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Transworld Business Advisors

Profitable 50+ Year Cleveland Dry Cleaner For Sale

Cuyahoga County, Ohio, US
Asking Price:
$199,999 Furniture / Fixtures included
Sales Revenue:
$266,714
Cash Flow:
$85,341

This is a rare opportunity to acquire a profitable, full-service dry-cleaning and garment-care business with more than 50 years of operating history, a loyal multigenerational customer base, and 100% seller financing available to a qualified buyer. The business generated approximately $266,700 in 2025 revenue and approximately $85,300 in Seller’s Discretionary Earnings, providing an incoming owner with immediate cash flow and an unusually accessible path to ownership.

The business provides dry cleaning, laundered shirt service, drapery and curtain cleaning, and specialty care for wedding gowns, formalwear, and other delicate garments. Its reputation has been built on quality workmanship, dependable service, and personal customer relationships, resulting in outstanding online reviews and customers who have relied on the business for decades.

The operation occupies an approximately 1,600-square-foot storefront along a well-traveled commercial corridor in a stable, higher-income suburb. Approximately $120,000 in furniture, fixtures, and equipment is included, providing an established operating platform for a buyer to continue serving the existing customer base while introducing convenient services such as pickup and delivery, online scheduling, commercial accounts, and expanded specialty garment care.

Property Information

Real Estate:

Lease

Size in square feet:
1,600

Business Operation

Management type:
This business is owner operated.
Expansion Potential:

The business offers several practical avenues for growth that can be introduced without disrupting its successful core operation. A new owner could add residential and workplace pickup and delivery, online ordering and scheduling, text-message notifications, and recurring service plans to make the business more convenient for existing customers and reach younger households.

Additional growth may be available by developing commercial relationships with restaurants, medical and dental offices, hospitality businesses, salons, event venues, uniformed employers, and other organizations requiring recurring garment, linen, or specialty-cleaning services. The service mix could also be expanded through alterations, wash-and-fold laundry, leather and suede care, shoe repair coordination, wedding-gown preservation, and other outsourced specialty services.

A more active digital presence—including an updated website, local search optimization, social media, customer email marketing, and systematic review generation—could build on the company’s strong reputation and increase visibility throughout the surrounding market. These initiatives give a new owner multiple ways to grow revenue while preserving the quality, trust, and personal service that have sustained the business for more than 50 years.

Competition / Market:

The business operates in an essential, recurring-service category within a stable and attractive suburban market. While other dry cleaners compete through pricing, delivery programs, or mobile technology, this operation is distinguished by more than five decades of customer trust, hands-on quality control, specialty garment-care capabilities, and a reputation for dependable personal service.

Its established location along a well-traveled commercial corridor, long operating history, outstanding customer reviews, and deeply rooted client relationships create meaningful advantages that would be difficult and costly for a new competitor to reproduce. The business does not need to compete solely on price because customers entrust it with valuable, delicate, and personally important garments where workmanship and reliability matter.

Some competitors currently offer conveniences such as pickup, delivery, and app-based ordering that the business has not yet fully implemented. Rather than representing a weakness in the underlying operation, this creates a clear opportunity for an incoming owner to combine modern convenience with an already respected local brand and established customer base.

Reasons for selling:

Retirement

Trading hours:

M-F 8am - 6pm | Sat 8am - 4pm

Years established:
1973

Other Information

Support & training:

4 weeks

Owner financing:
Owner financing is available. Please contact the seller for more information.
Financing available:

Owner Financing Amount
$199,999.00
Owner Financing Interest
6.75%
Owner Financing Terms Months
60
Owner Financing Monthly Payment
$3,937.00

Furniture / Fixtures value:
$120,000 - included in the asking price