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Annual Survey: Numbers Show Upswing in Distributor Biz Continues (Conclusion)

CHICAGO — 70% of distributors expect 2015 sales to surpass 2014 sales ...
Annual Survey: Numbers Show Upswing in Distributor Biz Continues (Part 2)

CHICAGO — Average new laundry: 4.6 top loaders, 27.5 front loaders, 32.4 dryer pockets, 2,696 square feet ...
Annual Survey: Numbers Show Upswing in Distributor Biz Continues (Part 1)

CHICAGO — Nearly 70% of those polled say 2014 business better than 2013 ...
Better August Sales, First-Half Profits Reported Across All Regions: Survey

CHICAGO — South leads in sales, up average of 9.9% ...
Survey: Cleanliness Carries Most Weight in Coin-Op Success Formula

CHICAGO — Store size, amenities seen as most overrated when judging laundry ...
Survey: July Sales Up in All Regions; South Reports Highest Utilities Cost

CHICAGO — Midwest leads in sales, up average of 10.8% ...
Survey: For Many Operators, Sunday is Their Laundry’s Busiest Day

CHICAGO — Majority see ‘Cleaning up after customers’ as greatest challenge when busiest ...
Survey: Sales in June, Second Quarter Heat Up in South

CHICAGO — Up 9.5% for month, 8.2% for quarter ...
Survey: No Change in 2015 Drop-Off Service Profits, Operators Predict

CHICAGO — Respondents charge average of $1.01 per pound for service ...
Survey: May Coin Laundry Sales Blossom for Midwest Operators

CHICAGO — Sales up 4% in region, which also sports lowest real estate costs ...
Survey: Clean 2015 Attendees ‘Highly Likely’ to Patronize Exhibitors

CHICAGO — Three-quarters say they will do business with companies they visited ...
Survey: April Coin Laundry Sales Sprout for All Regions

CHICAGO — Year-over-year sales up 15% in West ...
Survey: Majority of Coin Laundry Owners Satisfied with Distributor Relationship

CHICAGO — Only 9.5% say ‘highly likely’ they would change distributors ...
Survey: South Leads in March Year-Over-Year Sales Gains

CHICAGO — March sales up roughly 7% in region; West first-quarter sales up 7.8% ...
Survey: Daily Safety Audits Often Common Practice in Coin-Ops

CHICAGO — Areas inspected include walking spaces, parking lot, doors/locks ...
2014-2015 State of the Self-Service Laundry Industry Report (Conclusion)

CHICAGO — Roughly 53% optimistic that 2015 business will better than 2014 ...
2014-2015 State of the Self-Service Laundry Industry Report (Part 3)

CHICAGO — Close to 29% of operators have purchased, or plan to add, new equipment in 2015 ...
2014-2015 State of the Self-Service Laundry Industry Report (Part 2)

CHICAGO — Roughly 47% have raised, or plan to raise, wash prices by year’s end ...
2014-2015 State of the Self-Service Laundry Industry Report (Part 1)

CHICAGO — How did overall business, drop-off, vending sales fare in 2014 compared to 2013? ...
Survey: South Leads Pack in February Year-Over-Year Sales

CHICAGO — Up 10.7% in South; Northeast only region with no change in drop-off sales ...

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