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‘It’s a Win-Win’
Texas Laundromat Teams with Local Elementary School on Childhood Literacy Program Wash It Kwik laundromat in Denton, Texas, is just a quarter-mile down the road from the Newton Rayzor Elementary School. Simply due to their close proximity to each other, the two...
Clean ’19: The Big Show Visits The Big Easy
New Orleans to Host Laundry Industry’s Largest Trade Show and Convention The Crescent City, The Birthplace of Jazz, Mardi Gras City, The City That Care Forgot, America’s Most Interesting City, Hollywood South… and, of course, The Big Easy. New Orleans is referred to...
Three Keys to a Thriving Laundry Business
Store Owners Who Focus on These Critical Aspects of Their Operations Will Dramatically Boost Their Odds of Long-Term Success You’ve opened a laundromat! Congratulations! As a small-business owner, you are among the 13.3 percent of people in the United States who own...
Headlines
HappyNest Adds New California Location
Laundry pickup-and-delivery service HappyNest recently announced the company’s further expansion into Orange, Calif. “Once again, we have found a great partner who will complement our conversion of Springboard licensees in the Orange County area,” said HappyNest...
On the Money
An Overview of the SBA’s 504 Loan Program The Small Business Administration’s 504 Loan program is a powerful economic development program that offers small businesses, such as laundromats, another avenue for business financing, while promoting business growth and job...
First Tide Laundromat Opens in Chicago
The first Tide Laundromat recently opened for business in Chicago, on the city’s far north side. According to the Procter & Gamble brand, it is a part of Tide’s strategic focus “to bring innovation and new technologies to the out-of-home laundry services...
Cents Announces $4.25M Financing Round
Cents, a leading business management and in-store operations platform for laundromat owners, recently announced a $4.25 million financing round. The round was led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from Newfund Capital, Riverpark Ventures and 1517 Fund....
Enthusiasm for Our ‘Essential’ Industry
The laundromat business has proven itself to be recession-resistant, pandemic-resistant – and, yes, “essential.” As a result, the industry is growing at a rate at which I’ve never seen before. People are fleeing corporate America to build or buy laundromats. Current...
HappyNest Launches Fresno Location
Laundry pickup-and-delivery service HappyNest has expanded its operations into Fresno, Calif. “California became a big growth market in the fourth quarter of 2020 and that expansion is continuing into 2021,” said HappyNest founder John MacKrell. “We are excited to...
The New Investors
As Interest in the Laundromat Industry Grows, Who’s Getting into the Business… and Why? Melody Fanto has never been afraid of hard work. She has been a registered dental hygienist in Long Island, N.Y., for 30 years. In addition, she previously owned an auto repair...
Keep Your Customers Coming Back for More…
…Or Why You Should Eat Pizza with a Knife and Fork I recently popped open a very good bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon, and poured myself a glass. That first sip was amazing. The flavor was beyond overwhelming. Unfortunately, a few minutes and a few sips later, I hardly...
RKU Standard Acquires Standard Change-Makers
RKU Standard Inc. – under the direction of Rob and Kathleen Unterborn – has purchased Standard Change-Makers Inc. from the McNutt family, which has owned the currency changer manufacturer since its founding in 1955. Standard Change-Makers was established by James R....
CLA, LaundryCares Name Project Manager
The Coin Laundry Association and its charitable organization – the LaundryCares Foundation – jointly have named Tanisha Moore as project manager. Moore, who joined the CLA in 2015, has served the association in various managerial roles, from membership services to...
PlanetLaundry Podcast, Episode 18: Interview with “The Laundromat Millionaire”
In this episode of the PlanetLaundry Podcast, Editor Bob Nieman interviews "The Laundromat Millionaire" Dave Menz, owner and operator of Queen City Laundry, a chain of full-service full-attended stores in Cincinnati, OH. This podcast is brought to you by Continental...
Creating the Right Atmosphere
An Interview with Mike Kelly of Atmosphere TV Mike Kelly began his sales and marketing career in the wine and spirits industry, having built and executed marketing programs for some of the largest spirits brands in the world. “When I came across the opportunity to...
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This Month's Issue
- Metrics That Matter: Profit, Performance, and Planning in Vended Laundry
- Women In Laundry: Haley Gould Finds Perfect Fit
- Company Close-Up: Company Founded to Help Small Businesses Shines
- New Member Spotlight: How Robotics Could Change Laundromat Industry
- And More…
THE LATEST ON LAUNDROMATS
Industry News
Alliance Adds Quality Assurance Positions
In its North America service area, Alliance Laundry Systems has created the position of quality assurance specialist – with industry veterans Tony Berton and Scott Demotts taking on those roles focused on large-chassis and small-chassis products, respectively. Berton...
Texas Laundry Chain, Libraries Without Borders Expand Internet Access in San Antonio
Laundry Rey’s Wash ’n Fold recently partnered with Libraries Without Borders to launch an internet-enabled library at one of the San Antonio laundromat chain’s locations, as part of the international nonprofit group’s Wash and Learn initiative. “When I would come to...
HappyNest Names Digital Marketing Director
Laundry pickup-and-delivery service HappyNest has named Turner Scott as its new director of digital marketing. Scott – who most recently served as digital marketing manager for a specialty home décor company – is responsible for coordinating and executing HappyNest’s...
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,...
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Columns
The Laundry Doctor
Tiering Up
Originally posted - Aug 02, 2013 Over the last decade, every major manufacturer has introduced the ability to offer multiple pricing levels on their washers. For the most part, this technological development has been driven by the demand of self-service laundry owners...
The Business Mind
Lessons Learned From Life’s Superstars
Here’s How to Apply Examples Set by Extraordinary Individuals to the Successful Operation of Your Laundry Business Over the decades during which I’ve been curiously roaming this planet, I have been indeed fortunate to have encountered and known some truly...
Wash With Wally
Wash with Wally: Built Detergents, Dryclean-Only Garments and More…
If a customer comes in with a drop-off laundry order and there are clearly some garments in the bundle that should be drycleaned, how should I handle it? What if the customer insists that I should just wash them? It's up to your customers if they want to ruin their...
Viewpoint
Clean 2015: Wash-Dry-Fold, Commercial Accounts Dominate the Show’s Third Day
With more and more self-service laundry owners looking to grow their businesses through the addition of wash-dry-fold services and commercial accounts work, the Coin Laundry Association – on the third day of Clean 2015 in Atlanta – dedicated the entire morning's...
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