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Managing Water and Utility Costs at Your Laundromat
Are you managing your laundromat water and electricity costs appropriately? The Coin-O-Matic team has several tips to help!
Grow Your Laundromat Business by Serving Your Community
Take a look at the ways your laundromat can serve people better, improve business, and make a real difference in the community!
Advice for Responding to Negative Online Reviews about Your Laundromat
Figuring out how to respond to negative feedback about your laundry business can be tough. Check out these tips from Coin-O-Matic for replying to negative reviews...
4 Reasons You Need a Community Laundry Room in Your Residential Building
Let’s take a look at how a community laundry room can help attract qualified renters and improve your bottom line at your apartment complex.
How to Host a Successful Laundromat Grand Opening Event
After months of planning, prioritizing, and purchasing, you’re finally ready to open your laundromat. Congratulations! Now what? You already know you have a great facility with the most updated laundromat technology and energy-efficient laundry products, but your potential customers may not. After all the work and thought that went into getting the laundromat up and running, it might be tempting to treat your opening as a minor detail and not put too much thought or effort into it. However, a successful grand opening celebration can help you get customers in the door, gather valuable information about your clientele, and spread excitement and enthusiasm about your new laundromat facility. Here are a few tips to help make your laundromat's grand opening event a success:
Reducing Injuries at Your Laundromat
There are more than 37 million injury-related emergency room visits per year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As a business owner, you may be liable if an injury occurs at your commercial laundry facility. That’s why it’s important to know the risks, be vigilant, and keep your laundromat in tip-top shape. Let’s take a look at some of the most common causes of injuries in the laundry industry and how you can avoid them.
5 Ways to Encourage Customer Loyalty at Your Laundromat
There are currently about 29,500 coin laundries in the United States and that number continues to grow. With so many options, customers can have their pick of laundromat facilities, especially in large urban areas like Chicago. So what can laundromat owners do to keep their customers coming back again and again? Here’s 5 tips to help you inspire customer loyalty at your laundromat.
Safety Tips for Laundromat Owners
Like any business, laundromats can be a target for crime. Safety should always be the top priority for laundromat owners and investors, so here are a few tips to help keep you, your employees, your customers, and your property safe. Do your research before you buy and invest.
The Importance of Location in the Laundromat Business
Being a part of the coin laundry industry goes beyond just having the best commercial laundry equipment. A laundromat is a large investment, requiring many important business decisions to be successful. One of the most important decisions that goes into opening a vended laundry facility is the location. Any laundry distributor will tell you that the key to operating a successful laundromat has to do with its location because it directly impacts vend prices, store traffic, profits, and more. Location, location, location. It matters when opening a laundromat!
5 Tips for Upgrading Your Laundromat
Brian Grell, a Coin Laundry Association Board Member, estimates that 70-80% of laundromats are operating below their potential. With such a competitive market, how do laundry owners differentiate themselves and rise above being a “Zombie Mat”, or an old and outdated facility? Retooling your laundromat is an effective way to upgrade your customers’ experience, thus increasing profits, customer loyalty, and branding. Upgrade your laundromat with these 5 tips from the laundry experts at Coin-O-Matic!
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Coin-O-Matic provides laundry equipment and service to customers in Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Michigan. We also ship replacement parts nationwide!
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