The business practices of Lucky Strike Entertainment (formerly Bowlero) have been well chronicled, most notably in a story by Amos Barshad that I wrote about in this story.
If you are a customer, it’s a familiar story: Lucky Strike buys a center, hikes prices, cuts staff and customer service, and focuses on open play over leagues and tournaments.
The biggest beneficiaries are solidly run traditional bowling centers in the areas where Lucky Strike buys centers. An example is the Fox Valley...