bizbyte wrote:Hi Wazuans!
I am thinking about setting up a laundry
. Any of you in this line of business?
1. What is your take on the market
2. Capital costs - laundry equipment, hangars
3. Ideas on good quality laundry equipment at reasonable cost
4. Running costs - electricity & water
5. Personal experiences on dos & donts
@bizbyte
How far with your laundry business?
Came accross this article in BD
LG opens first East Africa laundry shop in Nairobi
Quote:LG Electronics has opened its first East Africa’s laundry shop in the country as it eyes the growing demand for washing services among low income and middle income earners.
The new facility, which is in partnership with LG’s products sole-distributor Hotpoint Appliance Limited, will be located at the Point Mall in Buruburu, Nairobi.
It will charge Sh600 for a seven-kilo clothes, including washing and drying, and targets item like sheets and duvets.
... washing shops will be managed by franchisees with the company providing them with complete LG washer and dryer equipment installations and end-to-end business supports.
Whereas LG will provide the product, technology and functionality of the products, he said Hotpoint Appliance Limited will handle installations and franchise businesses.
... they (shops) will also offer pick-up and delivery services for customers unwilling to visit stores amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
From the article it seems this will be a franchise business model.
There is also a Spanish startup that introduced a type of "uber for laundry service" last year in Kenya called
Mr Jeff.Anyone who has used them? If so how would you rate them?
LinkIt will be very interesting to see how both businesses will do in the next five years.
Will they succeed and drive Mama Fuas out of business?