Lapels Dry Cleaning makes Entrepreneur Magazine's Top 500 franchises list for 2018

HANOVER, Mass. - Jan. 19, 2018 - PRLog -- Lapels Dry Cleaning, an innovative, environmentally friendly dry cleaning company headquartered in Hanover, Massachusetts, ranked 382 on Entrepreneur magazine's Franchise 500 for 2018. With nearly 100 locations nationwide, this represents the third consecutive year Lapels has received this honor.

"Making Entrepreneur Magazine's Top 500 is quite an accomplishment, one that represents the hard work and dedication of our franchise owners and our staff at corporate. We are truly honored to receive this recognition," said Kevin Dubois, CEO of Lapels and co-author of Entrepreneurial Insanity in the Dry Cleaning Business. "As we approach 100 franchise locations, we are anxious to improve on our ranking with a stellar 2018."

Lapels Dry Cleaning plans for growth include new franchise locations in the greater Nashville area scheduled to open in the first quarter of 2018. Franchise locations are also planned in another part of Tennessee, Memphis, later in the year.

Additionally, Lapels Dry Cleaning recently unveiled the Lapels Express Drop Zone offering for current and future franchise owners. This new wrinkle to the Lapels Dry Cleaning franchise opportunity provides owners with the mechanism to install drop-off spots within local establishments.

Another franchise milestone will be the launch of its first development agent model in New York. That franchise owner is expected to open its plant in 2018.

Beyond that, Lapels will continue to offer an eco-friendly dry cleaning experience, one that's been fine-tuned over the past 18-plus years.  Using the latest technology in equipment and cleaning solution, Lapels is one of the few dry cleaners around to be able to boast that there is no hazardous waste in their process. Lapels environmentally-friendly cleaning process has no odor and is gentler on clothes, thus lengthening the life of clothes. At Lapels you can see, feel and smell the difference.

For complete information on Lapels Dry Cleaning franchise opportunity, call (866) 695-2735 or email sales@lapelsdrycleaning.com. Additional information and up-to-date company news can also be found on the company's Web site, www.lapelsdrycleaning.com.

Lapels Dry Cleaning – Environmentally Friendly Cleaners
Each Lapels Dry Cleaning store offers a full slate of services, including: same-day dry cleaning; shirt service; tailoring; shoe repair; wedding gown preservation; suede and leather processing; box storage and fur storage. Lapels Dry Cleaning has stores in Arizona (Gilbert, Chandler, Phoenix, Scottsdale), Colorado (Littleton), Connecticut (Cromwell), Florida (Fleming Island, Orange Park, Tampa) Louisiana (Monroe, West Monroe, Delhi, Rayville, Winnsboro), Massachusetts (Abington, Allston, Bedford, Boston, Boston Seaport, South Boston, Brighton, Burlington, Canton, Cohasset, Dedham, Easton, Framingham, Hanover, Hingham, Kingston, North Andover, Malden, Marshfield, Martha's Vineyard, Newtonville, Norton, Quincy, Somerville, Stoughton, Walpole, Waltham, Wakefield, Wellesley, Westford, Westwood and Wilmington), Michigan (Beverly Hills, Rochester Hills, West Bloomfield), Mississippi (New Albany, Tupelo, Oxford, Pontotoc), Missouri (Wildwood), New Jersey (Brick, Livingston, Somerville), Ohio (Liberty Township), Oklahoma (Edmond, Oklahoma City), Pennsylvania (Bloomsburg), South Carolina (Myrtle Beach, Pawleys Island), Texas (Bee Cave, Brownsville, Katy, Richmond). Additional locations are coming soon to Boston, MA, Livingston, NJ, Piscataway, NJ and Doha, Qatar.

Lapels Dry Cleaning has received a number of accolades in the franchise world. That includes being ranked as the number one franchise in the Dry Cleaning and Delivery Services category for Entrepreneur's Annual "Franchise 500" for 2016. Entrepreneur's "Franchise 500" is the best and most comprehensive rating of franchises in the world and is based on objective, quantifiable measures of a franchise operation. Lapels Dry Cleaning has also been named to Franchise Times Top 200+.

Lapels has also achieved acclaim in the dry cleaning industry. Lapels Dry Cleaning CEO Kevin Dubois is the co-author of Entrepreneurial Insanity in the Dry Cleaning Business, sold on Amazon.com.

Lapels Dry Cleaning corporate offices are located at 962 Washington Street, Hanover, MA 02339.

To learn more about franchise opportunities with Lapels Dry Cleaning, call toll free (866) 695-2735 or email sales@lapelsdrycleaning.com. Additional information and up-to-date company news can also be found on the company's Web site, www.lapelsdrycleaning.com.