A dry cleaning chain is betting big on metro Detroit, planning to open 11 locations across the region as part of an $8.5 million expansion. CD One Price Cleaners, known for its flat-rate pricing and round-the-clock stores, is aiming to bring its model to the area starting this fall.
According to Crain's Detroit Business, the company is entering the metro Detroit market with 11 locations as part of the $8.5 million investment. The move marks its expansion into metro Detroit.
The company's own Detroit-facing webpage says it plans to bring its dry-cleaning and laundry model to the area in fall 2026. The page describes a production plant in Royal Oak that will anchor the local operation, with the company describing the facility as all-glass and state of the art.
What Customers Can Expect to Pay
CD One Price Cleaners' Detroit page advertises a flat $3.99 charge for any dry-cleaned garment, with no upcharges regardless of fabric or item type. That figure differs from the $3 per-garment rate listed for dry cleaning and pressing on the company's separate page for its Royal Oak store, and the dossier does not explain the discrepancy or specify which price will apply across the broader Detroit-area rollout.
The Royal Oak location's page also touts same-day service on most items, while the company's broader Detroit messaging promises stores open 24/7 with orders ready the next day. CD One Price Cleaners additionally markets all of its stores as PERC-free, referring to the chemical solvent traditionally used in dry cleaning.
A Franchise Model Built on Plants and Satellites
CD One Price Cleaners operates through a franchisor called Cleaners Depot Franchise LLC, which lists its principal business address in Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, according to the company's 2025 franchise disclosure document. That filing describes the business as a network of fixed-location retail stores offering economically priced, by-the-piece dry cleaning and laundry services.
The disclosure document says the franchisor has focused development in new, larger markets on agreements requiring at least one plant store and five satellite stores to serve a given area. Per that same filing, initial investment for a full-production plant store ranges from $1,575,800 to $1,975,150 for a smaller store and from $2,375,300 to $2,997,650 for a larger one, while a satellite store runs between $263,350 and $375,950.
Expansion Playbook Seen Elsewhere in the Midwest
The plant-and-satellite approach has already taken shape outside Detroit. In the Kenosha and metro Milwaukee area, CD One Price Cleaners opened with six 24/7 locations built around one centrally located production facility and five satellite automated kiosk locations, according to kenosha.com. That report also noted the chain charges $3 per garment for dry cleaning and pressing there, with same- or next-day turnaround included, and said the company had more than 60 locations around the Midwest at the time.
The chain has also been pushing into the Chicago suburbs. An April 2024 report from the Chicago Business Journal said CD One Price Cleaners planned to open at least eight more suburban Chicago locations by year-end. A more recent report from the same outlet said the company opened its first 24-hour kiosk facility in Elmhurst, a concept the publication suggested could be hinting at broader expansion plans for the format.
With the regional rollout targeted for fall 2026, metro Detroit shoppers curious about exact addresses or a store-by-store schedule will likely have to wait for more specifics from the company.
