Finance What 8,042 federal loans say about buying a laundromat One in 3 approved in 2006 ended in a write-off, and the ones since 2021 are only now entering the same timeframe. By Waleed Cope / 30 Aug 2026
Client Experience / Paid-only Why Community-Focused and Community-Embedded Laundromats Aren't the Same The industry uses one word for both. The research shows they're running different businesses. By Waleed Cope / 23 Aug 2026
The Signal / Paid-only Alliance grew 7% last quarter. Half of it was pricing. Alliance told investors these price increases are already in place and protected by tariffs and their manufacturing setup, and raised what they expect to earn this year. By Waleed Cope / 19 Aug 2026
Ownership / Paid-only The Owners Who Chose to Buy a Job Michael Huang has run a small Brooklyn laundromat for over 30 years. He'd never call what he does a job. By Waleed Cope / 16 Aug 2026
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
