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Turnkey Chicago Dry Cleaner with Full On-Site Plant
Business Description
This established Chicago dry cleaner offers a rare turnkey opportunity: a full dry cleaning plant on premises, meaning all garment care is handled in-house with no outsourcing. Operating from a busy neighborhood retail corridor on the city's North Side, the business has built a solid local reputation, reflected in a 4.4-star Google rating across more than 40 customer reviews.
Beyond standard dry cleaning, the business offers a broad mix of services that diversify revenue: wash-and-fold laundry, pressing and alterations, leather and specialty garment care, bridal and wedding-gown cleaning and preservation, and both residential and commercial carpet cleaning for homes, hotels, and offices. An established website with online pickup-and-delivery scheduling already extends the business beyond walk-in traffic, and the operation markets eco-friendly, biodegradable cleaning solutions.
With a full plant, an existing customer base, and a live web presence, this is a genuine operating business priced as an affordable entry point into garment-care ownership - well suited to a hands-on owner-operator or to an existing cleaner looking to add plant capacity and a second location.
Opportunities to grow include expanding the pickup-and-delivery program through digital marketing, adding commercial and hospitality accounts to better fill plant capacity, building higher-margin alterations and wedding-gown preservation, and extending limited weekend hours to serve an already loyal customer base.
The current owner is prepared to support a smooth transition. Financial figures are seller-reported and will be verified during due diligence. Contact us today to learn more and request additional information.
Beyond standard dry cleaning, the business offers a broad mix of services that diversify revenue: wash-and-fold laundry, pressing and alterations, leather and specialty garment care, bridal and wedding-gown cleaning and preservation, and both residential and commercial carpet cleaning for homes, hotels, and offices. An established website with online pickup-and-delivery scheduling already extends the business beyond walk-in traffic, and the operation markets eco-friendly, biodegradable cleaning solutions.
With a full plant, an existing customer base, and a live web presence, this is a genuine operating business priced as an affordable entry point into garment-care ownership - well suited to a hands-on owner-operator or to an existing cleaner looking to add plant capacity and a second location.
Opportunities to grow include expanding the pickup-and-delivery program through digital marketing, adding commercial and hospitality accounts to better fill plant capacity, building higher-margin alterations and wedding-gown preservation, and extending limited weekend hours to serve an already loyal customer base.
The current owner is prepared to support a smooth transition. Financial figures are seller-reported and will be verified during due diligence. Contact us today to learn more and request additional information.
About the Business
- Facilities & Assets
- Fully equipped dry cleaning plant on premises, including an automated garment conveyor plus pressing and finishing equipment, with a front-of-house retail counter - all included in the asking price. Because cleaning is performed in-house rather than outsourced, the owner controls quality, turnaround, and margin. The shop occupies a corner storefront on an established neighborhood retail strip under a lease at $3,000/month.
- Market Outlook / Competition
- Dry cleaning and laundry is a ~$9.8B US market growing about 6.6% annually, with return-to-office demand renewing professional garment-care spending. Chicago is a dense market of ~2.7M residents, and the North Side corridor around the business is an established, middle-income area with steady foot traffic. Unlike many lower-priced competitors that outsource cleaning, this business runs a full on-site plant; a 4.4-star Google reputation and an existing pickup-and-delivery channel further strengthen its position.
- Opportunities for Growth
- Several evidence-based paths exist to grow: scale the existing pickup-and-delivery service with targeted digital marketing, since the website and delivery framework are already in place; add commercial and hospitality accounts (hotels, offices) to better utilize the on-site plant's capacity; expand higher-margin alterations, leather, and wedding-gown preservation; and extend currently limited weekend hours to serve a loyal local base.
Real Estate
- Owned or Leased
- Leased
About the Sale
- Transition Support
- The current owner will provide hands-on training through the transition, covering daily plant operations, equipment, vendor relationships, and customer service, so a new owner can take over with confidence and maintain continuity for the existing customer base.
Listing Info
- ID
- 2516120
- Listing Views
- 75
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