boutique operator news

Toronto boutique operator, Sweat and Tonic, has announced the launch of a new reformer Pilates brand, Reformd, which will be the world’s highest capacity Lagree ... More

Boutique operator, United Fitness Brands is considering closure of a number of its London sites, with its studio in Chiswick already shuttered as of last ... More

James Balfour, co-founder of 1Rebel, talks about how the boutique operator is having its best year ever in this month’s HCM magazine. Having battled through ... More

Midlands-based boutique operator, MK Health Hub, has launched a Pilates-inspired concept called MK Reformed, with plans to franchise. The first MK Reformed has opened in ... More

As United Fitness Brands gears up to launch its fifth Reformcore location at Battersea Power Station this month, the multi-brand boutique operator has told HCM ... More

Boutique operator Heartcore is paying damages to a violinist whose career was cut short following an accident during a class in 2019. Maya Meron suffered ... More

Frasers Group, owner of Everlast Gyms, has acquired the assets of WIT Fitness from administrators RG Insolvency, adding the brand to its portfolio. A health ... More

London boutique operator, Frame, has teamed up with the Tate Modern to offer two yin and sound yoga classes, following by a tour of the ... More

There are now more than 300 boutique fitness studios across London – an increase of 17.4 per cent when compared to 2018. Figures from the ... More

Lift Brands has appointed Kevin Yates to its EMEA leadership team as chief operations officer. He'll be tasked with driving the operations of franchised fitness ... More

Boutique operator TRIB3 is restructuring to refocus on international growth and franchising. The company will move out of direct operations and consolidate its global headquarter ... More

The founders of boutique operator Digme Fitness have dismissed reports in the UK's national press which claimed that the company has "collapsed". The Times and ... More

Boutique operator, Blok, has secured £3.75m in pre-Series A bridge funding to drive the growth of its business, which includes hybrid studios and a digital ... More

Trib3 is making a play for the lucrative US fitness market. The franchised boutique operator has become a member of the International Franchise Association (IFA), ... More

Caoimhe Bamber, co-founder of Digme Fitness, has described a recent Daily Telegraph article which claimed the chain was on the verge of collapse as "misleading". ... More

Ten UK fitness industry leaders have written an open letter to the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, calling for urgent action to help businesses survive the ... More

Boutique operator 1Rebel has launched its first 1Rebel Labs Studio at its club in Holborn. The new training studio concept will see 1Rebel instructors offer ... More

1Rebel, which has been partly dependent on commuter business in its central London locations, has pivoted to launch its first local studio in Hammersmith, west ... More

TRIB3 has secured a franchise deal which will see it open 20 studios across Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. The boutique operator has signed the ... More

Jan Spaticchia, founder and chair of énergie Fitness has died aged 51 following a short illness. Spaticchia was also chair of the recently-launched Empowered Brands ... More

Health clubs, leisure centres and studios in England have opened today (12 April) for the first time during 2021. Some opened their doors to exercisers ... More

Empowered Brands, the franchise investment business that acquired énergie Fitness out of a CVA in June 2020, has announced plans to accelerate the roll-out of ... More

Boutique operator Gymbox has launched a new service, giving consumers the opportunity to take their at-home fitness solutions to the next level by owning their ... More

UK-based boutique operator TRIB3 will open its first site in The Netherlands next year. Due to open during Q2 2012, the opening will mark the ... More

Boutique operator FitSpace has opened its second studio in London, within the ESPA Life luxury spa at the Corinthia hotel. Situated above the spa's thermal ... More