PlanetLaundry Podcast
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The Urban Laundromat Renewal
Maximizing Turnover, Revenue and Profit In many urban settings, utility, real estate and rent costs are on the rise, which makes doing business there tricky. Luckily, for the vended laundry owner, there are many concrete ways to effectively combat costs, while...
The New ‘Green’ Standard
Running a Sustainable, Eco-Conscious Laundry Business is Good for the Planet – And Great for Your Bottom Line Sixty-two degrees. That was the average global temperature this past July, making it the hottest month on record, dating back to 1880. Last July also marked...
Forward Progress
An Interview with 4WARD Energy Solutions President Chris Ward Chris Ward is the president and founder of 4WARD Energy Solutions, a national energy consultant firm in Houston.4WARD focuses on educating commercial and residential clients as to their options to...
Headlines
What’s Your Value Proposition?
Understanding and Leveraging This Concept Will Elevate Your Laundromat Business to New Levels of Success and Profitability What if I told you that you could increase your prices anywhere from 25 percent to 100 percent and end up with a stronger, healthier business....
Starchup, Laundry Locker Announce License Agreement
Starchup Inc. and Laundry Locker Inc. (dba DropLocker) have entered into a strategic agreement to license DropLocker’s patents and other intellectual property related to the storage, pickup and delivery of laundry, drycleaning and household items to lockers and...
Just Who Do You Think You Are?
It’s Not a Trick Question, But the Future of Your Laundromat Business Depends on the Answer Have you been to a Dollar Tree lately? Now there’s an organization that knows exactly what it is and who they want to be – and they’re proud of it. After all, just look at the...
Coming to Their Senses
Leverage the Five Senses to Impact Consumer Behavior As members of the human race, we all experience the world largely through our senses. And, by the way, so does the animal kingdom. However, unlike animals, we also boast well-developed intellectual skills that can...
New CLA White Paper: Creating a Successful Business Plan
The Coin Laundry Association has released its newest white paper, which focuses on how to create a comprehensive business plan for a laundromat operation. The main purpose of a business plan is to provide an entrepreneurial “roadmap,” as well as to set realistic...
Library Association Honors LaundryCares’ McChesney
The Association for Library Service to Children has named Elizabeth McChesney the 2021 recipient of its Distinguished Service Award. This honor recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to library service to children and to the ALSC. McChesney...
Reaching Out to Today’s ‘Omni-Shopper’
How to Unify Your Business’ Online and Offline Experiences We’ve been living in an “omni-channel world” for a while now. What does that mean? It means your customers aren’t just looking you up online or finding your ad and making a decision. They’re looking everywhere...
PlanetLaundry Podcast, Episode 19: “How’s Business” with the Laundry Doctor
In this episode, Brian Wallace, President/CEO of the Coin Laundry Association interviews Jeff Gardner, the Laundry Doctor. You may recognize Jeff as a regular columnist in PlanetLaundry. Jeff is a laundromat owner, pickup-and-delivery business operator, and...
Biden Adjusts PPP Rules in Favor of Small Businesses
President Biden changed the main U.S. COVID-19 aid program for small businesses this week in an attempt to reach smaller businesses and sole proprietors left behind in previous rounds of aid. For two weeks, starting on February 24, the Small Business Administration...
Alliance Laundry Systems to Acquire PWS
Alliance Laundry Systems has announced that it is acquiring the distribution assets of PWS Inc., the largest distributor of Speed Queen equipment and replacement parts in North America. The deal is expected to close in March. PWS opened in 1968 and maintains offices...
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...
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Connecting, Learning, Advocating: CLA Maximizes Impact at Clean Show 2025
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Member Spotlight: Finding a Niche in the Laundromat Industry
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PlanetLaundry Podcast: Turning Setbacks into Success: Saichelle McNeill’s Journey
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A Laundromat With Heart: Inside Cherry Drive’s Customer-First Approach
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Industry News
Jobs Report: Unfilled Openings Abound
According to the National Federation of Independent Business’ monthly jobs report for May, the labor shortage continues to be a challenge for small businesses, with 51 percent (seasonally adjusted) of owners reporting job openings they could not fill in the current...
Franchise Development Veteran Joins Tide Cleaners
Tide Cleaners has announced Bill McCane as its new vice president of franchise development. Prior to joining Tide, McCane worked for a number of prominent franchisors with roles in franchise operations, product marketing and business development. Most notably, he...
CSC ServiceWorks Expands Social Impact Program
CSC ServiceWorks has announced it is expanding its social impact program, CSC CommunityWorks. In 2022, the company continues to extend its network of community center/local CSC branch partnerships in the company’s 40 markets – donating and servicing new equipment and...
HappyNest Expands Reach in Utah
Laundry pickup-and-delivery service HappyNest has expanded south of Salt Lake City and is now available in West Jordan, Utah, through its new partner, Midvale City Laundromat. This Midvale-based operation also provides PUD services to residents and businesses in the...
Industry Mourns Reed Hinrichs
HK Laundry Equipment co-founder Reed Hinrichs recently passed away at the age of 93. An icon in the laundry industry throughout New York and Connecticut, Mr. Hinrichs first established HK Sales in 1967, with his business partner Jim Kerr. The company started out by...
FROM YOUR FAVORITE INDUSTRY EXPERTS
Columns
The Laundry Doctor
Playing ‘Tag’ with Wash-Dry-Fold Business
Originally posted - Jun 25, 2013 As your wash-dry-fold business grows from doing just a few loads at a time to handling several loads simultaneously, one of the biggest challenges you'll face is simply keeping track of all the orders that come in. It's critical to...
The Business Mind
Down to a Science
Five Research Findings That Can Jumpstart Your Marketing Strategy As small-business owners, you most likely write your own advertising. And, if you have no formal training or experience in copywriting, I'm willing to wager that you use what is referred to as a...
Wash With Wally
Wash with Wally: Using Ozone, Removing Blood Stains and More…
I own a store in a town that has a total of eight self-service laundries, and every one of them offers free dry. I'm tired of raising prices on my washers every time expenses go up, while my drying remains free. My customers are overloading the washers and...
Viewpoint
Online Marketing, Employee Management Lead Off Clean 2015’s Second Day
The Coin Laundry Association kicked off Day Two of Clean 2015 in Atlanta with a couple of educational sessions covering topics critical to the vast majority of today's self-service laundry owners, if not all small-business operators – (1) leveraging the many business...
Digital Marketing
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