US Dry Cleaning Corporation (OTCBB:UDRY), the nation’s first consolidator of dry cleaning stores, today reported its results for the fiscal third quarter and nine month period of 2008, ending June 30. For the quarter, net sales increased 112% from the same a year ago. For the quarter ending June 30 2008, the company reported sales of approximately $5,132,000 compared to approximately $2,427,000 for the comparable period last year. Furthermore, the company showed a quarter to quarter increase in sales of 78%. For the March 31, 2008 quarter the company reported $2,875,509 in sales. For the quarter ending June 30, 2008 the company reported a net loss of approximately $2,029,000 or $0.11 per share, compared to a net loss of approximately $1,815 or $0.10 per share for the similar period one year ago. This net loss is attributed to legal, accounting, financing and merger and acquisition costs required for achieving rapid growth.

DRYCLEAN USA, Inc. (AMEX:DCU) recently reported revenues and earnings for the six and three month periods ended December 31, 2007. For the first six months of fiscal 2008, the Company’s revenues decreased by 15.3% to $10,381,524 from $12,255,000 for the same period of fiscal 2007. Net earnings decreased by 32.0% to $292,310 or $.04 per diluted share compared to net earnings of $429,958 or $.06 per diluted share for the same period of fiscal 2007.

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