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Broadcasting Your Brand
A Look at the Various Tools Available to Get Out the Word About Your Laundry Business[This is the second of a two-part series on successfully branding a vended laundry business.]In my last article, I discussed the promises we make to our customers at Perfect Wash –...
Lessons in Leasing
Don't Sign Your Next Laundry Lease Before Reading What Some of Today's Owners Have to Share With Regard to Their Own Lease Experiences[This is the first of a two-part series on obtaining the most favorable lease terms for your laundry business.]When caught in an...
Business Bio: Wash on Western
Ross Dodds and Russel Pinkard Wash on Western Los Angeles, Calif.Before Getting into the Laundry Business…Dodds and Pinkard were involved in the business of wholesale and liquidation sales.Store OpeningDodds and Pinkard purchased the laundromat in December 2014....
Headlines
Clean 2019: Tracking a Laundry’s ‘Lifecycle’ Takes Center Stage on Day Two
The Coin Laundry Association kicked off Day Two of Clean 2019 in New Orleans with an in-depth look at “The Lifecycle of a Laundromat,” which was presented by Northern California multi-store owner Brian Brunckhorst of Advantage Laundry. Mr. Brunckhorst began with an...
Messe Frankfurt: ‘We Will Not Reinvent What is Working Well’
On the first day of Clean 2019 in New Orleans, the show’s new owner, Messe Frankfurt, held a news conference at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. “We’re honored that you gave us your trust,” said Messe Frankfurt Senior Vice President Iris Jeglitza-Moshage, whose...
Laundries Connecting Communities: The Clean Show 2019 Opener
Clean 2019 Opens with Packed Session Focused on the Initiatives of the LaundryCares Foundation Coin Laundry Association President and CEO Brian Wallace welcomed more than 150 attendees to the organization's first educational seminar of Clean 2019 at the Ernest N....
LaundryCares Foundation Hosts Free Laundry Day in New Orleans
On the eve of Clean 2019, the Coin Laundry Association’s LaundryCares Foundation hosted a free laundry day in New Orleans. This event was held from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at two laundry locations in the show’s host city — Laundromat Zone and Wash World. Free Laundry...
Yankee Equipment Hosts Record-Breaking Sales Event
Yankee Equipment Systems' St. Patrick’s Day Sales and Education Exhibition broke attendance and sales records for the annual weekend event. Vended laundry owners and potential investors from throughout the New England and upstate New York areas packed the Westin Hotel...
Due Diligence… Done Right
A Step-by-Step Look at Purchasing an Existing Laundromat When you build and open a brand new vended laundry, you take the calculated risk of throwing a party and potentially having nobody show up. However, when you buy an established laundry business and you believe...
Statewide Laundry Equipment Holds Grand Opening at Georgia Facility
Statewide Laundry Equipment – with locations in Miami, Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville, and Smyrna, Ga. – recently celebrated the grand opening of its newest office in Smyrna. The open house event gave guests, including current laundry owners and potential investors, a...
Aaxon Announces New VP of Multi-Housing Laundry
Aaxon Laundry Systems has named Mark Freesman its new vice president of multi-housing laundry. The industry veteran previously worked for Aaxon’s partner, Alliance Laundry Systems, and will help direct Aaxon’s investment and growth strategy in multi-housing projects –...
Firestone Financial EVP/COO Assumes Top Leadership Position
Firestone Financial, a subsidiary of Berkshire Bank, recently announced that Michael Smith – the company’s former executive vice president and chief operating officer – has assumed the company’s top leadership position. Long-time CEO David Cohen transitioned out of...
Continental Promotes Marinho to Girbau Industrial Technical Service Field Manager-North America
Continental Girbau Inc. recently promoted Alessander Marinho to Girbau Industrial technical service field manager-North America. In his new role, he is responsible for coordinating and overseeing the on-site project management and technical support services required...
Laundry Owners Warehouse Adds to Services Team
Laundry Owners Warehouse, based in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., has named Robert Gonzalez its new foreman for growth and quality elevation in services. With more than 42 years of experience in delivering laundry equipment and supplies, Gonzalez is a perfect fit to spearhead...
‘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...
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This Month's Issue
- The Power of Promotions: Unleashing Creative Tactics to Keep Your Business Buzzing
- Digital Marketing: Six Strategies to Help Boost Your Business Without Breaking the Bank
- Business Profile: Modern Design and a Strong Community Focus Define New Jersey’s Bubbles Are Us Laundromats
- Industry Education: CLA’s WDF Workshop Enjoys Record Attendance in Nashville
- And More…
THE LATEST ON LAUNDROMATS
Industry News
New Benefits Added to CLA Health Insurance Program
The Coin Laundry Association – which is working with LIG Solutions to offer comprehensive, affordable health coverage designed for laundromat owners, as well as their families and employees – has announced a newly added element to this health insurance program. The...
HappyNest Expands Further into Long Island
Laundry pickup-and-delivery service HappyNest has expanded further into central Long Island, N.Y., through its partnership with The Laundry Closet. HappyNest now serves the east end of Suffolk County – from Bay Shore to Sayville to East Setauket. “We decided to...
HappyNest Now Available Throughout New Jersey
Laundry pickup-and-delivery service HappyNest is now available in southern Ocean County, N.J., through the company’s new partnership with Main St. Laundry Tuckerton. As a result, HappyNest serves nearly 200 cities and towns throughout New Jersey, including Morristown,...
CLA Surveys Store Owners on Worker Shortage
As laundromats begin to return to pre-COVID operations and start to increase business, the Coin Laundry Association has been hearing from a number of store owners who are experiencing issues with finding and retaining employees to operate at maximum capacity. As a...
LaundryCares to Host Free Laundry, Literacy Day in Indianapolis
On Thursday, June 10, the LaundryCares Foundation will host a Free Laundry and Literacy Day, in collaboration with Too Small to Fail and Big Heart World. This event will be held from 12:00 to 4:00 p.m. at Indyland II Laundromat in Indianapolis. Free Laundry and...
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The Laundry Doctor
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The Business Mind
Are You Making Your Customers Work Too Hard?
Like all businesses, self-service laundries succeed or fail for a myriad of reasons. Over the years, I've had the opportunity to interview scores of laundry owners - and, when I do, I always ask them why they think they either have succeeded or perhaps not done so...
Wash With Wally
Wash with Wally: Equipment Questions, Water Quality Issues and More…
I currently own two self-service laundries; however, my lease will soon expire at one of my stores, and the landlord has already indicated that he won't renew it. Fortunately, I've found another location that is suitable, and I'm considering using my current equipment...
Viewpoint
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Digital Marketing
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Strategic Corporate Allies Program
Our Strategic Corporate Allies support CLA’s mission through advocacy, education, and innovation to strengthen the industry, advance our members’ businesses, and prepare the next generation of laundry professionals for the future.
Interested in becoming a Strategic Corporate Ally of CLA? Contact President & CEO, Brian Wallace via email at [email protected] or call (630) 491-0499.
