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T_Bone

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Sad days for Benton Harbor MI. AMF Blossom lanes closed their doors forever!
« on: August 01, 2012, 10:07:44 AM »
This especially sucks for me. I was the center manager. Damn economics. The place was just turning around too!
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JOE FALCO

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Re: Sad days for Benton Harbor MI. AMF Blossom lanes closed their doors forever!
« Reply #1 on: August 01, 2012, 10:14:23 AM »
Just curious .. was there a warning announcement or did they just suddenly close?
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T_Bone

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Re: Sad days for Benton Harbor MI. AMF Blossom lanes closed their doors forever!
« Reply #2 on: August 01, 2012, 01:32:29 PM »
No warning. Just "AMF has decided to close your center."
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Re: Sad days for Benton Harbor MI. AMF Blossom lanes closed their doors forever!
« Reply #3 on: August 01, 2012, 04:14:49 PM »
Here in the Dallas area we are hearing AMF Hurst and AMF Irving are also closing.  We also have reports the center in Ennis is also shutting down.  It's a sad day for bowling.

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Re: Sad days for Benton Harbor MI. AMF Blossom lanes closed their doors forever!
« Reply #4 on: August 02, 2012, 08:54:25 PM »
Any chance you can scrape up the dough and investors to buy it from AMF.  They think its a money loser, you think its turning around.  Maybe they'll give you a deal.  Could be a once in a lifetime opportunity!


Quote from: T_Bone on August 01, 2012, 01:32:29 PM
No warning. Just "AMF has decided to close your center."
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Re: Sad days for Benton Harbor MI. AMF Blossom lanes closed their doors forever!
« Reply #5 on: August 02, 2012, 10:07:41 PM »
No chance. AMF will completely strip it down. Lanes, machines, ice machines, coolers, everything wortha dollar and then distribute part to their other centers. There will be nothing left but a shell of a building.
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Re: Sad days for Benton Harbor MI. AMF Blossom lanes closed their doors forever!
« Reply #6 on: August 03, 2012, 05:58:30 AM »
AMF seems to be closing centers all over the country.  I wish they would report how many they are closing down.  But I guess since they are not a publicly traded company they dont have to do that.
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Re: Sad days for Benton Harbor MI. AMF Blossom lanes closed their doors forever!
« Reply #7 on: August 03, 2012, 11:31:18 AM »
At the end of last season, I know my center was looking to upgrade the lanes from wood to synthetic. Maybe the prices will be better now.
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Re: Sad days for Benton Harbor MI. AMF Blossom lanes closed their doors forever!
« Reply #8 on: August 03, 2012, 11:55:00 AM »
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Re: Sad days for Benton Harbor MI. AMF Blossom lanes closed their doors forever!
« Reply #9 on: August 03, 2012, 01:30:26 PM »
If you own 302 centers and owe $337 million that is more than the total value of the centers all together.  There is almost zero chance of selling them when you can build a brand new modern center right next door for less money.  Coming up with the cash is almost impossible.  You could see AMF folding up like a house of cards before this is over.  At that point there may just be a fire sell on bowling centers and the industry could be in major trouble.

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