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Featured Articles
Cover Story
On Guard
Protect Your Business from Theft, Vandalism and Violent Crime Statistics will tell you that the overall crime rate across most U.S. cities has declined somewhat during the last two years. However, just a cursory Google search of the terms “laundromat" and “crime,"...
Business Spotlight
Business Bio: The Laundry Tub
Joseph Basile The Laundry Tub Lantana, Fla. Before Getting into the Laundry Business… Basile is also a general contractor and property developer. Store Opening June 2015 Business Hours 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. daily Staff Three full-time attendants, working two shifts...
Columns
The Business Mind
Are You Annoying?
Look for Small Annoyances That May Be Bugging Your Customers and Silently Destroying Your Laundromat’s Otherwise Pleasant Atmosphere Believe it or not, you may be inadvertently annoying your laundromat customers without even knowing it. And, honestly, very few of them...
Wash With Wally
Wash with Wally: The Keys to Cleaning Cloth Restaurant Napkins
I have potential commercial account that would require us to launder cloth napkins for an Italian restaurant. The napkins are red and most certainly will have oil and other food stains. The client wants these napkins laid out flat for delivery. What are the best...
The Laundry Doctor
A Change of Heart
The Laundry Doctor Reconsiders His Perspective on the Profitability of the Wash-Dry-Fold Business For 20 years, I’ve warned laundromat owners against letting their wash-dry-fold operations interfere with and encroach upon the self-service end of their businesses....