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LAUNDRY & CAFE' MODELS

From Canada to Hong Kong ... the laundry industry is changing the drudgery of laundry to an opportunity to keep recurring customers who enjoy doing their laundry... see images below

LAUNDRY, COMMUNITY & LITERACY

  • The Laundry Cafe': ‘Committed to the Community’ (Part 1)

    Located about 8 miles apart, the laundries feature a vast array of services and amenities: wash-dry-fold, drop-off dry cleaning, massage chairs, low-fee computer rentals, free Wi-Fi, video games, Starbucks coffee kiosks, digital jukeboxes, flat-screen TVs and a mix of approximately 140 Huebsch washers and dryers in 20- to 80-pound capacities. Learn More…

  • Lessons in the laundromat: Philly initiative promotes literacy in everyday spaces

    On a recent cold Saturday afternoon, Iris Hernandez and Carmen Colon were helping six Morales children through the letters, sounds, and words in the book “DJ’s Busy Day” about a bunny and his fun-filled adventures in ordinary places – the grocery store, on the bus, in his home. Learn More…