Diana Vollmer
January 30, 2012
SAN FRANCISCO — You may be experiencing pangs of envy as you congratulate this year's Plant Design Awards winners. A new plant can be a tremendous asset, but an...
Bill Lynott
January 5, 2012
CHICAGO — If the crazy ups and downs in the stock market these days have you feeling a little dazed, you have lots of company. For many savers and investors, trying...
Howard Scott
January 4, 2012
PEMBROKE, Mass. — Tax time is here again. Before I give you some tax tips, I want to tell you to pay your fair taxes. I know that not all of you do.
Having said...
Howard Scott
January 3, 2012
PEMBROKE, Mass. — Tax time is here again. Before I give you some tax tips, I want to tell you to pay your fair taxes. I know that not all of you do.
While visiting...
Diana Vollmer
December 20, 2011
SAN FRANCISCO — What a year it has been! Much about 2011 was erratic—the economy, sales trends, financial markets, even the weather. Plus, there were asteroids...
Dr. Woodruff Imberman, Ph.D.
December 14, 2011
EVANSTON, Ill. — As we predicted here several months ago (Could The Unions Still Clean Up?), the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is continuing its pro-union...
Dr. Woodruff Imberman, Ph.D.
December 12, 2011
EVANSTON, Ill. — As we predicted here several months ago (Could The Unions Still Clean Up?), the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is continuing its pro-union...
Bill Lynott
December 7, 2011
CHICAGO — The filing deadline for 2011 federal income taxes is not far off, but you still have time to make sure you’ve done everything you can to keep Uncle...
Bill Lynott
December 5, 2011
CHICAGO — The filing deadline for 2011 federal income taxes is not far off, but you still have time to make sure you’ve done everything you can to keep Uncle...
Diana Vollmer
November 28, 2011
SAN FRANCISCO — Since the November/December issue of American Drycleaner features fashion and fabricare, it might be opportune to examine the impact of the haute...
Howard Scott
November 21, 2011
PEMBROKE, Mass. — Raises are not exactly a hot topic these days, particularly in the dry cleaning industry. But here is a story of something that happened to a young...
Bill Lynott
October 24, 2011
CHICAGO — When it comes to investing your money, there’s more than enough pessimism to go around, and nowhere is it easier to find than in today’s...
Mark E. Battersby
October 19, 2011
ARDMORE, Pa. — Thanks to the 100% “bonus” depreciation write-offs created by the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act...
Mark E. Battersby
October 17, 2011
ARDMORE, Pa. — Thanks to the 100% “bonus” depreciation write-offs created by the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act...
Diana Vollmer
October 13, 2011
SAN FRANCISCO — Why would you want to share information with employees? When times are tough, you keep the bad news, tight cash flow and potential layoffs all to...
Bruce Beggs
October 4, 2011
CHICAGO — The decline of Blockbuster’s DVD rental business that led to bankruptcy and the closure of hundreds of its brick-and-mortar stores across the country...
Bruce Beggs
October 3, 2011
CHICAGO — The decline of Blockbuster’s DVD rental business that led to bankruptcy and the closure of hundreds of its brick-and-mortar stores across the country...
Howard Scott
September 28, 2011
PEMBROKE, Mass. — Family Drycleaners, in Hull, Mass., sells children’s toys in its front-counter section. Dolls, games and wooden toys are its stock in trade....
Bill Lynott
September 15, 2011
CHICAGO — Inflation affects us all. Even when it is coasting along at what might seem to be a harmless rate, it eats away at the buying power of the dollar.
When...
Diana Vollmer
September 7, 2011
SAN FRANCISCO — Sales, revenue, income … whatever you want to call it, it’s the one thing you always want more of. It’s an easy thing to want but...
Mariah E. de Forest
September 6, 2011
EVANSTON, Ill. — By focusing on the cultural values of their growing foreign-born Latino workforce, drycleaning plants and laundries can boost productivity, lower...
Mariah E. de Forest
September 5, 2011
EVANSTON, Ill. — By focusing on the cultural values of their growing foreign-born Latino workforce, drycleaning plants and laundries can boost productivity, lower...
Howard Scott
August 25, 2011
PEMBROKE, Mass. — Are you frustrated? Has the business got you down? Are you tired of dealing with the same old complaints?
Do you think your employees are taking...
Bill Lynott
August 16, 2011
CHICAGO — Judging from my e-mail, it’s not difficult to find savers and investors who are questioning the conventional wisdom when it comes to investing their...
Diana Vollmer
August 10, 2011
SAN FRANCISCO — Generally speaking, smaller drycleaning stores hire babysitters. Wikipedia defines babysitting as “the practice of temporarily caring for a child...
