Paul Partyka
April 24, 2011
CHICAGO — Is your laundry still suffering from the lingering effects of the recession, or are you finally seeing some light at the end of the tunnel? It seems to be a mixed...
Paul Partyka
April 19, 2011
CHICAGO — Is your laundry still suffering from the lingering effects of the recession, or are you finally seeing some light at the end of the tunnel? It seems to be a mixed...
Paul Partyka
April 17, 2011
CHICAGO — Is your laundry still suffering from the lingering effects of the recession, or are you finally seeing some light at the end of the tunnel? It seems to be a mixed...
Paul Partyka
April 1, 2010
CHICAGO — It’s been a battle: the self-service laundry industry vs. the recession. Some might also dub it the recession-resistant industry vs. the recession. Whatever you...
Paul Partyka
March 25, 2010
CHICAGO — It’s been a battle: the self-service laundry industry vs. the recession. Some might also dub it the recession-resistant industry vs. the recession. Whatever you...
Paul Partyka
March 18, 2010
CHICAGO — It’s been a battle: the self-service laundry industry vs. the recession. Some might also dub it the recession-resistant industry vs. the recession. Whatever you...
Paul Partyka
April 16, 2009
American Coin-Op’s annual State of the Industry survey, a random, unscientific mail poll of the magazine’s readers (self-service laundry operators), covers laundry business...
Paul Partyka
April 9, 2009
American Coin-Op’s annual State of the Industry survey, a random, unscientific mail poll of the magazine’s readers (self-service laundry operators), covers laundry business...
Paul Partyka
March 31, 2009
How did self-service laundry operators fare in 2008? Are they optimistic or pessimistic about 2009?
American Coin-Op’s annual State of the Industry survey, a random,...
Paul Partyka
April 30, 2008
CHICAGO — There are plenty of theories when it comes to pricing. Rising utility costs have finally forced some operators to raise prices. Others believe the industry still...
Paul Partyka
April 15, 2008
CHICAGO — The emphasis is on equipment in the second part of our State of the Industry survey. What types of equipment did operators purchase in 2007? What have operators...
Paul Partyka
March 23, 2008
CHICAGO — When the price of natural gas started to soar several years ago, many operators started to realize that raising vend prices was no longer a debatable issue — it...
Paul Partyka
April 14, 2007
CHICAGO — It seems that rising utility bills have dominated industry news for quite some time. Yet, the story isn’t really that old. However, the industry has now had...
Paul Partyka
January 22, 2007
CHICAGO — While there's no such thing as a "typical" coin laundry, laundries can share some common traits such as equipment prices, turns-per-day, equipment purchases and...
