Basically all proshops located in amf houses closed. i think because of bowlmor opening schedule or business hours. bowlmor be opening at like 4pm sometimes, even 6pm. i dont think the proshops want to have their business limited to such business hours so they decide to pack up and call it quits there.
Maybe pro shops will have to schedule their hours for when bowlers are actually there instead of making us adhere to their schedule. I've never understood pro shops that are open at 11 AM to 7 PM and closed at least on Sunday if not both weekend days.
for a long, LONG time, it was weird for me to see decent pro shops physically at the bowling alleys.
I say that, because two of the biggest shops in the Omaha area (where I grew up) were standalone shops, where one was in a shopping plaza in front of a bowling alley, while the other was a mile from 2 other alleys.
While it is advantageous for the shop to be at the alley so the driller/proprietor can see how you roll the ball so he can get a feel of your game, having it standalone (depending on where the location is) can net the shop more space to operate their business. More space = more capacity to store new equipment, instead of having no space and ordering the gear once it has been paid for.
So yes, while what Bowlmor is doing sucks for the pro shop, if done right, the pro shop could move elsewhere and generate more business than what they could ever have brought in at the alley...
If done right, Bowlmor could be handing the pro shops a blessing.
BL.
