It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness. To quote Dickens. Even though the economy is in the toilet, it does bring out some crazy opportunities. I am thinking of opening a jump and play center next door to my pizzeria.
And would LOVE some feedback!
So in case you do not all ready know this, I own a pizzeria in strip mall, We are pretty successful, And by that I mean
we are making a profit during the recession and holding my own against the big boys…ie domino’s, papa johns. We have a full service dine in (think pizza hut layout). Over the last 6 months we
have had standing room only every single Friday night and most Saturdays too.
We also get a LOT of requests for Birthday parties; while we do them we do
not have just a special room for them. (we get at least once every two weeks if
not more.)
OK the good first, The unit next to me has been vacant for almost 5 years. I
have been a model tenant and the landlord is really trying to fill the whole
center. He has offered me what I consider a great deal. 4 months free rent, the
next 4 months at 1000.00 after that we evaluate the business and come up with
an amount we both can live with., He will add the party room and the bathrooms,
maybe even the flooring.
My town has 21,285 people as of 2010 survey,
The median income for a household in the town was $53,629, and the median
income for a family was $63,245.
Calling the local schools just in my 2 mile area, there roughly are 4000
elementary kids.
Competition, there is one that is kind of close, and of course taller than
us and bigger than us. But they are getting blistered by the customer service reviews and after a visit the reviews are NOT unfounded,
after reading the reviews I was blown away how they remain open.
There is a place that is 45 minutes away called Monkey Joes,
They are on the opposite side of town.
http://www.monkeyjoes.com/Castleton/Pricing
The bad, its only 4000sq ft, with currant ceiling height of 9.5 ft. and a
max height of 13.75 ft. if I remove the panels…IF this turns profitable he
did say he would be open to raising the ceiling by having someone come in and
vault them to a desired height. (Not the first year though.)
I think this will be a good add on to my pizza business
First does anyone have any experience with an arcade? I assume most companies bring their own equipment and set up and give you a small fee? Not sure how that works waiting on a call back now.
My first impressions on pricing is
mon thru fri 7.99 2 and under 4.99— Saturday and Sunday
9.99 two and under 4.99 hours noon to 8 is close to inline as my pizzeria
So I will need to see what kind of traffic I need to become sustainable.
Also that would allow early bday parties…
Also cross marketing with my pizzeria will be so much easier!
And would LOVE some feedback!
So in case you do not all ready know this, I own a pizzeria in strip mall, We are pretty successful, And by that I mean
we are making a profit during the recession and holding my own against the big boys…ie domino’s, papa johns. We have a full service dine in (think pizza hut layout). Over the last 6 months we
have had standing room only every single Friday night and most Saturdays too.
We also get a LOT of requests for Birthday parties; while we do them we do
not have just a special room for them. (we get at least once every two weeks if
not more.)
OK the good first, The unit next to me has been vacant for almost 5 years. I
have been a model tenant and the landlord is really trying to fill the whole
center. He has offered me what I consider a great deal. 4 months free rent, the
next 4 months at 1000.00 after that we evaluate the business and come up with
an amount we both can live with., He will add the party room and the bathrooms,
maybe even the flooring.
My town has 21,285 people as of 2010 survey,
The median income for a household in the town was $53,629, and the median
income for a family was $63,245.
Calling the local schools just in my 2 mile area, there roughly are 4000
elementary kids.
Competition, there is one that is kind of close, and of course taller than
us and bigger than us. But they are getting blistered by the customer service reviews and after a visit the reviews are NOT unfounded,
after reading the reviews I was blown away how they remain open.
There is a place that is 45 minutes away called Monkey Joes,
They are on the opposite side of town.
http://www.monkeyjoes.com/Castleton/Pricing
The bad, its only 4000sq ft, with currant ceiling height of 9.5 ft. and a
max height of 13.75 ft. if I remove the panels…IF this turns profitable he
did say he would be open to raising the ceiling by having someone come in and
vault them to a desired height. (Not the first year though.)
I think this will be a good add on to my pizza business
First does anyone have any experience with an arcade? I assume most companies bring their own equipment and set up and give you a small fee? Not sure how that works waiting on a call back now.
My first impressions on pricing is
mon thru fri 7.99 2 and under 4.99— Saturday and Sunday
9.99 two and under 4.99 hours noon to 8 is close to inline as my pizzeria
So I will need to see what kind of traffic I need to become sustainable.
Also that would allow early bday parties…
Also cross marketing with my pizzeria will be so much easier!
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