Seeing the Light
A look at one laundry owner’s conversion to more efficient lighting
Becoming a ‘One-Stop Shop’
Some factors to consider before adding drop-off drycleaning to your laundry’s services
Pricing for Maximum Profit
Here are four methodologies to consider when setting your laundry’s vend prices
Avoiding Bottlenecks
How to keep customer traffic flowing smoothly through your store – even on Saturday mornings
Zen and the Laundromat Operator
13 rules for becoming a calmer, more content business owner
Do You Spend 10% of Your Revenue on Advertising?
When calculating your promotional budget, don’t forget that your time is money
Wash with Wally: How Much Parking Do You Need?
Also, eliminating static electricity, tackling a drop in business volume, more
Making a Few Housecalls
This month, the Laundry Doctor responds to his readers
Planning Your Grand Opening
It’s your only chance to make that crucial first impression
A Day in the ‘Park’
Texas family buys mobile home park – and turns around the property’s struggling laundromat
Industry Wild-Card
Credit and debit card acceptance is changing the way self-service laundries do business
Like a Cheap Suit
Today’s inexpensively made garments can cause headaches for wash-dry-fold operators
Marketing ‘Wonders’ and ‘Blunders’
Laundry owners can learn plenty from the other service businesses around them
Wash with Wally: Drying Clothes Efficiently
Also, questions about laundry carts, adhesives
Coveting Thy Neighbor’s… Laundromat
Former building industry executives take over long-time southern California laundry business
‘Before I Owned a Laundromat…’
Store operators discuss what got them to where they are today
The Numbers Game
A look at some of the eye-opening findings from the latest U.S. Census
The Bleaching Process
It helps to understand what bleach does – and does not do – for wash-dry-fold garments
Southern Automatic Relocates to Larger Facility
Also, company officially changes name to SAMCO
Marketing Lessons Are Where You Find Them
10 great business principles… from some rather unlikely sources
Going Beyond the Laundromat
An interview with Pennsylvania laundry owner Gina Villi
Going Where the Customers Are
New York entrepreneur opens self-service laundry inside Bronx apartment building
Who’s Minding Your Store?
Six owners with six different operations – and six strong opinions about properly staffing a laundry business
Social Media vs. Social Reality
Applying social media to your real-world laundry business
‘I Love Providing This Service’
Former restaurateur builds successful laundry chain in western Pennsylvania
Psychology 101 for Marketers
Understanding your customers’ perceptions and motivations will lead to more effective laundry promotions
Six Rules for Recession Resistance
An interview with business author Jim Muehlhausen
Lockdown
Safeguarding your laundry business from theft, vandalism and violent crime
Wash with Wally: Problems with Popcorn Oil
Also, how to stop linens from yellowing
Four’s a Crowd
Former drycleaners carve out their own niche in dense, urban coin laundry market
