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CONTENTS
JULY 2024 • ISSUE 7
9 UP FRONT 56 FIRST LOOK
B&B Theatres opens fourth venue
10 BUSINESS NEWS with bowling; six lessons learned.
‘Title Town’ to host Junior Gold in By Barry Sparks
’25; big IBMHF check from Storm.
72 ONE OF US
14 BBIA CONVENTION How a small center in a small
Supper is remembered and Hart New Mexico town gained new life.
is honored at BBIA Convention. By Dennis Bergendorf
By Barbara Peltz Asleep at the Wheel is an Austin-based
16 STATE REPORTS 63 INSIGHT band that plays Western swing, boogie-
Bossier City to host a three-state woogie and American roots music. The
BPAA custom-content school. 64 MARKETING group was a late addition to the Bowl
You’re the next contestant on Expo schedule. Page 2.
20 BEC INDUSTRY BRIEFS ‘Getting the Bowling Price Right.’
It began as a movie complex and By Greg Perkins 9 BY THE NUMBERS
is becoming a BEC… once again. 164
66 D.C. WATCH
22 TIMELINE Bowling needs the Tax Relief for 12 PEOPLE, PLACES & THINGS
Bubble bursts on Japan’s bowling American Families/Workers Act. 21 AT YOUR SERVICE
market; café lattes and croissants. By Brandon Palumbo Kari Williams
27 IN-DEPTH 67 ATTRACTIONS INSIDER 27 PROFIT BREAK
Even in challenging times, there
The pro t potential of food-and-
are opportunities to grow pro ts. beverage sales: two interviews.
28 DOG DAYS OF SUMMER
Boost revenues all August long By Howard McAuli e 27 MUST READ
with these 17 promotional ideas. 68 ACCOUNTING “The Leadership Conversation,”
By Bob Johnson The IRS can be forgiving of tax by Rose Fass
return mistakes… but not fraud. 61 BCM BUYERS’ GUIDE
32 MODERNIZATION By Mark E. Battersby
John Losito on the many bene ts 63 FOOD & BEVERAGE
of expanding a center’s footprint. Habits are changing; people are
38 ON-LANE ENTERTAINMENT MORE asking for non-alcoholic cocktails.
There’s a lot of competition for 2 FRONT LINES 63 TRENDING
providing immersive experiences. When a magazine editor is Asleep We can’t control 5G installation,
but we can prepare for its arrival.
46 MILESTONE at the Wheel… metaphorically.
New partners and momentum for By Bob Johnson 63 DIGITAL DIGEST
BCTV as screen count tops 1,000. 6 A MESSAGE FROM BPAA The undeniable power of social
media to in uence buying choices.
50 SUITE SUCCESS Regardless of the business model, By Lance Rasmussen
O ering an upscale experience in there’s one thing all owners share. 63 QUOTE/UNQUOTE
a private setting can boost pro ts. By Tyler Herreman Bowl Expo keynoter Dana Perino
8 SAVE THE DATE
52 PHOTO ALBUM 69 CLASSIFIED PAGES
The Xtravaganza breaks records 9 AT DEADLINE
again. An exclusive photo album. Distributor shows dominate the
Photos by Michelle Johnson July/August business calendar.
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