{"id":7738,"date":"2022-03-17T11:42:19","date_gmt":"2022-03-17T03:42:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/?p=7738"},"modified":"2022-03-17T11:42:20","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T03:42:20","slug":"weclean-philippines-eyes-500-laundry-branches-by-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/weclean-philippines-eyes-500-laundry-branches-by-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"WeClean Philippines eyes 500 laundry branches by 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After securing additional funds from both local and foreign investors in 2021, fully integrated laundry service provider WeClean is ready to take on the challenge of expanding its laundromat business across the Philippines and nearby Southeast Asian countries.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe funding we secured\nlast year has really fueled us to aggressively expand our operations to open\nand manage 500 laundromats not just in nearby provinces but across the whole of\nthe Philippines in the next three years. It is a massive goal for us to be able\nto stay true to our plans and move forward with our plans for the year,\u201d shares Ignacio Phelan, Chief Operating Officer, WeClean. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Overcoming the Effects\nof the Pandemic<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The team behind WeClean\nclaims that the COVID-19 pandemic, though a challenge, actually also presented\nthem with opportunities. \u201cSales were greatly affected but we were also able to\nbuy competitors at very low costs. At the beginning of the pandemic, we closed\nsome branches that were losing money and reallocated the machines to better\nperforming ones. However, last year showed us great promise as the demand for\nlaundry businesses grew as it was an essential service most Filipinos need,\u201d adds\nPhelan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In its mission to expand,\nWeClean identified strategically located existing brick and mortar businesses\nwhose owners were looking for a change. \u201cThe way we secure and close deals to\npurchase small players in the laundromat industry is by talking to\nstrategically located businesses who want to change their core business or\nretire from running their operations,\u201d says Alfonso\nBigeriego Pati\u00f1o,\nChief Executive Officer, WeClean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WeClean also prides itself\nin being efficient and decisive. \u201cAt WeClean, we make decisions quickly as\nmaking them an offer within 24 hours of receiving their financial reports. This\nshows them that we mean serious business,\u201d adds\nPati\u00f1o. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Expanding Across the\nCountry and Region<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The company manages and\noperates 63 branches to date and plans to expand outside of Metro Manila with\nbranches in nearby provinces such as Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and even as far\nas Palawan. \u201cWe look at residential areas with a lot of traffic such as those\nwithin distance from high-rise condominiums or barangays<\/em> where people\ncannot afford to have washing machines at home. These nearby provinces are key\nto our business growth plan. And in a few months after successfully opening in\nBulacan, Cavite, Laguna and Palawan, we are eyeing to open our first branches\nin other SEA countries like Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia,\u201d Pati\u00f1o\nadds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While plans have not been\nset on stone yet, WeClean is optimistic that their growth plan will take them\nto places where the laundry business is in demand. The team is also\nsimultaneously working on the launch of the WeClean Mobile App. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enhancing Customer\nExperience<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On April 1, WeClean will\nbe officially making available its mobile application aiming to make customer\nexperience better, more convenient, and accessible to more Filipinos in Metro\nManila. The app is equipped with features such as the ability to book a pickup\nand delivery service as well as pre-book a laundry branch drop-off with certain\ncustomer specifications such as the type of clothing, type of fold, type of\nwash\/dry, how much soap or fabric conditioner to be used, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis platform will up the\nnotch when it comes to listening to and providing our customers what they\nreally need \u2013 time-saving accessible laundry services at the tip of their\nfingers. We want to offer direct communication at a time when laundry has\nreally become part and parcel of everyday life,\u201d muses Phelan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Available on the AppStore\nand Google Play, the WeClean App will surely help more consumers find laundry\nservices convenient even during their busiest days. \u201cWith our aim to bring our\nlaundry shops closer to Filipinos, we are hoping that we will be able to help\nour customers realize the true benefit of trusting a reliable laundromat like\nours. And as we launch our mobile app, we are eyeing to be able to have between\n25,000 to 30,000 downloads in Metro Manila alone by year-end,\u201d closes Phelan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To learn more about WeClean Philippines, visit weclean.ph or their <\/em>Facebook<\/em><\/a> page for updates and announcements. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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