Industry / Paid-only Is Our Industry Built on Data or on Selection Bias? A confident retool claim at an industry event and what the numbers look like when I went looking for data. By Waleed Cope / 9 Aug 2026
The Signal / Paid-only EVI/Sudsies: the distributor crosses the aisle $34.6 million, 98% cash. $7.1 million goes to the founder personally, separate from the business. By Waleed Cope / 4 Aug 2026
Strategy A Case for a Better Buying Experience in Laundromat Equipment You can spend more on equipment than a Ferrari. Why is their buying experience better? By Waleed Cope / 2 Aug 2026
Strategy Why the Sales Experience Doesn't Follow the Price Tag Brian Wallace, the president of the CLA, put this question to a distribution group. By Waleed Cope / 26 Jul 2026
The Quarterly Review / Paid-only The Quarterly Review · Q2 2026 - The Compression Revenue, costs, and the shrinking middle in Q2 2026. By Waleed Cope / 24 Jul 2026
Finance / Paid-only The Unexamined Balance on Every Laundry Card Starbucks books it, the Fed described it in 2004, two class actions settled over it. Our industry hasn't publicly discussed it once. By Waleed Cope / 19 Jul 2026
Finance Why Laundry Equipment Has No Sticker Price The largest line item in a new store is the one without a researchable price. How that architecture works. By Waleed Cope / 12 Jul 2026
Industry / Paid-only Two Companies, 47 Distributors, Seven Years The distribution layer most operators treat as background infrastructure is consolidating faster than the industry tracks. By Waleed Cope / 5 Jul 2026
Strategy How PUD Revenue Can Mask a Self-Service Subsidy Thirty-eight percent of operators now offer delivery. Nobody tracks how many tried and stopped. By Waleed Cope / 28 Jun 2026
Strategy / Paid-only The Full Court Press Your Laundromat Isn't Running A basketball coach who'd never played the game studied it like no one else would. The method he used applies to more than sports. By Waleed Cope / 21 Jun 2026
Strategy / Paid-only Permanent Decisions From Temporary Conversations How loss aversion and status quo bias quietly shape the business decisions we make every day. By Waleed Cope / 14 Jun 2026
Ownership Avoidance Is the Most Expensive Decision in Your Business It doesn't feel like a decision. That's why it compounds. By Waleed Cope / 7 Jun 2026
