Service
EVI Industries Inc. has executed a definitive agreement to acquire K&B Laundry Service, a provider of installation and maintenance services to the industrial and on-premises laundry segments based in North Carolina. With this acquisition, EVI will add 15...
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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
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Industry News
Alliance Kicks Off New Partnership with CLA
Alliance Laundry Systems recently kicked off its participation in the Coin Laundry Association’s Strategic Corporate Ally program by hosting CLA President and CEO Brian Wallace at its corporate office in Ripon, Wis. Wallace met with Alliance’s executive staff and...
Grant Rawlins Named President of R&B Wire Products
R&B Wire Products, headquartered in Santa Ana, Calif., has promoted Grant Rawlins to president. Rawlins, the third generation in his family to lead the company, has been with R&B since graduating from Pepperdine University in 2016. During his time at R&B,...
Clean Show Scheduled for August 2025 in Orlando
Messe Frankfurt, which manages the Clean Show, has announced the upcoming dates for North America’s largest drycleaning, laundering, and textile-care exposition. The four-day event will next take place August 23-26, 2025, at the Orange County Convention Center in...
HappyNest Continues to Expand Service Footprint
Laundry pickup-and-delivery service HappyNest announced that the company expanded its availability in 11 states during the fourth quarter of last year. HappyNest is now offering service in Minneapolis, Asheboro, Hendersonville, San Bernardino, Colorado Springs,...
PayRange Launches Contest for App Users
PayRange Inc. – a developer of a mobile payment app and a manufacturer of payment hardware for automated retail – has announced the launch of its #IHEARTPAYRANGE contest for users of the company’s app. This contest is intended to celebrate and thank PayRange’s more...
FROM YOUR FAVORITE INDUSTRY EXPERTS
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The Laundry Doctor
Minimizing Payroll, Maximizing Productivity
With Labor Costs on the Rise, Getting the Most Out of Your Staff is Critical to the Success of Your Wash-Dry-Fold and Commercial Laundry Business As a small-business owner, you’re very likely aware that there’s a movement in cities and states across the...
The Business Mind
Understanding Our Economic Behavior
How Our Psychological Makeup Impacts Our Financial Decisions I’ve consulted with a great many laundromat owners over the years. And nearly all of them have been preoccupied with their financial decisions – either those that had been made in the past or those that the...
Wash With Wally
Wash with Wally: Installing an ATM
I just got into the laundromat business, and I’m considering installing an ATM in my store. My question is whether I’m better off buying a machine outright and installing it myself, or having an outside vendor own and install the ATM, with some type of commission...
Viewpoint
The Art of Building a Brand
Here Are the Keys to Establishing and Growing Your Laundry Business' Brand IdentityWhat is a brand and why is it critical to the success of a business? What factors must be considered when establishing a brand and brand identity? How is your brand communicated?...
Digital Marketing
Staying Connected
The Best Way to Keep Up with Today’s Fast-Paced Online World The internet is different today than it was yesterday. And it will change again tomorrow. Just go check out your Facebook feed – or inbox! You’ve likely got a completely different look, and that’s just on...
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.
