About Lapels Dry Cleaning

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.

Why 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.