Monday, April 1, 2013
Manchester police say 80 pieces of clothing are missing from a Manchester dry cleaning business.
Jenny Kyle says she doesn't have much of a need for dry cleaning. Just like her husband doesn't have much of a need for wearing a suit. Both happen about 3-4 times a year. But she's run into a problem with a Manchester dry cleaner that now has the police and the Better Business Bureau involved, and left Kyle angry and out of a suit. (For instant news updates follow Patch on Facebook and Twitter.) Kyle said dropped off her husband's suit to be dry cleaned at Dry Clean Spot in early January. She says that it was supposed to be ready January 18, but when she went January 23, was told it had been misplaced. A week later, she contacted the company again, learned the suit was still missing and that it would be replaced and that a police report …
Friday, February 15, 2013
Tide Dry Cleaners opened in December. However, some small business owners are concerned about Procter & Gamble trying to clean up their customers, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
As previously reported by Patch, real estate developer Brian Bruce and his father, Bill Bruce, opened their first dry cleaning shop at 14434 Clayton Road in Ballwin on Dec. 8. It's just outside Town and Country. The store, Tide Dry Cleaning, is reportedly a franchise of Procter & Gamble. (For instant news updates follow Patch on Facebook and Twitter.) As reported by the St. Louis Business Journal, Brian Bruce is set to spend $5 million to launch a total of eight dry cleaning stores in the St. Louis area. The Ballwin location, on Clayton Road, just west of Woods Mill Road, is the first. Now, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch is reporting that Procter & Gamble's push into the St. Louis area dry cleaning market has mom-and-pop operators worried …
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Each week 'Town and Country - Manchester Patch' plans to highlight and have a litte fun with a local business. Have a business Patch should visit? Post it in the comments below!
Starcrest Cleaners opened its Town and Country location in the fall of 2011. It's located next to The Bar Method and Mr. Goodcents. Store Manager Jessica Suttner said it's environmentally friendly and a "green cleaners." (Check out Starcrest Cleaners' free business listing on Patch. Post a comment.) The Town and Country dry cleaners is the fourth area location. The main location is at Sulphur Spring and Big Bend roads. Starcrest Cleaners are also located in Winghaven (in O'Fallon, MO), and in Washington, MO. The Town and Country Crossing location is open seven days a week and offers same-day service if requested. Staff will offer customers a Starcrest discount if they bring in a competitors' coupon. PATCH Q & A (with Store Manager …
