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Kevin Minissian, posthumously awarded Lifetime Achievement Award’
Kevin Minnissian, has been posthumously chosen to receive the TRSA Maglin/Biggie Lifetime Achievement Award..
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Clean 2022 Receives High Marks Across The Industry
Clean 2022 Receives High Marks Across The Industry. The Clean Show closed August 3rd at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia.
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DLIs September Schedule of Events and Virtual Educational Series
DLI's September Schedule of Events and Virtual Educational Series is out with the first session September 7th 2022
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Starchup And ZIPS Cleaners Announce Partnership
Starchup and ZIPS Cleaners announced partnership today that ZIPS will be utilizing Starchup’s software platform and API tools to launch...
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The Stain Wizard Gets Letters August 2022
In the August 2022 Letter, Jeff Schwarz "The Stain Wizard" helps a reader with his red clay stain in his teams uniforms
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You Should Read Bad Reviews
John explores the impact bad reviews can have on your drycleaning business. One star reviews are not always a bad thing….
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New Customer Acquisition and Retention
These days businesses spend a lot of time, effort and money trying to get new customers. Most often, they spend hours creating...
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Things To Do In Atlanta
With the Clean Show returning to Atlanta, GA here are a few exciting things to do while you're visiting for the Clean Show.
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Well, We Finally Did It…
We replaced our old point-of-sale dry cleaning software which we had used since 2003 with a cloud based dry cleaning management system...
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No, Really, It’s Going To Work This Time!
I participate in a lot of online forums, mainly because it keeps me sharp, and I can challenge myself helping other people solve...
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Greybull Stewardship, L.P. Acquires GreenEarth Cleaning
Greybull Stewardship, L.P. (“Greybull”) formally announced its acquisition of GreenEarth® Cleaning. The Kansas City, Missouri based...
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VERBATIM: Brian Harrell
John Leano's July 2022 Verbatim he interviews Brian Harrell, Vice President of A Cleaner World and Shore Fine Dry Cleaning in NC and VA
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Report From The Field; Three Current Drycleaner Concerns
The world of environmental liabilities and regulations is as large and complex as the variety of different circumstances that dry cleaners...
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A Brief History of EZ Timers
Join Bruce Grossman as he takes us back with A Brief History of EZ Timers Manufactoring and how it all began...
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Summer Lovin’
Months go by so quickly, that before we know it summer is here. Jennifer discusses tips to help get through this summer with "summer lovin'"
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World Educational Congress for Laundering and Drycleaning – The Clean Show 2022 Educational Schedule
World Educational Congress for Laundering and Drycleaning - The entire Clean Show 2022 Educational Schedule
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“The Stain Wizard”: Wedding Gown Rescue
Jeff Schwars "The Stain Wizard": Wedding Gown Rescue helps a reader with a wedding gown rescue in one of his latest letters.
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The Ultimate Competitive Advantage
Nobody I know in business likes their competition, and drycleaners are some of the most ultimate competitive business people I know.
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Are you Ready For Another Recession?
Many of you are seeing business pick up in the last few months after the Pandemic caused a sharp recession and...
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The Stain Wizard Gets Letters
Jeff Schwarz “The Stain Wizard” answers Marci's question about brown stains around the beading of a wedding dress. From Casa Grande, Arizona
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New Products …and People
One of Cleaner & Launderer's longest running features is New Products and People. Featuring people with their new products...
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How I Got Here: Sara Moncrieff
In John Leano's June 2022 "How I Got Here", he interviews Sara Moncrieff of Purtian Cleaners in Richmond VA
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America’s Best Cleaners Hosts First Live Accelerator Meeting
America’s Best Cleaners hosted their first Live Accelerator meeting for 2022, themed, “Diversification?” The meeting provided...
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Save The Date CCA Sets Board Membership Meeting In Mexico
California Cleaners Association (CCA) is announcing the date of their annual membership meeting retreat. The annual meeting will occur...
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So Many Choices
How do you choose what’s right for you? We all have many different choices throughout the days, months and years of our...
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Happy 100th Birthday Doris Easley
A Drycleaning industry legend turns 100. Celebrating her birthday in Rocklin, Ca. Jackie Smith takes a look back at her accomplishments...
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DLI Graduates Complete Spring 2022 Introduction and Advanced Drycleaning Courses
DLI’s School of Drycleaning Technology trained 16 students in its 379th General Drycleaning Course, composed of the five-day...
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The Stain Wizard Gets Letters
Jeff Schwarz “The Stain Wizard” has been in the drycleaning and laundry industry since 1991. He is a Regional…
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Convenience Society
After weathering the storm of Covid, successive drops in demand due to folks working from home, not to mention the ever changing...
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It’s All About The Words
Have you ever wondered how important words are? We have all heard the saying “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will...
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So, Where Do We Go From Here…
Is there anyone among us who could have even come close to predicting the events of the past couple of years? I know we try....
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Silverman New TCATA President
At the 2022 Annual Educational & Management Conference, April 3rd - 6th at Wild Dunes Resort in Isle of Palms, SC., John Silverman, President
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A Partnership That Continues the Prestigious Traditions in Fashion
America’s Best Cleaners, a nationwide premier dry cleaning and clothing restoration certification and education agency, is excited to...
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VERBATIM: Luq Blackman
In May 2022's Words From The Streets: Verbatim, John Leano interviews Luq Blackman from Fashion Cleaners in Omaha Nebraska
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TCATA’s Friedlander Award To Fred Schwarzmann, Jr.
The Textile Care Allied Trades Association honored Fred Schwarzmann, Jr. of A. L. Wilson Chemical Company with the prestigious J. Morry...
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Are PFAS a Dry Cleaning Problem?
There is an evolving question as to whether PFAS is a dry cleaning problem. A recent Florida study started to answer this question...
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Your Customer Data Is Powerful
One of the primary goals of contemporary marketing is determining how to use customer data to deliver personalized customer...
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Marketing Automation – What is it, and is it for you?
Wouldn’t it be nice if one didn’t have to be creative coming up with new marketing ideas? Wouldn’t it be fantastic to simply pick from...
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VERBATIM: Brian Fish
In John Leano's April 2022's Verbatim he interviews Brian Fish of Pier Cleaners in South Kingston Rhode Island.
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Clean Shifts Back to Odd Year, Announces Locations for Clean 2025, 2027
The largest event in the U.S. for the laundering, dry cleaning, textile care services, supplies and equipment industry will adjust...
