Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked bowling alley chains
Ranked by year-over-year growth of share of tracked local spend. Arrows show movement in the rankings since last year. Each dot in the chart is one tracked chain: bigger market position to the right, faster growth higher up, more tracked stores in a bigger dot. Colors match the store map below. Buffaloe Lanes and AMF Bowling Co. sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffaloe Lanes | - | +8.0% |
| 2 | AMF Bowling Co. | - | -46.0% |
- AMF Bowling Co.
- Bowlarena Lanes
- Buffaloe Lanes
- Strike & Barrel
- Queen Park Social
- B & B Bowling Lanes
- Bonnyman Bowling Center
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
67 tracked store locations in North Carolina. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted. The top 5 chains by store count run 16 of the 67 stores (24%); 54 of the 56 tracked chains have a single store here. 2% of the tracked leisure & travel stores here are bowling alleys, the same share as across the United States.
- AMF Bowling Co. (9)
- Bowlarena Lanes (1)
- Buffaloe Lanes (4)
- Strike & Barrel (1)
- Queen Park Social (1)
- B & B Bowling Lanes (1)
- Bonnyman Bowling Center (1)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 AMF Bowling Co. 9
- 2 Buffaloe Lanes 4
- 3 Westview Lanes 1
- 4 Pla Mor Lanes 1
- 5 UltraStar Multi-tainment Center 1
- 6 Northside Bowling Lanes 1
- 7 Laurinburg Lanes 1
- 8 Thunder Lanes 1
- 9 Before the 1st Frame 1
- 10 Creekside Lanes 1
- 11 Galaxy Lanes and Games 1
- 12 District 57 1
- 13 Mount Airy Bowling Lanes 1
- 14 North View Lanes 1
- 15 Fox's Alley Bowling Bar & Grill 1
- 16 Pin Station 1
- 17 Lightning Strike Sports Center 1
- 18 Rural Hall Bowling Center 1
- 19 Village Lanes 1
- 20 10 Park Lanes 1
- 21 Kingpin Bowling 1
- 22 Williamston Bowling Center 1
- 23 Q's Corner 1
- 24 BowlersMart Durham Pro Shop 1
- 25 Autumn Lanes 1
- 26 Eyerollz 1
- 27 Triple S Pro Shop 1
- 28 Dragon Lanes 1
- 29 Striking Results Cary Pro Shop 1
- 30 Bowlarena Lanes 1
- 31 Strike & Barrel 1
- 32 Queen Park Social 1
- 33 B & B Bowling Lanes 1
- 34 Bonnyman Bowling Center 1
- 35 Lafayette Lanes 1
- 36 Rainbow Lanes 1
- 37 OBX Bowling 1
- 38 Foxfire Lanes 1
- 39 Cardinal Lanes Beach Bowl 1
- 40 Sandhills Bowling Center 1
- 41 High Point Bowling Center 1
- 42 Buffalo Lanes 1
- 43 Albemarle Lanes 1
- 44 Triad Lanes 1
- 45 Sky Lanes Asheville 1
- 46 Woodleaf Lanes 1
- 47 George Pappas' Liberty Lanes 1
- 48 Ten Pin Alley 1
- 49 Textile Lanes 1
- 50 Fairwood Lanes 1
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