Sound Off #87 - Pricing Problems, Entertainment Districts, FOG Gaming, and more!
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On this week's episode of Sound Off with Kevin Williams we explore how location-based entertainment venues are fundamentally mispricing their offerings, with inconsistent strategies for their attractions compared to their standardized food pricing approaches.
• Significant pricing inconsistencies exist across entertainment offerings at major venues
• Food pricing shows standardization while entertainment pricing varies widely without clear rationale
• TopGolf CEO's unexpected departure creates uncertainty around the planned Callaway spinoff
• Round One announces ambitious plans to reach 200 North American locations by 2030
• Dave & Buster's expanding internationally into India, Dominican Republic, Australia and Mexico
• Shopping malls integrating entertainment experiences like Museum of Illusions and Sandbox VR
• Sega developing "FOG Gaming" - a cloud-based platform leveraging arcade machines as networked supercomputers
• Space Invaders being developed into a motion picture following Sonic's success
• AI systems now track customer behavior and staff efficiency using Lean principles
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Chapters
1. Episode Introduction (00:00:00)
2. Pricing Inconsistencies in Entertainment (00:04:46)
3. Dave & Buster's International Expansion (00:09:35)
4. TopGolf CEO Departure and Implications (00:17:48)
5. Round One's Ambitious Growth Plans (00:28:03)
6. Mall Entertainment Integration Strategies (00:42:33)
7. Sega's Fog Gaming Revolution (00:53:37)
8. AI and Robots in Entertainment (00:59:08)
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