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Laundries Connecting Communities
Celebrating the Work of the LaundryCares Foundation In essence, it all began with Hurricane Katrina. “For a while, I and many of my peers in the business felt an appreciation and a gratitude for the opportunities we’d all enjoyed and the livelihoods that had been...
Meeting Families Where They Are: The Powerful Role of Laundromats
Please take a moment to picture the face of a child you care about. This child may be your own son or daughter, a niece or nephew, grandchild, a youth you may have coached, or a little one who runs into your laundromat with her mom each week. I think of my own two...
Upgrading Your Laundromat
Five Steps to a Successful Retooling Project Since opening my first laundromat – O-Town Laundry in Salt Lake City – approximately five years ago, I’ve retooled three more stores, am currently building two stores and have three more waiting in the wings. Working with...
Headlines
FTC Retains Garment Care Label Rule
The Federal Care Label Rule recently avoided repeal, with the Federal Trade Commission voting 5-0 in favor of retaining the directive, according to a report in National Clothesline. The regulation was established in 1971, deeming it to be unfair or deceptive for...
Ozone Examined…
A Look at What Ozone Can Do for Your Laundry Business Since the COVID-19 outbreak, laundromat owners now more than ever have focused on creating safe, clean environments for their customers. As a result, ozone as a laundry additive has been gaining a lot of industry...
CCI, CleanCloud POS Integrate Company Offerings
Card Concepts Inc. and CleanCloud POS have announced a recent integration between the two companies to better serve the laundromat industry with regard to self-service payment, point of sale software and business management. “The updated integration between CleanCloud...
U.S. Rollout of Mr Jeff Franchise Debuts in New York City
Mr Jeff – an international, tech-based laundry service franchise – opened its first U.S. flagship hub inside an existing Clean Rite Centers laundromat on August 8 in New York City. The franchise, now available in more than 30 countries, provides customers with...
CleanCloud Powers Olympics Laundry Service
For the last two weeks, CleanCloud – a POS and business management software provider to the laundry industry – has teamed up with Tokyo-based Wash & Fold laundry service to manage all of the cleaning for the athletes and delegates at this summer’s Tokyo Olympic...
Curbside Laundries Releases Pickup/Delivery App
Curbside Laundries – which provides wash-dry-fold POS and pickup-and-delivery solutions to more than 350 laundromats across the U.S. – has released a progressive web app, created to help simplify the scheduling of laundry pickups. This app will be made available to...
Aaxon Launches Redesigned Website
Aaxon Laundry Systems has unveiled a newly redesigned website to enhance its client experience online. In addition to its new look, the updated site is more user-friendly and can be accessed from all types of digital devices. Measures also have been taken to deliver a...
Special Report: Getting the Job Done
How the Labor Crisis Has Impacted the Laundromat Industry – And How Owners Are Coping and Adjusting Their Operations As the economy continues to awaken from an 18-month, pandemic-induced slumber, the job market seems to be shape-shifting in ways many small-business...
The Psychology of Loyalty
How to Develop an Impactful Customer Loyalty Program for Your Laundry Business Consumer loyalty is mighty fickle these days. In fact, it’s been estimated that 77 percent of current brands could simply disappear and no one would really care. This likely applies to...
Go Big!
Large-Capacity Washers Can Be One of Your Laundromat’s Most Important Features From an equipment standpoint, large-capacity washers are the most important element in any vended laundry today – and every store owner should have at least two of each unique capacity....
HappyNest Expands Reach in Ohio
Laundry pickup-and-delivery service HappyNest is now available in the Ohio cities of Kent and Akron, through its new laundromat partner, Laundry 101. In addition, Laundry 101 is providing HappyNest next-day pickup-and-delivery services to surrounding towns in Portage...
KioSoft Mobile App Tops Two Million Users
KioSoft recently announced that its mobile app for laundry payments – CleanPay Mobile – has surpassed two million users worldwide. According to KioSoft, the app is a prime example of the growing popularity of contactless alternatives in the market, as indicated by...
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This Month's Issue
- Beyond Our Borders: A Look at the International Laundromat Market
- Business Management: How a POS System Can Add Value for You and Your Customers
- Guest Feature: Embracing Technology – The Digital Evolution of the Laundromat Industry
- Women in Vended Laundry: An Interview with Lisa Mahan of Daniels Equipment Company
- And More…
THE LATEST ON LAUNDROMATS
Industry News
Alliance Names National Service Manager
Alliance Laundry Systems recently announced that Andy Lubahn has re-joined the company as national service manager. In this role, Lubahn will oversee the regional field service managers and increase Alliance’s emphasis on service training for its customers and...
LIG Health and Wellness Roundup
The Coin Laundry Association’s exclusive health coverage provider – LIG Solutions – has offered a number of wellness tips and information for the association’s members: LIG Health and Wellness Roundup: Spring 2022 Edition As spring rolls around, find healthy living,...
EVI Announces Record-Breaking Third Quarter
EVI Industries Inc. has announced its results for the three- and nine-month periods ended March 31, 2022, as well as updates related to its long-term buy-and-build growth strategy. Some highlights of the company’s three-month financial results, compared to the three...
GNA Honors Fowler Laundry Solutions
Fowler Laundry Solutions, headquartered in Union, N.J., has received its seventh consecutive Girbau North America Multi-Housing Distributor of the Year Award for outstanding service, sales and support. Led by Doug Fowler, the multi-generational company currently...
LaundryCares Teams with Kansas City Public Schools to Promote Literacy
Pre-school students from the Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools recently gathered in front of Leah’s Laundromat on the Q for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to announce the unveiling of a new Family Read, Play & Learn space at the Kansas City store. This initiative is...
FROM YOUR FAVORITE INDUSTRY EXPERTS
Columns
The Laundry Doctor
Talk to Your Customers
Originally posted - May 16, 2013 A topic that has been causing some buzz within the self-service laundry industry in recent years is online marketing. And with good reason - it works! Therefore, this month, I'd like to discuss promoting your laundry business online -...
The Business Mind
True Enough!
Seven Business (and Non-Business) Truisms That Can Be Applied Directly to Your Laundry Operation Virtually everyone you run into knows something you don’t. Think about that for a moment. With more than 300 million people in the United States, there are literally...
Wash With Wally
Wash With Wally: Keeping Your Drain Line Clear
Is there a chemical and/or preventive maintenance procedure that will keep our main drain line clean? Occasionally, we experience a backup of water, which seems to be due to a buildup of a black greasy residue within the line. Would you recommend a periodic flush of...
Viewpoint
Excellence in Laundry: The Speakers Speak Out
In advance of this year's Excellence in Laundry Conference, PlanetLaundry has interviewed all three of the event's business presenters. Here are a few excerpts from those past interviews, as well as perhaps a look at what the future may hold for today's self-service...
Digital Marketing
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