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The Future of Software is Here
Your point-of-sale system is one of the biggest touch points inside your dry cleaning and laundry space. A quick..
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Crunch Time
It’s the last quarter of the year, which is usually the quarter where we grow sales to 120 percent of average sales. But with the...
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VERBATIM: Hilary Taylor
Every month John Leano interviews someone in the industry, September he interviews Hilary Taylor from Salt Lake City.
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Alliance Laundry Systems and University Researchers Partner on N95 Decontamination Process
Alliance Laundry Systems, the world leader in the manufacture of commercial laundry equipment, has helped to develop...
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How To Protect Yourself From Other People’s Messes
Let’s start with a well-known fact: Many dry cleaners lease their locations rather than own them. This makes perfect
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Seitz Names Frank Briercheck As National Director of Marketing
Seitz GmbH has named Frank Briercheck as National Director of Marketing and Development. Briercheck brings nearly 30 years...
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A Little About Kenney Slatten
An interesting thing happened in 1988 with a couple of consultants of the industry, when consulting was a minuscule part...
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Miele Introduces New Little Giants Laundry System for Residential and Commercial Use
Increased load capacity, faster cycle times and touch display technology offer professional-grade laundry for homes and small businesses
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New Study Provides Insights into Customers, More Ways to Grow Your Business
Imagine being able to read the minds of your customers and know exactly what they want.
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Adapting To The New Abnormal
As I write this, summer solstice has passed. We are halfway through this year and swinging back towards winter. Summer is always a brutal...
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Don’t Worry! Be Happy!
Actually, I was going to title this article “Depression” or something about mental health, but I thought few of you would read...
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‘Likes’ ‘Emojis’ and ‘Comments’
I am often amazed and entertained by some of the responses to important questions raised on the Cleaner & Launderer Community FB page...
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What You Need To Know When Addressing Environmental Contamination
In the past, I have talked a lot about what leads to the discovery of contamination, and what to do if, or when, you learn that contamination has been...
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Buying Out a Competitor As the Virus Spreads ~ Opportunity May Still Knock
It is important to consider that a recession and yes, a pandemic, can create disastrous results. It is also true these circumstances can open the door to...
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The Transformation of Dri-Cal Cleaners
Each month John Leano interviews people in the industry from around the country. This month's interview is with Raymond Wu of Dri-Cal Cleaners.
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The New Normal Isn’t
This article should be hitting the market right about the middle of our usual seasonal downturn where cleaners would normally be seeing 50 percent of...
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No Time For Wallowing
It’s hard to know what to do, what not to do, and how best to navigate business. For dry cleaning owners, one thing is evident...
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VERBATIM: JT Hampton
John Leano interviews people in the industry from around the globe. This month he interviews JT Hampton of Anchorage, AK.
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Pandemic And Protests, But The Scams Still Don’t Stop
I wrote about scams several months ago. With everything going on, it seemed robocalls ceased. I guess they were furloughed too! But these scammers never...
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How To Pinpoint When A Perc Release Occurred
Let’s get technical. With the recent and anticipated increases in the number of drycleaner businesses and properties changing hands, we’re seeing an...
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Zengeler Cleaners Donates Face Masks to Local Not-for-Profits
Since its founding in 1857, Zengeler Cleaners has consistently supported the communities it serves. That initiative has been handed down...
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Working From Home Part 2
These last months since the onset of COVID-19 have been unimaginable. We have transitioned from our normal usual lives to stay-at-home, physical...
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Pre-Sales For The Clean Show 2021 Now Open To All 2019 Exhibitors
Starting June 23, 2020, The Clean Show has begun accepting booth space contracts from all 2019 exhibitors. Space is assigned on a first-come...
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The Death of Cheap (let’s hope)
As our entire industry adjusts to what might be the new normal and our economies begin to re-start, now is the perfect time to take a good long look...
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Employees Back At Work – Now What?
Most of you either cut employees hours or furloughed/laid off workers. Going forward, you will be bringing some staff back and adjusting to...
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How I Got Here: Andrea Milam
John Leano intervieews people in the industry from around the globe. In June 2020 he interviews Andrea Milam of The Laundry Room Pasadena..
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The Mendacity Of It All
It’s been awhile since I can remember such chaos in the business world. I don’t wish to make this an article of gloom and doom. As a matter of fact....
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Reimagining the Workplace Part 1
These last months since the onset of COVID-19 have been unimaginable. We have transitioned from normalcy plus the knowledge that something was happening....
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Cleaner’s Supply Introduces NEW Custom Printed Face Masks & Floor Decals
Cleaner’s Supply wants to keep you safe and looking professional while we all continue to battle the coronavirus. Cleaner’s Supply is selling custom printed face masks, made of 100% cotton and fu
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Setting Up Your Environmental Priorities: What Can Wait, And What Just Can’t
Everyone is making tough decisions right now about what to spend money on, and what can wait. In this article, I’ll walk you through...
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Tech Pitches In To Fight COVID-19 Pandemic
Over the past month, we have witnessed the impact a public health crisis like COVID-19 can have on dry cleaning. With all 50 states having declared state...
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Lapels Dry Cleaning of Yuma unmasks the heroes at Yuma Regional Medical Center
The impact has of the Covid-19 crisis has hit many small businesses hard. As the owner of Lapels Dry Cleaning of Yuma...
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Methods for Management ZOOMs Forward With Scheduled Bureau Meetings
As efforts to contain the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus by restricting travel ripple across the country, the International consulting group...
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Southern Drycleaners & Launderers Show (SDLS) Postponed
Unfortunately, due to the Covid-19 Pandemic and the regulatory restrictions regarding Social Distancing and large gatherings, SEFA has been forced to...
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The Times They Are A Changing!
Never did anyone in their wildest dreams think that the entire GLOBAL dry cleaning industry would be forced to make such dramatic changes....
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Terrible Virus Is Killing People… Is Hurting Our Industry Badly…
hould We Keep Up With Poundage Sheets? Once upon a day way back when… few operators bothered with record keeping in a drycleaning or laundry...
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How To Be Prepared For An Environmental Investigation, Even In The Event Of An Economic Downturn
With all the latest business challenges related to COVID-19 and the resulting economic downturn, the last thing anyone needs...
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Finding Joy In These Trying Times
There are ways to find joy in everyday living. YOU need to take the steps. Many of us have faced hard times. Perhaps, not like this...
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VERBATIM: Leslie Pham
Every issue of Cleaner & Launderer, John Leano interviews someone in the industry. In May 2020 he interviews Leslie Pham from Coppell Texas
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A New Way Of Looking At Your Lease
We all know that rents just go up, but do they actually? In a normal well working economy, they often do. In speculation, there may be a new normal...
