PlanetLaundry Podcast
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Business Bio: Happy Life Laundromat
Matt Clark and Brian Harrington Happy Life Laundromat Cherry Valley, Ill.Before Getting Into the Laundry Business…Matt and Brian were involved in self-storage management and construction.Store OpeningJanuary 14, 2018Business Hours8:00 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily...
Making Connections, Part 4
The Basics of Setting Up a Secure, Successful Wireless Network at Your Laundry Business[This is the fourth in a series of articles written to offer helpful suggestions about where to begin and how to better manage an existing or planned Wi-Fi network. Among the topics...
LaundryCares Hosts Summit to Promote Childhood Literacy in Laundromats
What better day than Dr. Seuss' birthday to focus on childhood literacy? Last month – coinciding with the famed author's March 2nd birthday, as well as National Read Across America Day – the Coin Laundry Association's LaundryCares Foundation launched its inaugural...
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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....
Stomping on the Front Lines
Many of us got into the laundromat business due to its simple nature and consistent characteristics. For most people, doing their laundry is a weekly demand. For all, it’s a basic necessity – not a luxury. And, for store owners, this provides a smooth and reliable...
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...
Girbau Group Acquires Capital of Chinese Joint Venture
The Girbau Group has acquired the entire share capital of its Chinese joint venture, Girbau Shenguang Laundry Technology. With this purchase, GSLT becomes a direct subsidiary of the Girbau Group, with the aim of promoting the future development of the company and...
HappyNest Launches New Partnership in St. Louis
Laundry pickup-and-delivery service HappyNest has announced a new partner in the St. Louis market. “We have been very successful in a short amount of time in the St. Louis area, and because our plan calls for HappyNest partners to work in back-to-back service areas,...
Trump OK’s Additional Small-Business Stimulus Funding
President Trump has signed a nearly half-trillion-dollar emergency bill to rescue the small-business loan program, which was quickly depleted by companies impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. This legislation also provides additional funding for struggling hospitals....
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...
PlanetLaundry Podcast, Episode 3: The Laundry Doctor – Serving in Uncertain Times
In this episode, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman interviews columnist Jeff Gardner for his column "The Laundry Doctor" entitled "Serving in Uncertain Times: The Laundry Doctor Shares His Plan of Attack During the COVID-19 Outbreak" which can be found in the May 2020...
PlanetLaundry Podcast, Episode 2: Coping with COVID-19 – an interview with Michael Finkelstein
PlanetLaundry editor Bob Nieman interviews multi-store owner Michael Finkelstein for the cover story of the May 2020 issue of PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association, entitled "Coping with COVID-19".
Girbau North America Salutes Top Distributors
Girbau North America has recognized two of its leading distributors – Fowler Laundry Companies and Sparkle Solutions. Fowler, based in Union, N.J., was honored for outstanding service, sales and support in the vended and multi-housing laundry markets. This...
Laundrylux Teams Up with REM Company Inc.
Laundrylux has partnered with REM Company Inc., a distributor of vended and on-premises laundry equipment based in Versailles, Ky. Founded in 1967 by Bob and Carol Moore, REM Company sells, installs, services and repairs commercial laundry equipment in Kentucky and...
Laundrylux Adds Laundry Services Company to Distributor Network
Laundrylux recently added Laundry Services Company, Inc. to its network of Wascomat distributors. “Laundry Services Company has a reputation for providing laundry solutions with exceptional service to our customers,” said Karl Keefer, president of Laundry Services...
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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
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LaundryCares, North Shore Bank and the City of Milwaukee Launch Family Read, Play & Learn Center
The LaundryCares Foundation, along with North Shore Bank and the City of Milwaukee’s Office of Early Childhood Initiatives, recently unveiled a new Family Read, Play & Learn Center at Blue Kangaroo laundromat in South Milwaukee. The early childhood reading and...
CLA Announces 2022 Board of Directors
The Coin Laundry Association recently welcomed two highly respected industry leaders to its Board of Directors for 2022. Those new directors are Brian Henderson, founder and director of operations for Wash-Dry-Fold POS in Broken Arrow, Okla.; and Amanda Konczal,...
EVI Announces Record-Setting Operating Results
EVI Industries Inc., headquartered in Miami, recently announced its results for the three months and six months ended December 31, 2021. During that three-month period, the company achieved record operating results in certain performance measures, generated $9.4...
Fabric Health to Expand into Pittsburgh
Fabric Health, a Philadelphia-based startup, has announced its expansion to Pittsburgh following its first place win in the Richard King Mellon Foundation’s first-ever pitch competition. Winning a $500,000 investment from the foundation, Fabric Health will take its...
Five States Focused on Tax Policy
State and local government relations company MultiState Associates is predicting that lawmakers will move quickly to wrap up legislative work this session so that they can get out onto the campaign trail. “Sessions during an election year are always a little slimmer,...
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The ‘Inn’ Crowd
Originally posted - Nov 16, 2012 One of the most profitable and high-volume commercial accounts a self-service laundry owner can acquire is a small hotel. Typically, such accounts are 20- to 45-room hotels that may or may not have their own laundry facilities – and...
The Business Mind
More Thoughts Off the Top of My Head
Observations on Life and the Laundry Business - The Sequel Just over a year ago, I wrote a column in this space, which was entitled, "Thoughts Off the Top of My Head."And it was so well-received that I felt a sequel was in order. As I noted in the original article,...
Wash With Wally
Wash with Wally: Removing Food Oil Stains, Dealing with Smoke Odors and More…
I have a great drop-off laundry business. Up until recently, I had no problems with stain removal. However, last month, I picked up a restaurant account and now wash a great deal of their linen. My problem is that I can't seem to remove the food oil stains from the...
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