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Remote Management Best Practices (Part 2)
4+ hour, 47+ min ago (836+ words) CHICAGO " Remote management has transformed how laundromat owners oversee their businesses. Whether an owner is across town or across the country, monitoring and managing a laundry operation remotely has become increasingly common " and, for many operators, essential. The available technology…...
Midwest Laundries Expands Offering Through Dexter Partnership
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (150+ words) CHICAGO " Laundry equipment distributor Midwest Laundries Inc. added Dexter Laundry equipment to its portfolio earlier this year through a new partnership aimed at providing laundromat owners and investors with another equipment option backed by full-service project support. The agreement strengthens…...
Remote Management Best Practices (Part 1)
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (707+ words) CHICAGO " There was a time when running a laundromat remotely sounded nearly impossible. Owners had to be present to check collections, monitor employees, respond to customer complaints, adjust pricing, track machine performance and determine whether stores were operating as expected....
Girbau Develops "G-Seeds" for More Sustainable, Efficient Solutions
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (475+ words) BARCELONA, Spain "The greatest environmental impact of a washer is not generated during its manufacturing process, but throughout the years it remains in operation at commercial laundry facilities, including laundromats. The initiative translates tons of CO" equivalent into a common…...
Laundry University Acquired by Industry Vet Sewell
2+ week, 1+ day ago (444+ words) TAMPA, Fla. " Laundry industry veteran Jamie Sewell reports she has acquired Laundry University, an online training platform focused on professional laundry services, from founder Colleen Unema. Unema is retiring after building the educational resource and leading its growth since its…...
Marketing Wash-Dry-Fold Services to a Busy Crowd (Conclusion)
2+ week, 2+ day ago (762+ words) CHICAGO " For today's wash-dry-fold (WDF) operators, the challenge often isn't convincing consumers that laundry service is useful. It's convincing busy people that outsourcing laundry is worth prioritizing among the many other convenience services competing for their dollars. That reality is…...
Serve Robotics Launches Laundry Vertical with No Scrubs
2+ week, 3+ day ago (365+ words) LOS ANGELES " Autonomous robotics company Serve Robotics has entered into a new partnership with on-demand laundry service No Scrubs, marking Serve's first commercial urban delivery partnership outside of prepared food. The pilot launched in select Los Angeles neighborhoods last week…...
Marketing Wash-Dry-Fold Services to a Busy Crowd (Part 2)
3+ week, 4+ hour ago (872+ words) CHICAGO " For today's wash-dry-fold (WDF) operators, the challenge often isn't convincing consumers that laundry service is useful. It's convincing busy people that outsourcing laundry is worth prioritizing among the many other convenience services competing for their dollars. That reality is…...
Yamamoto NA Expands Headquarters in Support of Continued Growth
3+ week, 1+ day ago (324+ words) BLOOMINGTON, Ill. " Commercial laundry equipment manufacturer Yamamoto North America continues its strong upward momentum with another major expansion of its headquarters here, the company reports, effectively doubling operational capacity to support its growing dealer and customer network. The latest expansion follows…...
Marketing Wash-Dry-Fold Services to a Busy Crowd (Part 1)
3+ week, 2+ day ago (690+ words) CHICAGO " For today's wash-dry-fold (WDF) operators, the challenge often isn't convincing consumers that laundry service is useful. It's convincing busy people that outsourcing laundry is worth prioritizing among the many other convenience services competing for their dollars. That reality is…...