Lapels Dry Cleaning
$125,000
$50,000
83
2000
Hanover,MA
Kevin Dubois
Overview
Lapels Dry Cleaning is more than your neighborhood dry cleaner. We have been defining “The Future of Dry Cleaning” for over two decades and are known to be the recognized leader in the $9 Billion dry cleaning and laundry industry providing our customers with hassle-free, convenient and superior service. Lapels Dry Cleaning plants are powered by the World’s only 100% non-toxic cleaning process, which backs our promise of providing the best possible garment care with the least overall environmental impact. Lapels offers a business model to suit a variety of interests and lifestyles for all investment levels. Qualified candidates benefit from in-house financing through our private equity partners. We have been listed in Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top 500 Franchises for the past 20 years and aim to be for the next 20.
Franchise Unit Trends and Revenue
83
2
$448,130
* in 2023
Franchise Fees
$50,000
6.0%
Gross Revenues
2.0%
Gross Revenues
Why Choose Lapels Dry Cleaning?
- You become part of a nationally recognized and respected brand
- Be part of a stable business model that is not a fad and will be around for a lifetime
- There is low cost of goods
- There is no inventory required
- We offer a flexible business model that allows you to start at various entry points and easily scale your business
- We provide multiple revenue streams beyond dry cleaning and laundry through ancillary services such as: W/D/F, home and office delivery, tailoring and alterations, leather & suede cleaning, shoe repair, heir-looming and household items.
- You benefit from national pricing on everything from POS hosting to store supplies
- You benefit from marketing on autopilot that delivers new customers to you directly via SEO, social media, reputation management and online listings
- You have training and ongoing support from a corporate team
- Sustainability, technology and convenience are at the heart of our operations:
- 100% environmentally non toxic dry cleaning process
- Energy-efficient equipment
- Bar coding of garments for garment tracking
- 24/7 lockers system
- Mobile application
- Residential and corporate free pick up and delivery
Several Ways to Move Forward with Lapels
1. Build your Lapels location from the ground up as a new business
2. Re-brand an existing dry cleaner, such as a local "Mom & Pop" location
3. Conversion of an existing dry cleaner
4. Build up a route in a specific territory
5. Build a Satellite store and partner with another franchise owner to provide cleaning services.
Starting Costs and Investment Requirements
$100,000 - $732,000
$400,000
$125,000
Training and Support
Our training and support is at the heart of our successful franchise operation. Our hands-on training takes place in a Lapels approved training location as well as our Corporate office, where you meet the corporate team - who have over 70 years combined of dry cleaning and franchising experience - and learn how to use the tools we have in place in order to run a successful business. Training takes place prior to your business opening, as your business is opening, and continues as we learn new tactics.
- Operating Procedures
- Lapels Standards
- Marketing
- Bookkeeping
- POS training
- Reporting
- Customer interface
- Setting up your location
- Assist in training your front counter staff
- Soft opening
- Training you on the art of Garment care
- Soft Opening
- On- going training and support
- Monthly Training Webinars
- Resource library on Lapels Connect for on- going training and refresher training
- Lapels Corporate visitations
History
Lapels Dry Cleaning was founded in 2000 to become the 1st Environmentally Friendly Dry Cleaning franchise available. At the time being environmentally friendly was just gaining traction but Lapels saw the Future of Dry Cleaning early on and since has not only been the leader in this space as we continue to define the future of this great industry.
But why Lapels? Of all of the Dry Cleaning Franchises out there the biggest reason is the name itself. We have spent 2 decades building equity into our brand. We are fully committed to being environmentally friendly and sustainable. This has benefits beyond just helping the planet. Consumers increasingly want “Green” alternatives, especially from their dry cleaner.
Ideal Candidate
There are several qualities we look for in each of our franchisee candidates:
- Keen entrepreneurial drive to be successful
- Strong service-centric ability
- Confident in working with the public and promoting the Lapels brand
- Good sales skill set
- Capable of managing finances
- Ambitious
- Trainable
