{"id":20164,"date":"2023-12-06T16:07:24","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T22:07:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/speedqueencommercial.com\/en-us\/?p=20164"},"modified":"2023-12-06T16:07:24","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T22:07:24","slug":"alliance-vp-shares-thoughts-for-industry-article","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.speedqueencommercial.com\/en-us\/news\/alliance-vp-shares-thoughts-for-industry-article\/","title":{"rendered":"Alliance VP shares thoughts for industry article"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Our industry continues to show strength, even as the US economy finds its way through a period of recession. The current state of the laundromat industry and the path forward was the topic of a recent article by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/americancoinop.com\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">American Coin-Op<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> magazine editorial director Bruce Beggs.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Alliance Laundry Systems Vice President of North America Commercial Sales, Mike Hand, lent his expertise to the roundtable of industry veterans interviewed for the piece.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Hand was optimistic about where the industry is and where it\u2019s headed saying, \u201cI think our industry is stronger than it was five years ago. Seeing laundromats not just survive the pandemic but actually thrive has bolstered confidence. Couple that with new investors and current store owners committing to an exceptional customer experience and leveraging technology, and our industry is looking quite strong<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u201d<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">To read part one of the article series, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/americancoinop.com\/articles\/improving-industry-roundtable-where-do-we-stand-1?mc_uid=a25e092fdb\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">click here<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our industry continues to show strength, even as the 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