The on-demand laundry startup Mr. Jeff,  based out of Spain, has recently planned to move out of Europe. It is one of the biggest European startups, and now has plans of expanding in Asian countries as well.

In January 2020, the company raised $12Mn in Series A funding. The company offers home laundry as well as dry cleaning services. Their main aim is to reduce the trips to Laundromats and effectively convert the end user. They have been constantly growing and acquiring new franchises to increase their customer base and their network reach.

With this new fund, they plan to expand east into the Asian markets. Their main aim is to improve their operations and become the first choice in the on-demand laundry segment.

The global Online On-demand Laundry Service market is predicted to be valued at approximately USD 16,470 million in 2018 and is expected to reach a value of around USD 128,858 million by 2025, at a CAGR of around 34% between 2019 and 2025.

It is estimated that the residential segment will be the main consumers of the on-demand laundry services by 2025. 

The top opportunities in the global dry-cleaning and laundry services market will arise in the linen and uniform supply segment, which will gain $37.4 billion of global annual sales by 2022

There are majorly three types of laundry services- the laundry service, dry cleaning service, and duvet cleaning services. Among the different markets, North America, specifically Canada and the USA lead the market for this service. 

The on-demand laundry segment is a huge business opportunity, and there are several players already chasing the goal of maximizing the market share. 

How Jeff Became the Biggest Startup?

We have all heard of Jeff and how it has managed to increase its market share in the on-demand laundry segment. Here, we will talk about what Jeff did to gain the share. 

On-demand laundry has been one of the biggest needs posed by people globally. For one, laundry takes up a lot of time, and people lack that. Secondly, when it comes to laundry, there are several clothes that people feel need a professional hand if you want to ensure the good health of these clothes. 

As a result, professional help is taken in this case, which is why the laundry and dry cleaning services are growing at such a good scale.

Here are some of the lessons you can take from Mr. Jeff into growth and on-demand model.

• They understood the pulse of the market and identified a model that will thrive there. For instance, the people needed someone who could help them with laundry. However, that was not all. They wanted convenience and someone who could cater to all their laundry needs. Mr. Jeff did just that. They managed their operations over a mobile app but, the online module was connected with the offline module effortlessly, making it incredibly good. The company allowed people to book their services through the mobile app and had a dedicated driver go and pick up as well as drop the clothes at the user’s location. This called for an extra understanding of the meaning of convenience for the users, which is how far this app went to create an experiential app
• Apart from the business model, the app also took great care to offer a good and engaging monetization model. For instance, the app allowed users to pay monthly through a subscription-based model or pay on-the-go through the apps. They understood that people may opt for the monthly system, wherein they will keep sending the clothes and get them cleaned at the subscription rate
• The third aspect related to growth was the movement, which is where the investors came in.  The company was flexible and could adapt to the changes needed from an expansion perspective. They were ready to fit in new models of logistics and even revamp their logistics to meet the new demand. As a result, the company grew to new levels.

Currently, the company is on the verge of diversifying into newer businesses. They have already looked into beauty and salon and are ready to expand into this area of business. 

The company has somehow managed the different demands posed by the user without affecting its supply chain even a bit. The flexibility and the way it has channeled on-demand is praiseworthy. 

Tops Features for On-demand Laundry App

#1 Service Selection

When you create a laundry app, you are not just delivering simple laundry solutions, but also offering capable laundry services. From dry cleaning to laundry to cleaning, you offer almost everything that is available in this segment. As a result, it is important that you provide this feature as part of your on-demand laundry app. 

The feature should allow users to select from the range of services you are offering, the one service that will connect with them. it is not enough for them to select a broad service. You should allow them to select a particular service and personalize it to their liking. From the kind of a wash, they want everything that can be personalized should be present in the selection screen. This way, you will offer more control to the users and engage them in a better way

#2 Scheduling the Pickup

The next task would be scheduling the pickup for the laundry. The users should be able to provide the pickup and drop details, as well as others, including other aspects that can help hassle-free logistics for the laundry app.

Once the pickup details are added, which include the time, location as well as drop details (in case of emergencies, the laundry services also offer within few hours drop), the laundry services will immediately dedicate a driver for the particular service.

#3 Estimate the Costs

When you give clothes to the laundry, you want to know how much it would cost you. as a result, you need to offer a feature that will make calculating the costs easy and hassle-free. You can add a calculator to the online channel, and allow the app to calculate the approximate cost of the laundry service.

#4 Real-time Tracking

the user should be able to track the movement of the driver from their location to the laundry and back in real-time. this would enable them to keep track of the time by which they would give the clothes. They can connect with the customer support in case of delay of any sort. The tracking feature is one of the most important ones in the on-demand laundry service. You can even offer real-time notifications, which will allow the users to receive alerts related to the driver. 

#5 In-app Payments

Instead of hassling around the payments, you can integrate some of the top-notch payment gateways into your app, and allow hassle-free payments for the users. The idea is to offer a secure and absolutely safe method of payment, which means you should integrate a good back-end channel. 

Cost of Developing On-demand Laundry App

The approximate cost of developing an on-demand laundry app like Mr. Jeff will depend on the customization, the features, the technology you want to add and the platform for which you want to develop.

We approximate around 100 hours for design and another 400 hours per platform for development. Apart from that, there is a specific time schedule for feature development, API integration, and other aspects. 

Depending on the engagement model and the type of app you want to develop, our team will provide you with the quotation that will carry the timeline and the overall cost.

Summing Up

Coruscate has been delivering able on-demand app solutions catering to every segment and need of the business. we validate your idea before converting it into an able solution. you need to plan the features properly before we can begin the design. We believe it is a joint effort to provide a good design and solution.

If you want to validate your idea and work on it, then connect with our team.

Note: We do not make clones of any exact application, clone means to us is how better we can execute your app idea with existing app features and experience.