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The Future of Wash-Dry-Fold
A Look at the Evolving Full-Service Laundry Business Model Long before COVID-19 turned many – at least for a while – into semi-reclusive shut-ins venturing out only as far as the front porch to retrieve their latest Amazon packages, numerous companies offering...
Creating a ‘Warm, Fuzzy Feeling’
Multi-Store Owner Explains How Commitment to Early Childhood Literacy Has Boosted Customer Loyalty A laundromat isn’t the easiest type of business in which to create that “warm, fuzzy feeling” for customers. Just ask Daryl Johnson who owns 10 (soon to be 11) Giant...
Payment Systems: Are You Confused Yet?
How to Decide Which Options Are Right for You and Your Business When I entered the industry in 2010, two types of payment systems were being widely used – quarters and prepaid loyalty cards. And quarters were the overwhelming favorite among store owners. In fact,...
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Spring Cleaning
It’s Time to Refresh, Refurbish and Possibly Retool Your Laundry Business Yes, it’s that time of year again – time to clean out and organize the garage, straighten up the attic, go through all of the rooms in your house, and discard or donate any items you haven’t...
Top Tax Trends of 2022
According to MultiState Associates, a state and local government relations firm based in Alexandria, Va., here are some of the top tax trends for 2022: Record Revenues: Nearly every state has taken in record revenue. No state is projecting a budget shortfall for FY...
CCI, Curbside Laundries Announce Software Integration
Curbside Laundries has integrated its wash-and-fold point-of-sale software with the LaundryCard and FasCard payment systems from Card Concepts Inc. – with both companies’ solutions now working together to centralize purchases, account balances, refunds, reporting and...
Laundroworks, Wash-Dry-Fold POS Team Up
Laundroworks, a manufacturer of card-based payment systems for laundry machines, has partnered with laundromat point-of-sale provider Wash-Dry-Fold POS to bridge the gap between self-service and wash-dry-fold laundry. Utilizing a new integration between the two...
HappyNest Expands into Orlando Market
Laundry pickup-and-delivery service HappyNest is now available in Orlando, Fla., through its new partner, Laundromart Northgate. HappyNest’s offerings are available to residents and businesses in areas of Orange County, as well as Seminole County. “Partnering with...
No Changes to Commercial Washer Energy Standards
The Department of Energy has announced that it will propose no immediate changes to the current energy conservation standards for commercial clothes washers. This decision is consistent with – and thanks in part to – prior joint comments on the topic by the Coin...
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...
Finding Your Dream Laundromat
Industry Experts Share the Leading Characteristics of a Winning Laundry Location “Location, location, location.” You’ve heard it hundreds of times. It’s the key to retail success. It’s your magic wand to laundromat riches. Just find that ideal location. But what makes...
HappyNest Signs New Partners in Connecticut
Laundry pickup-and-delivery service HappyNest has signed two laundromat partner agreements to service Hartford and Niantic, Conn. Super Spin Laundromat is providing HappyNest offerings in Hartford County, while Mainstreet Laundromat is serving the residents and...
Clean Rite, Laundromax to Donate Free Laundry Loads
On April 15 – which is National Laundry Day – the more than 70 Laundromax and Clean Rite Center laundromat locations across New York, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Ohio each will give away one free laundry load to customers. Obtaining a free laundry load will be...
CLA Speaks Out Against California Microfiber Legislation
The Coin Laundry Association recently reached out to the California State Assembly regarding AB 1724, proposed legislation that would impact washing machines in that state. In a letter to the chair and vice chair of the state assembly, CLA President and CEO Brian...
Mint Continues to Encourage the Public to ‘Get Coins Moving’
The United States Mint continues to ask the public for its help in getting coins moving – through the use of exact change when making purchases or by turning them in for cash at coin-recycling kiosks. You also may be able to redeem coins for cash at financial...
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This Month's Issue
- ‘I’d Like to Speak to the Manager’: On the Front Lines with Some of the Laundry Industry’s Leading Store Managers
- Business Management: Generate Additional Income Through Greater Market Penetration
- Company Close-Up: Western State Design Has Been Helping Laundry Owners Thrive for More Than 50 Years
- New Member Spotlight: How Laundry Labs Plans to Change the Industry
- And More…
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Industry News
Ohio Bank Donates Books to Local Laundromats
The Kiwanis Club of Southern Hills Region in Ohio has received more than 100 books donated by the Southern Hills Bank in Georgetown. The bank recently collected books from its employees, clients and the Brown County (Ohio) Public Library. The books will be given to...
Report: Residential Washers May Be Inadequate for Healthcare Laundry
More than 700,000 nurses in the United Kingdom wash their uniforms at home, according to a report by Laundry and Cleaning News International. The National Health Service in the U.K. encourages nurses to maintain and care for healthcare workwear at home, even where...
EVI Reports Fiscal First-Quarter Results
EVI Industries Inc. has reported record operating results for the first quarter of its fiscal year, ending June 30, 2023. The first quarter financial highlights are: • Revenue increased 31 percent to a record $83.4 million. • Gross profit increased 39 percent to a...
HappyNest Grows Pickup-and-Delivery Service
Laundry pickup-and-delivery service HappyNest has expanded its availability to Norwood, Mass., through the company’s new partner, South Norwood Laundromat. Located 15 miles from Boston, the store now provides HappyNest laundry services to residents and businesses in...
Whirlpool Opens New $52 Million Plant in Argentina
Whirlpool Corp. has announced the opening of its new $52 million production plant in Fátima, within the district of Pilar in Argentina. “With more than 30 years in Argentina, Whirlpool has become known as one of the main appliance brands in the country,” said Joao...
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The Laundry Doctor
Finding Your Comforter Zone
The Finer Points of Washing, Drying and Processing Comforters For the next few months, my store will be inundated with customers bringing us their comforters to wash. Comforter cleaning has grown to become a sizable segment of my operation, and it can be a hugely...
The Business Mind
Spread Your Wings – And Don’t Look Back
It May Be Time to Give Your Vended Laundry Operation a Reboot “There ain’t no future living in the past" – George “Sparky" Anderson, former Major League Baseball manager Human organisms come equipped with memories for a good reason. One is to retain things learned,...
Wash With Wally
Wash with Wally: Tackling Dirty Football Uniforms
I own a self-service laundry, and one of my clients is our local high school. We wash the football team’s uniforms during the season. We’re located in “red dirt country,” which presents its own challenges when it comes to getting those uniforms clean. However, last...
Viewpoint
Reimagining Our Future Potential
Welcome to 2017! I’m honored to be serving as your Chairman of the Board for what I envision will be a historic year for the Coin Laundry Association. For the first time, we are embarking on a comprehensive process to reimagine the future potential of our trade...
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