Vol. IX, No. 4, May 2009

In this issue

1. Editor's Corner
2. Is the recession creating new leisure-time habits?
3. Join us on Twitter
4. Mickey D's remakes restaurants and PlayPlaces
5. Pump It Up offers teambuilding
6. Foundations Entertainment University, July 14-16
7. America's worst restaurants for kids
8. Paradigm paralysis stifles entertainment destinations
9. Leisure varies across countries and cultures
10. Chuck E. Cheese's reports 2009 1st quarter sales

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Editor's Corner

Our company, White Hutchinson Leisure & Learning Group, Inc., spends a significant amount of both time and money researching not only proven solutions for both the design (called evidence-based design) and management of leisure, but also consumer trends that will influence the business success of our clients - now and in the future. The current economic downturn is accelerating many consumer trends, as well as creating new ones. In these turbulent times of accelerated change, understanding the changing consumer landscape becomes even more important. If you don't adapt, or in the case of a new facility, plan for what the consumer landscape may look like by the time you open, your business could well be doomed. Although we can't share the entirety of our research due to its proprietary nature, we are pleased to share some of it with you through our e-newsletters.

To some of our readers, much of this information may seem academic. But the key to success in the location-based leisure industry is to understand how to apply research in practical terms to both facility design and operation. For years, our company has been doing just that: helping our clients be successful by opening and managing facilities that are truly aligned with both current and emerging consumer trends -- not copycats of what may be obsolete models.
 
We hope you will find our articles and information insightful. It's a fast-changing world, now more than ever before.

Randy White
Editor

To learn more about our projects and services

To learn more about our services and how we can help you with a new project or an existing one, don't hesitate to contact Randy White, our CEO, via e-mail or by phone at 816.931-1040. We are on Central Time (same as Chicago). Randy often works in the office on Saturdays, so feel free to contact him then if weekdays are not a convenient time for you to call.

Leisure eNewsletter is published on an occasional basis, about once every two months.

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