Hollywood Bowl Group
BOWL · Main Market · Travel and Leisure · mcap £412m · 251.5p
Hollywood Bowl runs bowling centres, with mini golf and arcade games, under the Hollywood Bowl and Puttstars brands in the UK and Canada. It makes money from bowling, food and drink, and amusements, and grows mainly by opening new sites.
| Target | Promise | Said | Status |
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| 2025 | |||
| H1 FY2025 | Launch new Group reservations platform; full Canada rollout in H1 FY2025 | 18 Dec 2023 | ◐ Partly kept |
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Also stated 21 Oct 2024
Status so far
Still being piloted in Canada in Oct 2024; no later announcement confirms full rollout. “The technology is currently being piloted in Canada with a full roll out expected in H1 FY2025.”21 Oct 2024 · Trading Statement - Year Ended 30 September 2024 |
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| 2026 | |||
| end of FY26 | Open 15 additional UK centres by end of FY26 | 19 Oct 2023 | ◐ Partly kept |
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Status so far
Centres rose to 77 UK by 2025 and two more were due in FY26; 15 additions look unlikely to be reached on the original timing. “4 new centres opened taking Group estate to 95 centres”7 Oct 2026 · Trading Statement - Year Ended 30 September 2026 “Strong pipeline of 8 centres in UK and Canada will expand estate to 103 during FY27”7 Oct 2026 · Trading Statement - Year Ended 30 September 2026 |
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