Howard Scott
November 21, 2007
Your key person is capable. He (or she) follows directions well. He doesn’t miss work days. He gets along well with customers. You trust him completely. But...
Everett Childers
November 7, 2007
Let’s look at how many “alternatives” we have for cleaning clothes: There is perc, hydrocarbon, GreenEarth, Rynex and liquid CO2. Wetcleaning, Dry-...
Howard Kaschyk
October 17, 2007
The stock market is down, profits are shrinking, prices are up and demand is down. The “good times” are over. This is how pundits have described the economic...
Howard Scott
October 3, 2007
Every so often, I receive a call asking for advice from a new drycleaner. They’ve read a piece or two of mine in this magazine, and wonder what else I have to say...
Howard Scott
September 19, 2007
The drycleaning business is a tricky one. Largely, it’s doing the same thing day after day, and doing it well. Unfortunately, owners are often lulled into a...
Diana Vollmer
August 22, 2007
You went to the Clean Show in Las Vegas in June and spent some of your hard-earned money. You visited all of the appropriate booths; you weighed the advantages and...
Howard Kaschyk
July 18, 2007
The “winners” in business are the companies that first recognize and effectively use new ideas and technologies, or find and exploit new efficiencies and...
Dr. Woodruff Imberman, Ph.D.
June 25, 2007
EVANSTON, Ill. — Legislation is now being introduced to change the rules by which unions can organize private employers — including those in the commercial...
Howard Scott
June 20, 2007
Dave Davenport, a former drycleaner with a 25-employee operation, once said to me: “This business only works when the boss is there. In the last eight years —...
Howard Scott
May 23, 2007
The parents of Seung-Hui Cho worked as drycleaners. Seung-Hui Cho is the Virginia Tech student who killed 30 fellow students and two teachers before ending his own life....
Diana Vollmer
May 16, 2007
It’s billed as the biggest show in the United States for launderers and drycleaners. It’s where you can walk your feet off all day and party all night, just to...
Everett Childers
April 4, 2007
I recently received a letter from a third-generation, 30-year veteran of the industry. Unfortunately, it is not the only letter, e-mail or phone call I have received that...
Howard Scott
February 12, 2007
Many drycleaners see accountants as scorekeepers who produce reports that document results. And that’s too bad, because good accountants can be proactive partners in...
Ian P. Murphy
January 27, 2007
Industry veteran Spencer Nix didn’t set out to build a traditional Mom-and-Pop or boutique plant. A former member of America’s Best Cleaners (ABC), a marketing...
January 3, 2007
American Drycleaner has named Crazy Cleanerz in Cordova, Tenn., the Best Plant Design in its 46th Annual Plant Design Awards. The high-volume, low-price plant uses lots of...
January 3, 2007
More exceptional plant projects from American Drycleaner's 46th Annual Plant Design Awards.
Owners Sam and Connie Brashier spent a lot of time looking for a...
January 3, 2007
More exceptional plant projects from American Drycleaner's 46th Annual Plant Design Awards.
Jenny K Dry Cleaners began the renovation of its small satellite location...
January 3, 2007
Runners-up in American Drycleaner's 46th Annual Plant Design Awards showcase production, quality and positioning
Dee & Hattie Specialty Cleaners started out as a...
