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September 17, 2012
ZIPS, Goodwill Renew Partnership to Help Job Seekers Dress for Success

GREENBELT, Md. — Partnership collects gently worn professional attire for disadvantaged adults seeking employment

GREENBELT, Md. — For some job hunters, finding affordable and appropriate business attire suitable for an interview or the workplace can be a challenge. With that in mind, ZIPS® Dry Cleaners and Goodwill® have renewed their partnership to help area job seekers dress for success.

Called Will2Work, the partnership aims to collect gently worn professional attire throughout September for those disadvantaged adults seeking employment.

“Everyone knows the rule. First impressions count,” says ZIPS Co-Founder and Chairman Brett Vago, whose Mid-Atlantic-based company also offers free dry cleaning for the unemployed all year. “This is the least we can do to help those in need put their best foot forward.”

Started by ZIPS in 2008, the Will2Work clothing drive provides adults in need with access to professional attire—including donated suits, dresses, blouses and slacks—that can be worn on the job or to job interviews. At the end of the month-long campaign, ZIPS will clean, press and deliver the clothes to the proper Goodwill location.

April 24, 2012
Texcare International Preview: Buzzword is Sustainability

FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany — Around 250 exhibitors and 15,000 trade visitors expected

FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany — Sustainability will be the dominant theme of Texcare International — World Market for Modern Textile Care when it returns here in two weeks.

Show organizer Messe Frankfurt says all international market leaders—including the Alliance International brands, Barbanti, Beirholms Vaeverier, Ecolab, Girbau, Heprotex, Jensen, Kannegiesser, Kreussler, LG Electronics, Lavatec Laundry Technology, Macpi, Miele, Multimatic, Pellerin Milnor, Renzacci and Veit—have registered to exhibit during the May 5-9 show.

Altogether, Messe Frankfurt expects to welcome around 250 exhibitors and 15,000 trade visitors. As in previous shows (the event is staged every four years), the proportion of manufacturers from outside Germany will exceed 60%; the most important exhibitor nations besides Germany are Italy and the United States, Messe Frankfurt says.

April 10, 2012
Survey: Business Casual Dress Code Still Dampening Drycleaning Sales

CHICAGO — Many cleaners explore new sidelines to fill excess plant capacity

CHICAGO — Most dry cleaners rue the trend that has seen many dress codes shift to business casual, and more than three-quarters of respondents (76.1%) to this month’s AmericanDrycleaner.com Wire survey say the ongoing movement toward casual clothing in the workplace has had a major impact on the industry.

Approximately 22% say the business casual dress code has had a “minor impact,” and 2.2% say it has had no impact.

What impact has casual clothing had on overall drycleaning sales volume in the last few years? Roughly 43% say their sales have decreased substantially (more than 5%) each year, and 31.8% say theirs has decreased slowly (0-5%).

Nearly 14% say their sales have been flat. Sales have increased slowly (0-5%) each year for 6.8% of respondents, and 4.5% say their sales have increased substantially (more than 5%).

So, what if anything, has your plant done to respond to this trend? Among Wire survey respondents, 53.3% have explored new sidelines to fill excess plant capacity and 46.7% have targeted casual clothing as a source of business.

September 28, 2007
Why Did Two Pieces of A Suit Come Out Differently?

Q: I recently drycleaned a white suit. Both pieces were processed in the same load. Unfortunately, when the suit came out of the drycleaning machine, the slacks were not as bright as the jacket. This is the first time that the suit was drycleaned. What happened?