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Trends Shaping the ‘New Normal’
A Look at Tomorrow’s Laundromat Industry Veteran store owner John Henderson is not normally at a loss for words, especially when it comes to talking about the laundromat industry – one in which his family-operated chain has thrived for many years. But, then again,...
The Business of Vacation
Could Vacation Rental Laundry Be a Profitable Niche for Your Operation? While on vacation with my parents as kid and then later as a teen, I would, on occasion, look around me and take notice of all the various people who were involved in our “vacation experience” –...
All Systems Go
How to Keep Your Laundromat’s HVAC Units Running as Smoothly and Efficiently as Possible Hopefully, by now any lingering heat from summer has passed and the cooler weather of fall is upon us. I say “hopefully,” because the summer heat can create a number of challenges...
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PlanetLaundry Podcast Episode 26: An Interview with Brian Brunckhorst
Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association. In this episode, Coin Laundry Association President and CEO Brian Wallace chats with Brian Brunckhorst, owner of Advantage Laundry, a laundromat chain...
Delivering the Goods (Part 1)
Marketing and Growing Your Laundry Business’ Pickup-and-Delivery Service Three years ago, Peter Lowin was considering building a third laundromat in southern California. However, primarily due to the cost, he decided against opening that third store – instead opting...
Feeling Emotional (Part 2)
How to Use Emotional Intelligence to Better Manage Yourself and Your Laundry Business [This is the second of a two-part column. Part One can be read here.] While emotional skills may come more naturally to some due to their background and upbringing, there are ways...
LaundryCares Organizes Disaster-Relief Event in Tennessee
In the wake of the devastating tornadoes that recently swept through a large portion of Tennessee, the LaundryCares Foundation will hold a disaster-relief Free Laundry Day event from noon until 8:00 p.m. on January 4 at Martin Laundry in Martin, Tenn. During this...
CCI, Wash-Dry-Fold POS Announce Payment Integration
Laundromat point-of-sale systems provider Wash-Dry-Fold POS and Card Concepts Inc., a laundromat payment systems company, have teamed up to provide store owners with integration of wash-dry-fold and self-service payment. “CCI has always been known as a...
Maytag Announces Laundromat Contest Winners
Maytag Commercial Laundry has announced the winners of the Replace Today for $10K Maytag Commercial Laundry Contest. Laundromat owners who purchased replacement equipment from January 1 – July 31, 2021, were eligible to participate in the contest for a chance to win...
Speed Queen Opens New Laundromat in Berlin
Speed Queen has announced the opening of a new branded laundromat in Berlin, Germany. The store is located in Alexanderplatz, a large public square and transport hub in the central Mitte district of Berlin. “Speed Queen-branded laundromats bring a laundromat...
HappyNest Expands Further into California
Laundry pickup-and-delivery service HappyNest has added a new laundromat partner, The GRID Laundry, which is located in Sacramento, Calif. The facility serves various local communities, including Folsom, Roseville, Rocklin and Granite Bay. “We were ready to expand our...
Housing Now Open for Clean ’22
Messe Frankfurt, owner and management company of the Clean Show, has announced that hotel reservations now can be made for Clean ’22, which will be held July 30 through August 2 in Atlanta. These housing arrangements can be secured through Connections Housing, the...
Feeling Emotional (Part 1)
How to Use Emotional Intelligence to Better Manage Yourself and Your Laundry Business “When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but with creatures of emotion.” – Dale Carnegie Until recently, psychologists defined a person’s...
Wash with Wally: Laundry Detergent, Drainage Systems and More…
I own a successful laundromat in a small Midwestern town. One of my promotions is giving my customers free detergent – all they need Monday through Friday. The problem I have is that some of the customers use too much of the detergent and over-suds the washers. I was...
Tricks of the Laundromat Trade
Industry Veteran Shares an Operational ‘Hack’ and a Rule of Thumb to Help You Better Run Your Laundry Business As we journey through our laundromat ownership experiences, we all tend to find innovative ways to make our business lives easier. Some of these innovations...
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This Month's Issue
- Fast Forward: Industry Insiders Review the Past Year – And Unveil the Key Factors That Likely Will Shape the Laundromat Business in 2025
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- Company Close-Up: Southeastern Laundry Equipment Sales Sets the Standard for Industry Excellence and Innovation
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Industry News
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...
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...
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...
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The Laundry Doctor
‘Warming Up’ Your Cold Calls
Get to Know Prospective Commercial Clients Before Asking for Their Business Any sales professional will tell you that the easiest person on which to call is someone you know or with whom you have some sort of connection. With that said, when building your commercial...
The Business Mind
Truth or Consequences
Being Less Than Honest in Your Advertising Will Damage Your Reputation and Cost You Customers “The most powerful element in advertising is the truth." – Bill Bernbach, advertising pioneer The fundamental truism about promoting your self-service laundry is that...
Wash With Wally
Wash With Wally: Chorine Bleach and Wash-Dry-Fold
I have a successful wash-dry-fold business at my three laundries. I let my attendants do the washing their own way; as long as the customers are happy with the results, I don’t interfere. However, I have question regarding the use of chlorine bleach. None of my staff...
Viewpoint
In Working Order…..
During their initial investigation of the laundry business, many potential investors worry about the common myth of whether they are "mechanically inclined" enough to join this industry. The truth of the matter is that they should be much more concerned with whether...
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