FTC Retains Care Labeling

Thanks to an incredibly high number of comments from garment care professionals, the Federal Trade Commission voted to keep its Care Label Rule. The commissioners also plan to revise the rule as needed. Yesterday, following a formal hearing, the FTC released a statement reading: “On July 23, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission published a proposal […]

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 […]