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Posted on 1/7/19 at 11:30 am to Damone
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I can't imagine the clientele that will inundate this Top Golf.
20-45 year olds middle/upper middle income people. Mostly in small groups. Some company outings will be mixed in.
Before site selection even begins, they pay a lot of money for experts to tell them where there are untapped markets and where prime placement would be.
This post was edited on 1/7/19 at 11:32 am
Posted on 1/7/19 at 11:36 am to goofball
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Before site selection even begins, they pay a lot of money for experts to tell them where there are untapped markets and where prime placement would be.
Funny thing about that. Six or seven years ago when Top Golf was really coming onto the scene, I had a close friend who is a PGA Professional approach them at a trade show to discuss putting one in Baton Rouge. I had a group of investors that were interested and we felt that having an actual PGA Pro as the manager would be helpful.
Their corporate did some "background studies" on Baton Rouge and their paid experts said NO. They said Baton Rouge didn't fit their demographic profile and that they were not then and would not in the future be interested. I guess management changed.
Posted on 1/7/19 at 11:38 am to jbgleason
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Their corporate did some "background studies" on Baton Rouge and their paid experts said NO. They said Baton Rouge didn't fit their demographic profile and that they were not then and would not in the future be interested. I guess management changed.
Either that, or they built 25 more locations since then and have the capital and name recognition to go to markets that were once not their best option.
This post was edited on 1/7/19 at 11:39 am
Posted on 1/7/19 at 11:38 am to jbgleason
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Funny thing about that. Six or seven years ago when Top Golf was really coming onto the scene, I had a close friend who is a PGA Professional approach them at a trade show to discuss putting one in Baton Rouge
Since then, they have opened smaller locations in places like Oklahoma City, Birmingham, Pittsburgh, and now Baton Rouge.
The economy also got substantially better in the past 6 years.
This post was edited on 1/7/19 at 11:45 am
Posted on 1/7/19 at 11:44 am to jbgleason
Pretty safe assumption that this was one of those million dollar handshake type deals.
No business in their right mind would see this as a potential long term investment
No business in their right mind would see this as a potential long term investment
Posted on 1/7/19 at 11:47 am to Mr Perfect
God, you people are miserable.
Posted on 1/7/19 at 11:49 am to SallyWheeler
You mean realistic?
Sure thing. Stay in your bubble I guess
Sure thing. Stay in your bubble I guess
Posted on 1/7/19 at 11:49 am to SallyWheeler
It’s amazing to me that people act like they do on here when shitting on cities in their supposed home state.
Constantly complain and then complain when good things happen. It’s truly pathetic.
Constantly complain and then complain when good things happen. It’s truly pathetic.
Posted on 1/7/19 at 11:50 am to BeeFense5
No one is complaining about anything dumbass
Congratulations to br but we all know how this plays out
Congratulations to br but we all know how this plays out
This post was edited on 1/7/19 at 11:51 am
Posted on 1/7/19 at 11:50 am to Mr Perfect
How?
Posted on 1/7/19 at 11:51 am to Mr Perfect
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You mean realistic?
Sure thing. Stay in your bubble I guess
There's a nearly 40k student university and a mid market city that's bringing in technology jobs and growing.
What do you do for a living? I'd like to know before I judge your opinion.
Posted on 1/7/19 at 11:51 am to jbgleason
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Their corporate did some "background studies" on Baton Rouge and their paid experts said NO. They said Baton Rouge didn't fit their demographic profile and that they were not then and would not in the future be interested. I guess management changed.
Their experts must post on TD because the Texas people here always reamed people when they asked about Baton Rouge getting a Top Golf one day.
Posted on 1/7/19 at 11:52 am to Mingo Was His NameO
The fact that you think college students are going to keep this thriving says all I need to know about your ignorances
Too funny
Too funny
Posted on 1/7/19 at 11:53 am to Mr Perfect
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No business in their right mind would see this as a potential long term investment
They passed on New Orleans.
There are about 850K people in the Baton Rouge metro. They will draw a little from southern Mississippi, Lafayette, New Orleans, and the north shore as well.
They actually have a decent catchment area. If Baton Rouge was sort of by itself in the middle of nowhere like OKC or Memphis, I would be skeptical. There are a decent sized small to mid sized cities within 90 minutes of Baton Rouge.
TopGolf is also Baw-tastic. There are a lot of people that fit their target audience in south Louisiana.
I could see them opening locations in Pensacola, Memphis, and maybe the Mississippi coast.
Posted on 1/7/19 at 11:54 am to Mr Perfect
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we all know how this plays out
starts off great. hires local talent. goes to shite. closes. stays empty for years. becomes a storage place.
i'm really hoping this one survives.
Posted on 1/7/19 at 11:54 am to Mr Perfect
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The fact that you think college students are going to keep this thriving says all I need to know about your ignorances
If anything, the blue collar people with money will probably keep TopGolf printing money in Louisiana.
I hope their parking lot can fit all those diesel Denali and King Ranch pickups trucks.
Posted on 1/7/19 at 11:54 am to Mr Perfect
I just find it amazing that you think br doesn’t have enough of the $30 thousand dollar millionaire Instagram crowd that will flood this place like the same people do in other smaller cities
Posted on 1/7/19 at 11:55 am to Mingo Was His NameO
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There's a nearly 40k student university and a mid market city that's bringing in technology jobs and growing. What do you do for a living? I'd like to know before I judge your opinion.
It will do fine.
The one in Birmingham does well and BR is relatively close in size with NOLA and Lafayette an hour away.
Posted on 1/7/19 at 11:56 am to Mr Perfect
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The fact that you think college students are going to keep this thriving says all I need to know about your ignorances
That's not what I said, I'll ask again, what do you do professionally?
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