Bruce Beggs
January 25, 2012
CHICAGO — Dry cleaning sales rose in every region in December and the fourth quarter of 2011, according to this month’s AmericanDrycleaner.com StatShot survey...
Bruce Beggs
December 28, 2011
CHICAGO — Sales grew in three regions of the United States in November 2011, according to this month’s StatShot survey. Dry cleaners in the Northeast reported...
Bruce Beggs
November 22, 2011
CHICAGO – The Northeast was the lone bright spot for October dry cleaning sales, posting a 2.6% gain compared to sales for October 2010, according to the latest...
Bruce Beggs
October 26, 2011
CHICAGO – The Northeast was the lone bright spot for September dry cleaning sales, posting a 5.7% gain compared to sales for September 2010, according to the latest...
Bruce Beggs
September 28, 2011
CHICAGO – The West and Northeast reported small increases in August sales from one year ago, while operators in the Midwest and South saw their collective sales fail...
Bruce Beggs
August 24, 2011
CHICAGO – Only one of the four regions managed sales gains in July compared to the previous year, according to the most recent AmericanDrycleaner.com StatShot survey...
Bruce Beggs
July 27, 2011
CHICAGO – While three of the four regions reported June sales increases compared to the prior year, the numbers were relatively flat nationwide, according to this...
Bruce Beggs
July 1, 2011
CHICAGO – Sales for May grew in all four regions, the first time there have been across-the-board gains this year, according to the latest AmericanDrycleaner.com...
Ian P. Murphy
May 24, 2011
CHICAGO — Sales grew in two regions last month, this month’s StatShot survey reports. Operators in the Northeast posted strong 4.9% growth in April 2011 from...
Ian P. Murphy
April 26, 2011
CHICAGO — Sales grew 3.3% in the South last month from March 2010 figures, this month’s StatShot survey says, and expanded 3.7% during the first quarter of 2011...
Ian P. Murphy
March 22, 2011
CHICAGO — Sales fell alongside the snow in February, according to this month’s StatShot survey, with heavy winter storms affecting every region in the nation....
Ian P. Murphy
February 23, 2011
CHICAGO — Record snowfalls impacted already slow sales last month across the country, according to the most recent StatShot survey, while year-end 2010 results grew in...
Ian P. Murphy
January 26, 2011
CHICAGO — Sales surged in the Northeast in December and the fourth quarter of 2010, according to this month’s StatShot survey. Other regions experienced mixed...
Ian P. Murphy
December 22, 2010
CHICAGO — Sales grew in three regions of the United States in November 2010, according to this month’s StatShot survey. Drycleaners in the Northeast reported the...
Ian P. Murphy
November 24, 2010
CHICAGO — Sales fell in three regions of the U.S. last month, according to this month’s StatShot survey, but drycleaning operators in the Northeast reported a...
Ian P. Murphy
October 26, 2010
CHICAGO — September and third-quarter 2010 sales were down in all regions from the prior year, according to this month’s StatShot Survey. However, the sales...
Ian P. Murphy
September 28, 2010
CHICAGO — Sales grew a slight 0.6% in August 2010 from the year prior, Midwestern operators report, while sales for drycleaners in all three other regions of the U.S....
Ian P. Murphy
August 24, 2010
CHICAGO — Sales declined throughout the country in July 2010, according to participants in this month’s StatShot survey, while operational costs for the first...
Ian P. Murphy
July 27, 2010
CHICAGO — Building upon last month’s 0.9% growth, drycleaners in the Northeast reported stronger sales for June and second-quarter 2010, while all three other...
Ian P. Murphy
June 22, 2010
CHICAGO — May drycleaning sales declined in three regions, according to operators participating in this month’s StatShot survey, while all regions reported a...
Ian P. Murphy
May 25, 2010
CHICAGO — April sales grew in two regions of the U.S. compared to last year, fueling hopes that the worst of the recession may be coming to an end.
While April 2009...
Ian P. Murphy
April 27, 2010
CHICAGO — March sales may finally be showing signs of a turnaround, according to this month's StatShot survey. Although unusually poor weather in February cut into...
Ian P. Murphy
March 23, 2010
CHICAGO — Drycleaners nationwide reported subtle improvements in the business climate, according to this month's StatShot survey, but February's freak...
Ian P. Murphy
March 3, 2010
CHICAGO — Drycleaners across the country are still suffering from a sales decline, and many seem to be cutting payroll in order to make ends meet, according to a...
Jason Hicks
February 11, 2010
CHICAGO — Drycleaners across the country continue to report a decline in sales for December, but many indicate that business conditions were not as bad at the end of...