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☆ Pickleball is a hit with millennials – the average player is 35 years old — and over 25,000 new courts are needed to keep up with demand
  + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Pickleball has exploded in popularity in recent years and, as of 2022, has 8.9 million players. The report found the average player is 35 years old, but the sport is also a hit with Gen Z and seniors. For context, there are currently 51,937 pickleball courts across more than 12,000 facilities in the US, per the report. The average age of a pickleball player is 35 years old, according to the report. While the sport continues to grow in popularity, pickleball may also drive up unexpected medical costs.
Persons: Pickleball, Gen Z, Tom Cove, Jorge Barragan Organizations: Service, —, Pickleball, Sports & Fitness Industry Association, UBS Locations: Wall, Silicon, pickleball, Silicon Valley
☆ Abandoned stores are coming back to life as pickleball courts, thanks to startups ready to cash in on the trend
  + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Avery Hartmans | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
Pickleball courts are taking over old big-box stores and mall anchor tenants. This Richmond Macy's, which is located inside Regency Square Mall, is just one of dozens of malls, former department stores, and former big-box stores across the country being turned into pickleball facilities. Laaser said former anchor tenants like Macy's are perfect for pickleball, since they're "basically just big boxes" sitting empty inside declining malls. There's a 'gold rush' on indoor pickleball courtsAn indoor pickleball facility operated by The Picklr inside an old Staples store. It's led to an explosion in companies that make pickleball equipment and, more recently, dedicated pickleball facilities.
Persons: —, Jon Laaser, Richmond, Laaser, pickleball, It's, Steve Kuhn, Major League Pickleball, Pickleball, Kuhn, Jorge Barragan, Barragan, There's, liquidators, it's, we've Organizations: Service, Staples, Sports & Fitness Industry Association, Major League, Party City Locations: Richmond , Virginia, Regency, Richmond, pickleball, Arizona Mills, Tempe , Arizona, Utah, Colorado
☆ The retail apocalypse left dead malls and shuttered big-box stores scattered across the US — now, pickleball is coming to the rescue
  + stars: | 2023-05-27 | by ( Avery Hartmans | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
Pickleball courts are taking over old big-box stores and mall anchor tenants. This Richmond Macy's, which is located inside Regency Square Mall, is just one of dozens of malls, former department stores, and former big-box stores across the country being turned into pickleball facilities. The retail apocalypse that swept through brick-and-mortar stores over the last decade-plus left in its wake large, empty shells begging to be repurposed — now, entrepreneurial pickleball enthusiasts are coming to the rescue. Laaser said former anchor tenants like Macy's are perfect for pickleball, since they're "basically just big boxes" sitting empty inside declining malls. There's a 'gold rush' on indoor pickleball courtsAn indoor pickleball facility operated by The Picklr inside an old Staples store.
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