Like many business owners in the Southlake area, Sheri Brunson has had to make changes to stay afloat amid the coronavirus pandemic. Brunson, who has been the owner and operator of Cinch Cleaners for more than 20 years, made a number of adjustments at locations in Southlake and Keller, Roanoke, Justin, Fort Worth beginning June 1.
“We’ve changed our hours and our days,” Brunson said. “All of our stores are open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., but as far as production goes, ... it’s been a little bit of a struggle.”
As the pandemic progressed and more people began working from home, Cinch Cleaners saw a significant downturn from its highest-volume customers, Brunson said.
Business is down 70% from a year ago, and the decrease in the volume of work required has made it difficult to keep people employed full-time.“If we only have five pieces of clothing to clean, we’re not going to need 10 people at the production facility,” she said. As a result, the business’s production facility in Keller is operating only three days per week for the time being.
