Martin Young
February 21, 2012
CONCORD, N.C. — There are times when quality stain removal comes down to a series of little things. And there are times when the difference in returning a garment to...
Rick Siegel
February 16, 2012
LOS ANGELES — During that first hard year of building my personal management company, I had lunch with Michael Levine, a celebrity publicist who seems to show up on...
Jean Teller
February 7, 2012
CHICAGO — DECEMBER FOUND THE U.S. UNEMPLOYMENT rate dropping to a nearly three-year low of 8.5%, with non-farm payrolls increasing by 200,000 in the month alone,...
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...
Rick Siegel
January 19, 2012
LOS ANGELES — Those who know I spent 25 years in show business often ask why I’d ever leave show business for dry cleaning. And they get one of three answers...
Martin Young
January 16, 2012
CONCORD, N.C. — A new year brings new opportunities for those prepared to take advantage. You’re no doubt heard the saying, “Foolishness is continuing to...
Jean Teller
January 9, 2012
CHICAGO — Helping to ring in a better new year are the Federal Reserve Board, the nation’s unemployment numbers and job growth, mortgage applications, and...
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...
Martin Young
December 15, 2011
CONCORD, N.C. — When I’m around fabricare colleagues, they often say a certain competitor “just doesn’t know how much he doesn’t know,...
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...
Jean Teller
December 8, 2011
CHICAGO — A new report from NYSE Euronext provides some economic encouragement. Top executives for 62% of public companies and 71% of private firms expect to expand...
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...
Martin Young
November 14, 2011
CONCORD, N.C. — If you have been in the industry for less than three years, if you have never received formal training in the “ins and outs” of garment...
Rick Siegel
October 26, 2011
LOS ANGELES — I have shopped all over the world: in Toronto, I shop at Rochester Big and Tall. In New York, Rochester Big and Tall. In London, Rochester; Chicago,...
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...
Jean Teller
October 24, 2011
CHICAGO — Both U.S. job growth and unemployment claims experienced slight improvements in September.
Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis reported on the September job...
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...
