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Putting Your Profits to Work
Some of Today's Top Owners Discuss the Ways They're Reinvesting in Their Growing Laundry OperationsAs the story goes, a teenaged Warren Buffett partnered with one of his friends to buy a used pinball machine for $25 – which the high school buddies promptly installed...
Rising from the Ashes
Alabama Laundry Owner Lends a Helping Hand to Local Nonprofit Recovering from a FireFor a couple of years now, Alabama laundry owner Ken Barrett has been donating unclaimed items from his three vended laundries to Community Enabler Developer, a nonprofit group based...
Business Bio: OLE Super Coin Laundry
Bruny Costantino and George Gautreaux OLE Super Coin Laundry Allentown, Pa.Before Getting into the Laundry Business…Costantino and Gautreaux also own several daycare operations, as well as additional retail businesses.Store OpeningMay 19, 2017Business HoursOLE Super...
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CLA Announces Four Upcoming Connect LIVE Events
Register now to attend the following CLA Connect LIVE events planned for the next two weeks. These events are open to current and potential store owners, as well as distributors and manufacturers. CLA Connect LIVE – Georgia October 15 in Atlanta “Natural Gas...
CLA Releases 2019 Laundry Industry Survey
The Coin Laundry Association has released the 23rd annual Industry Survey of vended laundry owners nationwide. For more than 20 years, the CLA has commissioned Readex Research, a nationally recognized independent research company, to conduct an industrywide survey of...
CLA Unveils New Membership Payment Options
The Coin Laundry Association now offers two different payment options and auto-renewals for annual membership dues for current and future store owners. The association launched new technology systems in early 2019 that feature various capabilities for membership...
Broadcasting Your Business
How to Use Radio and Television to Promote Your Vended Laundry I’ve always been extremely interested in radio and television. As a child, I used to collect mail order catalogs for two-way radios and look through them constantly. I’d also listen to my transistor radio...
Laundry Industry Veteran Retires
Laundry industry veteran Herald Birchfield recently announced his retirement after nearly 50 years in the business. Birchfield began his laundry career selling washers and dryers in the 1970s. He and his wife, Nancy, ran the Maytag Commercial Laundry Division of...
CLA Offers Digital Marketing for Laundromats
The Coin Laundry Association has introduced a new membership benefit for digital marketing services, provided by American Marketing & Publishing, LLC. The CLA is collaborating with American Marketing & Publishing to bring store owners a new opportunity to...
CLA Launches Garment Care White Paper with Upcoming Webinar
The Coin Laundry Association will release a new white paper outlining proper garment care and stain removal for laundry professionals on October 16. “Garment Care and Stain Removal Basics for Laundry Owners” is part of the CLA’s Gold Book Research Series of resources...
By the Numbers
An Interview with Ideal Spot CEO Marc Smookler Marc Smookler has started five companies – three of which are market leaders in their respective spaces: a commercial real estate data platform, an online retailer and a unified communications provider. Mr. Smookler’s...
Wash with Wally: Conserving Water, Adjusting Business Hours and More….
My water and sewer costs are going through the roof. In addition to purchasing new, more energy-efficient equipment, what are some other actions I can take to better conserve water? One of the biggest water wasters in a self-service laundry can be a malfunctioning...
CLA Connect LIVE Announces Upcoming Events
Register now to attend the following CLA Connect LIVE events planned for the next two weeks. These upcoming events are open to current and potential laundry owners, as well as distributors and manufacturers. CLA Connect LIVE – North Carolina October 2 in Raleigh, N.C....
PWS Adds Payment Systems Specialist
In a move to solidify its place as a complete, full-service commercial laundry distributor, PWS has hired long-time industry veteran Alfredo Duque of AMD Card Solutions. AMD specializes in the installation and service of payment systems in the vended laundry and...
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...
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This Month's Issue
- House of Laundromats: Real Estate Trends and What to Watch
- Member Spotlight: Bringing a Century of Expertise to the Evolving Laundromat Industry
- PlanetLaundry Podcast: Reimagining Community: How the Hub Laundromat Cafe is a Change Catalyst in Detroit
- Women In Vended Laundry: How Adrienne Hurrington Keeps the Wheels Turning as SAMCO
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Industry News
Healthcare Startup Brings Community Wellness to Laundromats
Fabric Health, a healthcare startup founded in Philadelphia earlier this year, is working to close gaps in community care and to make healthcare more accessible to busy, low-income families. And it’s doing so by transforming neighborhood laundromats into community...
College Student Launches Laundromat Literacy Program
The idea of transforming a corner of Family Pride Laundry in Springfield, Ill., into a learning space where children can read began with a local college student, according to a recent article in Illinois Times. “I was really attracted to it because I love working with...
SBA Proposes Modified Size Standards
The U.S. Small Business Administration has issued a proposal to modify two of the methods the organization uses to qualify which businesses classify as “small businesses” for SBA loan and investment programs, as well as for government contracts. The proposed changes...
EVI Industries Sets First Quarter Records
EVI Industries Inc. reports that it has achieved record revenue, gross profit, gross margin, operating profit, net income and adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended September 30, 2021 – the first quarter of the company’s fiscal year, ending June 30, 2022. The...
LaundroLab Signs First Charlotte-Based Franchisee
LaundroLab – headquartered in Charlotte, N.C. – recently announced that investor Gary Shah has signed an agreement with the laundromat franchise to open three stores in Charlotte. Previously, Shah owned and operated a chain of gas stations in North Carolina....
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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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