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I think it depends on the business
There is an obvious reason cinemas went out of town, they were often in huge buildings that cost a fortune to run, they are now more sort of eccentric places, often with options of having tables, beers etc, so that clientele is in town, been going on in London for a long time, sort of re-inventing cinemas.
People want to feel like it's a night out on the town, not a trip to an industrial estate. Shopping fair enough, but not cinema or bowling etc. Most near me are on the edge of town, not IN town. Tunbridge Wells is a very well to do place, which probably explains the decision, it would never happen in say Stevenage or Basildon lol
This will NOT happen to race tracks, they are in no way glamorous or niche, they are mucky, noisy, residents hate them.
Back in the day we had ice rinks, roller rinks, dog and speedway tracks, they all stopped coz they lost money.
Image change is what is needed, as with cinema.
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