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  • Today California, Tomorrow...?
    Today California, Tomorrow...? Carwash of America is making progress at a prudent pace Overshadowed, perhaps, by some higher profile consolidators, Los Angeles-based Carwash of America has nevertheless been steadily building its portfolio of full serves for over two years. ...More
    June 1, 1999
    Posted in Articles
  • Ban Charity Washes? Get a Life!
    Ban Charity Washes? Get a Life! By Jim Fox From time to time, someone in the industry will complain about charity car washes. Recently one of the other trade magazines ran an article on the evils of charity car washes, suggesting among other things that these activities are ...More
    June 1, 1999 Jim Fox
    Posted in Articles
  • Bright Lights......Big Business
    Bright Lights......Big Business There's no business unless there's show business going on in your tunnel By Tracy Charuhas Neon signs brighten up the carwash tunnel and let customers know they're getting the extra services they paid for. Carwashers know that bright, flashy ...More
    June 1, 1999 Tracy Charuhas
    Posted in Articles
  • Only You Can Provide the Right People
    Only You Can Provide the Right People By Jolie Abraham Of all the things you must manage in your detailing business, the most important for your success is people. Yet most detailers spend more time worrying about things instead of people--which chemicals to use, whether to ...More
    June 1, 1999 Jolie Abraham
    Posted in Articles, Operations
  • You Can Keep Them Coming Back for More
    You Can Keep Them Coming Back for More Customer loyalty programs exchange limitations for opportunities By Lisa Arnseth Affinity and club programs can boost volume and revenue by leaps and bounds if used correctly, especially at carwashes with multiple profit centers. These ...More
    June 1, 1999 Lisa Arnseth
    Posted in Articles
  • Extractors--Machines With Real Pull
    Extractors--Machines With Real Pull By Lisa Arnseth While some detailers are still taking a scrub brush to carpeting and upholstery, an extractor is a great tool for removing stains. Most extractors have been designed specifically with the makeup of carpet and upholstery ...More
    June 1, 1999 Lisa Arnseth
    Posted in Articles, Operations
  • Where There's a Whim, They Will Pay
    Where There's a Whim, They Will Pay An interview with Impulse Merchandisers' Joseph Palumbo By Lisa Arnseth Carwash lobbies are much more than just waiting rooms for sitting and leafing through magazines. They are hot spots for retail sales. By knowing what will draw a ...More
    June 1, 1999 Lisa Arnseth
    Posted in Articles
  • There's No Mystery to Convertible Top Care
    There's No Mystery to Convertible Top Care By Prentice St. Clair In our daily work as detailers, we are exposed to convertible tops far less often than other vehicle surfaces. Even so, maintenance of convertible tops is relatively straightforward. It may seem fragile at ...More
    June 1, 1999 Prentice St. Clair
    Posted in Articles, Operations
  • Think of Your Vendors as Individual Small Businesses
    Think of Your Vendors as Individual Small Businesses Success always boils down to having the right location By Jim Knox A profitable set-up...vending machines mounted between two bays with bill changers in the middle. We've all heard the phrase, "Location, location, ...More
    June 1, 1999 Jim Knox
    Posted in Articles
  • Wrap and Roll Never Dies
    Wrap and Roll Never Dies The well used, sometimes abused wraparound brush is into its fourth decade of service By Lisa Arnseth Developed in the 1960s, the wraparound brush quickly revolutionized the way cars were washed as well as productivity levels in conveyorized ...More
    May 1, 1999 Lisa Arnseth
    Posted in Articles
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