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No, the pandemic hasn’t ended. It’s still having a significant impact on indoor family and children’s venues
Parents continue to be concerned about attending indoor leisure venues with younger children that don’t require masks. Continue reading
A shift in parents’ emotional drivers and the meaning of family time
The pandemic as accelerated a trend that began several years ago – parents increasingly putting themselves first instead of their kids as their Gen X parents did.
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What impact will the Covid-19 pandemic have on births?
If you thought all the people stuck at home with their romantic partners during the lockdown and/or self-quarantining would reverse the trend and lead to a baby boom, you are probably wrong based on the lessons from history and what researchers are predicting. Continue reading
Is Chuck E. Cheese’s the Blockbuster Video of the Eatertainment Industry?
Greg Casale, the head chef at CEC, tells the press that a desire to attract Millennial mothers is behind the menu change. “Her kids know it’s a fun place to go, but Millennial moms want to provide that great experience without sacrificing for themselves,” he says. . . .Greg Chef, your new menu is still so in the past. It’s a 2005 menu in 2015. . . Continue reading
Evidence of Continuing Long-Term Decline in Marriages & Births
Now along comes research published three days ago . . . that finds that these two trends will continue long into the future. Continue reading
Has Chuck E. Cheese’s Turned the Corner on Comparable Store Sales?
Results are in for their first two quarters of 2013 and . . . Continue reading
Baby Bust Continued into 2012
The latest statistics just released by the IRS show that the baby bust has continued into 2012. Continue reading
Is the baby bust the death of children’s entertainment centers?
What does the recent baby bust mean for children’s entertainment centers? Continue reading
Interesting Facts about the Grandparent Market
Contrary to popular belief, the majority of today’s grandparents are under the age of 65. . . The sweet spot for grandchild-grandparent interaction is with grandchildren ages 6 to 11. . . 82% of grandparents report that they spend money to entertain and have fun with their grandchildren. Continue reading
Youth bowling participation declines less than for adults
I decided to take a look at the 10-year trend for children and youth bowling versus adult bowling to see what that looked like. So I examined bowling changes to participation between 2001 and 2011 for ages 7-11, for ages 12-17 and for adults who had bowled more than once during those years Continue reading
The Potential of the Stay-at-Home Mother Market
Many businesses, including entertainment facilities, fail to recognize and capture the potential from the stay-at-home mother market. Continue reading
Trampoline centers a flash in the pan?
Indoor trampoline parks are popping up everywhere in the U.S. But is this deja vu all over again in the children’s entertainment center industry ? Are they nothing but a fad that will shortly die off, especially because many children are being injured? An industry veteran gives his candid opinion. Continue reading
