TC (Retail Textile Cleaning)
Dry cleaning is not about suits and ties anymore; a vision of Family Pride Dry Cleaners
From suits and ties to crisis; from added services to survival; and finally ending up in the era of connection online… what will be the future of dry cleaning? The end of dry cleaning? The trend was first noticed in the mid 1990’s. Several dry cleaners simply closed their doors. Blue jeans and sneakers had…
Read MoreDry cleaning and laundry service franchises amongst the fastest growing; need for same day pick-up and delivery
Same day pick-up and delivery is experiencing a surge in demand, especially in laundry and dry cleaning services. This results in many emerging new and faster solutions such as laundry lockers, but also in the expansion of dry cleaning and laundry service franchises. To meet the time sensitive demands, transport systems and routes are optimized,…
Read MoreInnovative packaging concepts in retail textile care
Introduction Nowadays, most dry-cleaned clothes are put on a clothes hanger and packed in a transparent, plastic cover. As the professional textile care industry focuses more and more on convenience, they want to offer their clients a pickup and delivery service. This pickup and delivery service can be either done by transporting the garments to…
Read MoreCINET’s educational program on best practices
Introduction In the recent years CINET has built an impressive network of internationally renowned experts in the world of professional textile care. With the support of those experts a lot of information is collected through several sources. First of all the research, innovation, marketing and benchmarking projects of CINET create new information and knowledge. Besides…
Read MoreProject ‘Steam-challenge’; stimulating innovation in online business models
In 2014 a project group including CINET and the Dutch association for textile cleaners NETEX defined an exploratory project ‘Steam-Challenge I’ towards the possibilities for online dry cleaning in The Netherlands. The rapid market penetration of online applications in consumers’ everyday life was the reason for running this project. E-commerce in Western Europe meanwhile has…
Read MoreMass customization for e-tailors; the holy grail to sustainable supply chain innovation
On-line sales keeps growing with record pace and apparel is on top of the list An US Study, carried out yearly to analyze Christmas shopping behavior, has revealed that on-line sales rose 18% (2013 over 2014), totaling now to 37% of total sales (from 16% four years ago). The majority of spending still goes through…
Read MoreMAXICHECK; less odour, higher quality and cost efficiency
Today’s modern cleaning machines for textile cleaning with perchloroethylene (PER) are built to minimise losses to the environment significantly. The low loss rate allows an extended use of PER in the cleaning machine. However, during normal use, the PER gets inevitably contaminated by fatty acids removed from textiles. Thus, it is indispensable to monitor the…
Read MoreVEIT philosophy: how modern finishing technology results in high quality services
The VEIT Group is based in Landsberg/Lech (Germany). It is in the third generation now that our German family-run business, founded in 1956 by Reinhardt Veit, is the epitome for innovative products and services that set technological standards. The founder’s son Günter Veit joined the company in 1975. Now, his grandson Christopher Veit has followed…
Read MoreWet cleaning solution for high quality services
Introduction to SoftWash® dry-to-dry cleaning process Providing a superb finish for each job reflects positively on the overall ability to provide customers with the highest quality service. The superior quality of service offered by SoftWash® is better for customers, which is why it’s also better for business. Customers can now have more types of garments…
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