Hollywood Bowl records bumper sales and plans to open four new UK bowling centres

The ten-pin bowling relation said increasing and refurbishing its bowling alleys has resulted successful radical spending much clip astatine centres, and spending much wealth per game

Hollywood Bowl has reported grounds income implicit the past twelvemonth arsenic customers spent much clip and money at its bowling alleys.

The ten-pin bowling operator, which runs 72 centres successful the UK and 13 successful Canada, anticipates its full-year net to surpass analysts’ predictions. It posted revenues of £230.4m for the twelvemonth ending successful September, a 7.2% summation from the erstwhile year.

Revenues successful the UK roseate astir 4% to £200m, though connected a like-for-like basis, which excludes the interaction of caller openings, they remained flat. Sales successful Canada soared by 42% pursuing the opening of 4 caller centres during the year.

The amusement institution stated that refurbishing and expanding its bowling alleys has led to customers spending much clip astatine centres and splashing retired much per game. Customers tin walk other connected food, drinks, and amusement machines during games.

Hollywood Bowl plans to unfastened 4 much centres successful the UK successful the coming twelvemonth and aims to person 130 centres crossed the radical by 2035. The steadfast believes request for affordable leisure experiences remains high, particularly arsenic families question budget-friendly days retired amid rising surviving costs.

It informed shareholders that it present expects pre-tax net and different costs to transcend analysts' forecasts and surpass £65m. Chief enforcement Stephen Burns stated: "We person continued to turn our property successful the UK and Canada and thrust beardown returns done the ongoing concern successful our centres. Our team’s dedication to providing consistently fantabulous lawsuit experiences is reflected successful accrued dwell time, higher walk per crippled and affirmative lawsuit feedback."