The State of the Laundry Industry

Keep up to date with the latest trends in the laundry industry, with an emphasis on wash and fold and pickup and delivery. The host operates Super Suds laundromat, which brings in over ONE MILLION DOLLARS of gross revenue in wash and fold per year from a single location and is also the co-founder of Curbside Laundries software which makes point of sales for laundromats and offers integrated pickup and delivery solutions, too. There is always a lot to learn in this quickly evolving industry.

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The State of the Laundry Industry

Power Pax, Curbside.2026 WDF Conference, AI For Laundromats

January 26, 2026 • Laundry 'Matt' • Season 1 • Episode 112

In the battle of David VS Goliath ARE YOU, Mr. Laundromat Owner supporting Proctor and Gamble and selling TIDE at your laundromat or making Tide the default choice for your wash and fold detergent? Tide Laundry is moving to a laundromat near yours.

Rick Rome talks about Power Pax, Curbside.2026 Conference open to everyone interested in pickup and delivery, sunsetting AI for Laundromats, puts an Olive Branch out to Dave Menz, and MORE!

Curbside.2026 wash and fold & pickup and delivery Conference

Power Pax Detergent

0:00 Intro
2:18 Competitive Advantage
4:20 Say NO to powder
8:00 Make Laundry EASY
11:50 Small Laundry Owners VS TIDE
18:00 Customer Satisfaction = Higher Retention
20:00 AI For Laundromats
29:50 Curbside.2026 WDF Conference
31:20 Helping Others in the Industry
32:20 An Olive Branch to Dave Menz
34:00 Power Pax Subscriptions

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