Private Equity Backed Firm is Ruining Bowling
Bowlero, the biggest bowling company in the world, has grown rapidly in recent years. Fueled by private equity groups, the firm’s expansion has ruined the beloved pastime for many while its executives pull in massive profits.
Exactly what happened here. I’m not a big bowling fan and don’t go very often, but Bowlero bought up every spot in town and hiked up the prices. Shocked me last time I went and definitely turned me off the idea of going again.
You read and read and read and read and there’s no freaking point
Why do these authors think that we really want to read about the back stories of everybody?
I was lazy and asked gemini to do this.
Here are the key points of the article in bullet points:
Enshitification. Private equity buys up everything, squeezes it for all its worth, forces it to lose all its customers, and then sells off all remaining physical assets (land, buildings).
Look behind the downfall of most big country wide names and you'll see a private equity firm running this same playbook right around the time they started losing quality.
All they want is the land.
Bowlero is crazy expensive. Smoke free and has okay food. A good experience for a kids party.
I prefer independent bowling alleys, but I am not actually there to bowl.
