PlanetLaundry Podcast
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PlanetLaundry is the official publication of CLA and is trusted by thousands of laundry professionals to deliver the latest news and industry-specific topics.
What’s Next for the Economy?
An Interview with Alan Beaulieu of ITR Economics Alan Beaulieu is the president of ITR Economics, the oldest privately held, continuously operating economic research and consulting firm in the U.S. With a reputation as an accurate and straightforward economist, Mr....
Coping with COVID-19
Laundromat Owners Share Their Thoughts on Providing Essential Services During These Historic and Unsettling Times With the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus, our world changed – seemingly overnight. At least for now. Sheltering in place, social distancing and personal...
The Art of Legendary Customer Service
How to Create a Culture of Connection Within Your Marketplace Customer service in a laundromat may not qualify as an “art form,” per se. However, over the years, I’ve encountered some fantastic store owners and attendants who let me know that I definitely was in the...
Headlines
Setomatic-SpyderWash Names West Coast Account Manager
Setomatic Systems-SpyderWash has named Ryan West its new West Coast account manager. West began his career in the laundry industry 10 year ago, as a laundromat owner. Since then, he has held laundry equipment sales and laundromat brokerage positions at Elite Business...
Planet Laundry Podcast Episode 24: An Interview with Mike Kelly
Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association. In this episode, Coin Laundry Association Director of Membership and Education Danielle Bauer chats with Mike Kelly, director of distribution...
Embracing Change
I began my career in the commercial laundry industry in 1980 as a regional sales manager for one of the major equipment manufacturers. Since then, I’ve held various sales and management positions, owned a finance company focused on the laundromat industry, served as a...
Statewide Laundry Unveils Enhanced Website
Statewide Laundry Equipment – a regional distributor serving Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and southern Virginia – has launched a redesigned website featuring a number of new user-friendly features. The company has remodeled its website to better...
Make Yourself Replaceable
Stop Working IN Your Laundromat Business One of the most common questions I receive when helping other laundromat owners is how to build a great team. Typically underpinned within this question is a bigger question, and it usually follows shortly thereafter – that...
SuperSuds Adds Third HappyNest Territory
Laundry pickup-and-delivery service HappyNest is now available in Richmond, Va., via its laundromat partner, SuperSuds. The Richmond-based facility is also serving Chester, Chesterfield, Henrico and Midlothian. Earlier this year, HappyNest expanded into Prince William...
‘Web’ Site Selection
Developing a Strong Online Community for Your Laundry Business We all know that finding just the right site for your laundromat can make all the difference in whether or not your new business is a success. And the same goes for your “digital site” – that is, your...
Signs, Signs… Everywhere a Sign
How to Make Signage an Essential Ingredient of Your Laundromat’s Marketing Strategy Have you ever thought about how many signs you see in a given day? Likely, it numbers in the hundreds if you consider the signage on the internet, on buildings, on billboards, and in...
Wash-Dry-Fold POS Hires Customer Success Manager
Wash-Dry-Fold POS has named Chelsea Ramsey as the company’s customer success manager. Most recently, Ramsey managed eight locations within the Splash ’Em Out Coin Laundry chain in Kentucky. “Not only had she already taught dozens of laundromat attendants how to use...
Big Time
Are We Seeing the Rise of the Large-Format Mega-Laundry? Dave Menz is admittedly a bit consumed with the laundromat business. “Since 2010, I’ve been obsessively studying and researching the industry, and networking with those within it,” explained Menz, who added that...
PlanetLaundry Podcast Episode 23: An Interview with Larry Adamski
Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association. In this episode, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman interviews Larry Adamski, the long-time owner of Muskegon Laundromat in Muskegon, Mich. At 71,...
HappyNest Reports Record Growth
Laundry pick-and-delivery service HappyNest has reported reaching milestones in sales, customer signups, new hires and partner network size. The company is currently servicing nearly 7,000 customers monthly, while averaging 14,000 pickups through 76 laundromat...
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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
- Business Profile: The Community-Driven Mission Behind Wash Bar Laundromats
- Company Close-Up: Southeastern Laundry Equipment Sales Sets the Standard for Industry Excellence and Innovation
- Women in Vended Laundry: An Interview with Samantha Peters of Advanced Laundry Systems
- And More…
THE LATEST ON LAUNDROMATS
Industry News
Worker Classification Rule Under Review
The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs is in the process of reviewing a proposed rule from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division to rewrite how workers should be classified as independent contractors. The draft proposed rule, “Employee or...
EEOC Updates COVID Guidance
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has updated its guidance across several different areas relating to COVID-19 and the workplace, including when employees can be required to undergo COVID-19 testing, reasonable accommodations, and parameters around mandatory...
LIG Health and Wellness Roundup
The Coin Laundry Association works with LIG Solutions to provide CLA members with health care insurance, as well as prescription drug services. Below are some articles LIG has provided to help expand your health and wellness awareness, and to learn about new health...
P&G, Supermarket Chain Partner in Flood Relief Effort
Procter & Gamble and supermarket chain Food City recently teamed up – through the Tide Loads of Hope mobile laundromat – to help provide clean clothes and some needed relief to those affected by the recent flooding in southwest Virginia. “During times of disaster,...
LaundroLab to Add Boston Location
Laundromat franchise LaundroLab is set to launch its first location in Boston, spearheaded by local money manager Bill Shean. After more than 30 years as a professional money manager, Shean decided it was time for a career change. “I think it’s interesting to do...
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Columns
The Laundry Doctor
Don’t Do This!
The 4 Most Common (and Costly) Mistakes Laundromat Newbies Make "Some of us learn from other people's mistakes; the rest of us have to be the other people." – Zig Ziglar Whether you're a seasoned entrepreneur or someone looking to be their own boss for the very first...
The Business Mind
Tell Your Story
How to Grow Your Laundry Business Through the Art of Storytelling "Great stories happen to those who can tell them." - Ira Glass, American radio personality There are many strategies that you can use to attract new customers. But have you ever thought of allowing...
Wash With Wally
Wash with Wally: Removing Paint Odors, Tackling Mystery Stains and More…
I have a commercial account with a paintball company. However, I'm having trouble removing the odor of the oil-based paint from the towels. Do you have any suggestions? Most of the paintballs used today are not oil-based. Some manufacturers use vegetable oil, but most...
Viewpoint
In the Service of Others
As we wind down the selection process for the Coin Laundry Association's 2017 Board of Directors, I'm reminded of the many directors who have donated their time and talents to this organization over the years. Our Board does so much more than just oversee the...
Digital Marketing
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