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Coin Laundry Pricing Strategies (Part 2 of 3)

CHICAGO — Phil Arvin and his two partners opened their first Maytag-equipped coin laundry in Memphis, Tenn., last March. The 5,000-square-foot attended store is...

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Coin Laundry Pricing Strategies (Part 1 of 3)

CHICAGO — Phil Arvin and his two partners opened their first Maytag-equipped coin laundry in Memphis, Tenn., last March. The 5,000-square-foot attended store is...

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Nine Things You Need to Know About Business Credit (Part 2 of 2)

CHICAGO — Recent developments in our troubled economy have served to dramatize how credit can be a valuable friend or a dreadful foe. Used sensibly, credit can be a...

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Nine Things You Need to Know About Business Credit (Part 1 of 2)

CHICAGO — Recent developments in our troubled economy have served to dramatize how credit can be a valuable friend or a dreadful foe. Used sensibly, credit can be a...

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Industry Outlook: Hold On to Optimism but Run a Tight Ship (Part 2 of 2)

CHICAGO — Simply put, an outlook is an expectation for the future. But no one has the ability to see the future, so the best you can hope to do is to gather as much...

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Industry Outlook: Hold On to Optimism but Run a Tight Ship (Part 1 of 2)

CHICAGO — Simply put, an outlook is an expectation for the future. But no one has the ability to see the future, so the best you can hope to do is to gather as much...

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Sprucing Up Your Store

CHICAGO — When was the last time you walked through your store as if you were seeing it for the first time? If you’re in and out of your store all the time,...

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Fine-Tune Commercial Service (Part 2 of 2)

CHICAGO — With large-capacity washers and dryers more common in today’s coin laundries, offering some type of commercial service seems to make more sense than...

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Fine-Tune Commercial Service (Part 1 of 2)

CHICAGO — With large-capacity washers and dryers more common in today’s coin laundries, offering some type of commercial service seems to make more sense than...

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Equipment Innovation: Time for an Upgrade?

FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. — As a vended laundry owner, you know that utility costs are one of the top three expenses for your business. By replacing your out-of-date...

The Smart Shopper (Part 2 of 2)

CHICAGO — While buying Laundromat insurance may be a less-than-glamorous task, few things are as important to your survival as a self-service laundry owner as...

The Smart Shopper (Part 1 of 2)

CHICAGO — While buying Laundromat insurance may be a less-than-glamorous task, few things are as important to your survival as a self-service laundry owner as...

What’s with the Weather (Part 2 of 2)

ST. LOUIS, Mo. — I’m no meteorologist, but I can see what’s been happening since the year began: We’ve been hit with record ice and snowstorms in...

What’s with the Weather (Part 1 of 2)

ST. LOUIS, Mo. — I’m no meteorologist, but I can see what’s been happening since the year began: We’ve been hit with record ice and snowstorms in...

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Look Before a Laundry Leap (Part 2 of 2)

CHICAGO — Are you looking to make a larger splash in the laundry industry? Are you ready to go beyond self-service laundries? If so, you may be thinking about...

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Look Before a Laundry Leap (Part 1 of 2)

CHICAGO — Are you looking to make a larger splash in the laundry industry? Are you ready to go beyond self-service laundries? If so, you may be thinking about...

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The More the Merrier (Part 2 of 2)

CHICAGO — If you finally have a handle on running one self-service laundry, have you thought about adding a second, or even third, store? Are you worried about...

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The More the Merrier (Part 1 of 2)

CHICAGO — If you finally have a handle on running one self-service laundry, have you thought about adding a second, or even third, store? Are you worried about...

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Dispelling Financing Myths (Part 2 of 2)

CHICAGO — Has the financing industry changed during the recession? What should an operator know when trying to obtain financing? Two industry representatives well...

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Dispelling Financing Myths (Part 1 of 2)

CHICAGO — Has the financing industry changed during the recession? What should an operator know when trying to obtain financing? Two industry representatives well...

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Trade Show Tax Tips (Part 2 of 2)

NEW YORK — Trade shows are great for bringing together the industry’s most important players and prospects. But all that product-seeking and hand-shaking comes...

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Trade Show Tax Tips (Part 1 of 2)

NEW YORK — Trade shows are great for bringing together the industry’s most important players and prospects. But all that product-seeking and hand-shaking comes...

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Convenience Can Mean Profitability

CHICAGO — In virtually every retail outlet across America, consumers are given the option to use credit or debit cards to pay for their purchases. But in about 99 percent of...

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Multihousing Laundry Industry: The Same, Only Different (Part 2 of 2)

CHICAGO — Have you ever been curious about how the “other half” lives? In this case, the “other half” is the multihousing (or multifamily) laundry industry. The...