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Greeting… And Other Changes In Business – Everett Childers
To those who know me or have read my columns in another trade publication for the past twenty-two years, it is good to see you again. For those new to the industry, I greet you and tell you that this
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Pneumatics 102
Last month I had to leave your pant legger with the head down on a pair of “alleged” Armani trousers. Well let’s continue finishing them observing the behavior of the pneumatic system components
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Making Customers Feel Special
Educating Customers In Today’s Highly Competitive MarketplaceMany dry cleaners think the only way to increase revenue is to attract new customers into their stores. This is true, considering 15% -
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How To Make 2012 Your Best Year Yet
One of the major concerns I hear from dry cleaners I work with is how to keep prices up despite discounting competitors and how to attract customers who will pay your prices even in a turbulent econom
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The Road Ahead In 2012
Welcome, cleaning industry, to 2012…and may this be your best year ever! I will have drunk a toast to that on New Years, if my doctors allow. I write this month’s column, my first for 2012 and my
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Pneumatics 101
Now that we’ve digested some basic pneumatic concepts we’ll put the jigsaw together and do some real work. How’s about pressing a pair of pants on an air operated legger? There are several diffe
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Personality Marketing by Greg Colosi
It’s January – Are You Ready For 2012? Goal Setting Part II: Mechanics Of Setting GoalsLast month we talked about getting your passions into your business. This does two things: It gets you exc
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WHY YOU DON’T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT YOUR SITE BEING RE-CONTAMINATED AND YOU CAN CLEAN-UP NOW
Many dry cleaners have expressed their desire to evaluate the soil and groundwater beneath their businesses for the presence of dry cleaning chemicals, but they are concerned that if they go through a
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Teen Runs Clothing Drive for Camden Homeless Shelter
When 14-year-old Bailee Miller visited the New Visions Homeless Shelter in Camden with the rest of her confirmation class last year, it turned out to be more than just a simple field trip.During a t
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Clean’ Conscience Dry Cleaner Returns $1,640 Customer Left Inside Shop!
Bay Ridge — The true spirit of the holiday season lives in three residents of this community, whose story will surely bring a smile to everyone’s face.As the holidays quickly approached, Faried
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ClearWater Tech Launches NEW EcoTex Laundry System Website
ClearWater Tech, leading manufacturer of ozone systems for water and air purification has launched its NEW EcoTex Laundry System website, athttp://www.ecotexlaundry.com.The new site represents ClearW
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Santa Anas pummel Valley with rare 70-mph winds
PASADENA - Climatologists who study the dynamics behind Santa Ana winds marveled at the show of strength behind Thursday's epic windstorm but steered clear of calling it more than a once-in-a-decade s
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Free Dry Cleaning offered by ZIPS DRYCLEANERS
Stain on your pinstriped suit? Your favorite French-cuffed shirt look like it’s been through the wringer? If you’re like most office workers, you take it to the drycleaners.But if you don’t ha
