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February 14, 2012

National Cleaners Association Technical Training at the Counter/Innovative Packaging course, to be held April 29 in Nanuet, N.Y. Call 212-967-3002 or e-mail ncaiclean@aol.com for more information.

March 30, 2011

CHICAGO — The talk of the industry always seems to hinge on the newest big company to make the scene. And following extensive research from parent company Procter & Gamble, Tide has entered drycleaning well-funded.

Some pundits in the industry doubt Tide stores’ potential, while others think their success is practically guaranteed. History shows us it can be very difficult to “roll up” the drycleaning industry and build a large chain, however. Remember PurpleTie?

February 4, 2008

MERSEYSIDE, England — Johnson Service Group, the parent company of the large Johnson Cleaners and Jeeves of Belgravia chains, blamed its 2007 losses on Britain’s ban on smoking in public places.

The company reported pretax losses of £13.8m for the first half of the year ending June 30, 2007. Since June, share of the publicly traded company have lost 86% of their value to less than 30p per share. The company also pointed to a decline in consumer spending on better garments.