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October 22, 2010
State of The Industry (Part 7 of 7)

QUESTION 7: What would you tell an operator getting ready to open his or her first plant? What are the biggest areas of growth and opportunity? What makes the business a good option for today’s entrepreneurs?

October 20, 2010
State of The Industry (Part 6 of 7)

QUESTION 6: What opportunities and challenges do drycleaners face in marketing their businesses in the rapidly evolving media landscape? How can operators best reach potential and existing customers in the years to come?

October 15, 2010
State of The Industry (Part 5 of 7)

QUESTION 5: Have operators improved the public perception of drycleaning in the last decade, and what can they do to improve that image going forward? Is being “green” part of it?

October 13, 2010
State of The Industry (Part 4 of 7)

CHICAGO — American Drycleaner recently asked several industry leaders seven questions about the issues facing the industry today and where they see drycleaning headed in the future. Watch for additional updates and tell us what you think at AmericanDrycleaner.com, or read the full report in the October 2010 issue.

QUESTION 4: What do customers want most right now, and how can drycleaners deliver it?

October 6, 2010
State of The Industry (Part 2 of 7)

QUESTION 2: The economy has been shrinking since just after our last State of The Industry in 2007, and drycleaning was hit hard. Can you put the downturn’s effect on the industry in perspective vs. other businesses and past “shocks?”

August 10, 2010
State of The Industry (Part 3)

QUESTION 3: When will the industry be able to bounce back, and how close to “normal” will that recovery be? What will the industry look like when the economy recovers?

DAVID COTTER: I don’t think we’re ever going back to the levels seen in 2006 or 2007. We’re in a “reset” mode—we’re going to downsize.

June 20, 2009
Clean: Still the Place to Strike a Deal

NEW ORLEANS — Get the industry’s movers, shakers and up-and-comers together in one place, and what do you get? Buyouts, partnerships, splits and career shifts. Two were confirmed yesterday at Clean ’09 in New Orleans.

First, John Tipps, longtime operator of Clean Concepts in Dallas, a longtime distributor, plant developer and consultant, said he plans to retire from the supply business to concentrate on a retail restoration-services company.

September 19, 2007
Most Process Work with Tensioning Equipment

CHICAGO, Ill. — The majority of operators (58.1%) are using tensioning pant toppers, forms and shirt units to process some of their work, according to the most recent survey appearing in the Wire, American Drycleaner’s e-mail dispatch.