Tide Dry Cleaners Expands Franchise System, Opens Location In Naples

NAPLES, Fla., July 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Consolidated Cleaners, Inc. in collaboration with Procter & Gamble (P&G) opened a Tide Dry Cleaners® store in Naples, FL, the first location in Florida. The store applies Tide's 60 years of fabric-care experience, GreenEarth® cleaning technology and concierge services to meet customers' needs.

"We are proud to bring the great quality, service and convenience of Tide Dry Cleaners to the Naples community and the state of Florida," said Robert Lyons of Consolidated Cleaners, Inc.

The new Naples store will host a public grand opening event on Saturday, July 20^th.

The Tide Dry Cleaners system includes the convenience of drive-thru concierge services and access to the "Tide Dry Cleaners Anytime" offering, which allows 24-hour pick-up and drop-off. Through its partnership with GreenEarth, and utilization of Tide® fabric care cleaning solutions for wet and dry cleaning, Tide Dry Cleaners offers cleaning technology to care for a range of garments and textiles. "We are very excited to bring Tide Dry Cleaners to Naples. Our locations focus on providing excellent customer service, superior dry cleaning quality and amazing convenience for every customer," said Andrew Gibson, Tide Dry Cleaners Brand Manager.

"We are thrilled to begin a long, successful partnership with Consolidated Cleaners, Inc. and celebrate the opening of their first Tide Dry Cleaners location right along with them," says Jeff Wampler, CEO, Agile Pursuits Franchising, Inc., a subsidiary of Procter & Gamble.

About Tide Dry Cleaners®

For 65 years, Tide laundry detergent has been caring for the clothes of American families. Tide Dry Cleaners is an innovative extension of the Tide brand, providing superior service that customers want. The franchise system is expanding across the United States. For more information on the Tide Dry Cleaners business or franchising opportunities, visit: http://www.tidedrycleaners.com.

About Procter & Gamble

P&G serves approximately 4.6 billion people around the world with its brands. The Company has one of the strongest portfolios of trusted, quality, leadership brands, including Pampers®, Tide®, Ariel®, Always®, Whisper®, Pantene®, Mach3®, Bounty®, Dawn®, Fairy®, Gain®, Charmin®, Downy®, Lenor®, Iams®, Crest®, Oral-B®, Duracell®, Olay®, Head & Shoulders®, Wella®, Gillette®, Braun®, Fusion®, Ace®, Febreze®, Ambi Pur®, SK-II®, and Vicks®. The P&G community includes operations in approximately 75 countries worldwide. Please visit http://www.pg.com for the latest news and in-depth information about P&G and its brands.

About GreenEarth® Cleaning

GreenEarth® was founded in 1999 by industry-renowned dry cleaners, Jim Barry, Ron Benjamin, and Jim Douglas. GreenEarth technology is licensed by more than 1,300 dry cleaners worldwide. For more information, visit www.greenearthcleaning.com.

SOURCE Tide Dry Cleaners