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Jamie Mamikunian Sarah Mitchell
Founder/CEO Stroller Spa - Orange County
(415) 342-9090 (714) 907-3754
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Original Stroller and Car Seat Cleaning Company, Stroller Spa, Franchises to savvy moms and opens across the Country.
STROLLER SPA, pioneer of stroller and car seat detailing services, introduces its newest locations in New York City, Orange County and Silicon Valley, Calif.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 22, 2012 –The popular stroller detailing service amongst mothers’ groups and busy parents alike in the San Francisco Bay area recently announced its decision to franchise its company to meet the demand for its unique service across the country. Since the company’s inception in 2005 by Founder/CEO, Jamie Mamikunian, Stroller Spa, formerly operating as Buggy Bubbles Detail Shop, has expanded its services to include storage, rentals, consultation, customization and complete nursery steam cleans and sanitization. Stroller Spa has partnered with major baby gear companies including phil&teds, mountain buggy, Uppa Baby, Peg Perego USA, BOB and Bugaboo, with whom they will operate as one the first three service centers in the world. During 2011, Stroller Spa nearly tripled its clientele because of its status as a repair center, and has grown so significantly that expansion was the natural next step.
“We are so excited to announce the expansion of our unique service,” says Mamikunian, “We have worked tirelessly to make a name for ourselves in the San Francisco Bay Area, but we need to keep pace with customer demands requesting and seeking this service in other areas. Since announcing the franchise availability last summer, we received interest from cities all over the country, as well as international interest. We have opened locations in Silicon Valley, Orange County, Brooklyn, Manhattan and, later this spring, Austin, Texas. Owners have received countless calls since opening their doors, which is a bit surprising considering that the business concept did not exist anywhere else before our start in 2005.”
New York City owners Allison Leale and Carolyn Pravda are a natural fit for the already booming Brooklyn based shop. “Stroller Spa is the perfect service for New York City! In New York, families use their strollers like the rest of the world uses cars. Strollers are an essential part of transportation. In a city where the kids, parents and babysitters walk everywhere they need to go, strollers see more than the normal wear and tear. Parents and caregivers use them to transport kids, groceries, dry cleaning - they walk across Central Park or commute daily to preschool through every kind of weather. Between the on-the-go snacks and the griminess of New York, the strollers here are in desperate need of cleaning and repairs! We both have two kids and know firsthand about the realities of life with kids and strollers in New York,” says co-owner Carolyn Pravda. Starting with just word of mouth in August and a grand kick off last fall at the New Parents Expo in Manhattan, Allison saw the business grow at a rapid pace. Now Carolyn and Allison have partnered, and they look forward to helping families across New York City keep both their strollers and car seats in great shape.
Silicon Valley Owner, Adriana Strawn, is a natural fit for the already booming San Jose based shop. “We have been getting calls from The Peninsula all the way down to Salinas, and since opening our doors last Fall, we have gotten a taste of which strollers and car seats are the most in demand in our area. It’s a new concept for a lot of Silicon Valley families, but it’s been very popular with all types of parents - those who want to protect their investments, those who are having subsequent children and want to refurbish their baby gear, and even those who want to save a bit of money and buy something on Craigslist and have it made new. We are big fans of keeping things ‘green’ around here,” says Strawn.
About STROLLER SPA™
Stroller Spa is the brainchild of Founder/CEO Jamie Mamikunian, A San Francisco Bay Area native who is a trained opera singer and mother of three. After her first child was born, Jamie saw the need for moms (including herself) to keep their baby gear clean and operable. Jamie then began helping other moms in her area troubleshoot stroller problems - snapped brakes, broken chassis, flat tires, torn fabrics and more. News of her service spread and the business was born.
To meet the needs of their growing customer base, Stroller Spa soon added The Stroller Exchange, rental services, new parent consultations, nursery steam cleans and sanitization, and most recently Bubble Wrapped! – a baby gear storage solutions program.
In 2011, after serving more than 2,000 happy customers, Stroller Spa found a way to fill the need of the service demand and to also help other moms carve their own path by becoming business owners.
“We are a company that is fortunate to have the opportunity to help families by providing a service we believe is useful, meaningful and beneficial for the world that our children live in. We plan to keep the integrity and longstanding pride of our company as we grow and help more families, one stroller and car seat at a time,” says Mamikunian.
For more information, or to schedule an appointment, visit www.strollerspa.com, or call (855) STROLL-SPA (787-6557) for a location near you. Also find Stroller Spa on Facebook and Twitter.