Lapels Dry Cleaning Becomes Largest Dry Cleaner On The Planet

In one clean sweep, it acquired Martinizing Dry Cleaning, 1-800-DryClean, Pressed4time, Dry Cleaning Station and Bizziebox, uniting all these brands under a new corporate entity, Clean Franchise Brands. Lapels Dry Cleaning (“Lapels”), an environmentally friendly dry cleaning company headquartered in Hanover, Massachusetts, and its equity partner, Greybull Stewardship, L.P. (“Greybull”), are pleased to announce the […]

VERBATIM: Ariana Basseri

WHO?  Ariana Basseri WHERE?  Los Angeles, California WHAT?  In addition to being the head marketing expert and dry cleaning heiress of Steamer Cleaners, Ariana Basseri is also a comedian, writer, and entertainment personality.  Self-proclaimed and self-appointed as “a leader in the cleaning industry, the hottest member of DLI and very humble,” Basseri works closely with […]

Investing in Laundry Lockers During the Pandemic: Is it the Right Move for Your Business?

Although big MNCs like Amazon have been pioneering the use of lockers for contact-free pick-up and delivery, lockers can also be a valuable investment for dry cleaners, wet cleaners and other laundry businesses. Laundry lockers allow businesses a relatively low-investment way to enter into the contactless economy, an important transition during the COVID-19 pandemic. An […]