franchise news

Planet Fitness has announced changes to its leadership team to support the company's strategic goals From 3 March, Bill Bode, currently division president, US franchise, ... More

Wearable tech company, Myzone has created an advisory board to provide the business with strategic insights into trends and behaviours in the evolving landscape for ... 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

Empowered Brands, the parent company of Énergie Fitness and master franchisor for UBX and Fit+ in the UK and Ireland, has appointed Jon Cottam as ... More

Polish fitness franchise business, Xtreme Fitness Gyms, has hit the milestone of 100 sites and is aiming to reach 500 locations in Poland in the ... More

Boutique franchisor, Xponential Fitness has bolstered its senior leadership team with four new appointments, following the departure of key personnel last year. Eric Simon has ... More

Purpose Brands – the company formed via the merger of Orangetheory Fitness and Self Esteem Brands – has appointed Lauren Cody as brand president of ... More

On announcing the milestone of reaching three million members, US high-value, low-cost operator, Crunch Fitness, has unveiled a new gym design, Crunch 3.0. Consumer insights ... More

Snap Fitness is kicking off 2025 with the launch of four signature group exercise classes, which have been designed to stimulate all the senses and ... More

One of Australia’s largest gym operators, Viva Leisure, is coming to the UK after signing a master franchise agreement for its low cost Plus Fitness ... More

President of Xponential Fitness, Sarah Luna, has left the company – one of the world’s leading franchisors of health and fitness brands – her last ... More

RSG Group has announced that Gerd Schaller, brother of the late founder, Rainer Schaller, will join the management team as the third CEO on 1 ... More

Following the completion of PureGym’s Blink Fitness acquisition, outgoing CEO, Humphrey Cobbold, and incoming CEO, Clive Chesser, lift the lid on the rollercoaster journey. “I ... More

As iconic fitness brand Crunch celebrates its 35th birthday, CEO Jim Rowley tells HCM about building it up from the ashes and his aspirations to ... More

Purpose Brands, the US$3.7 billion company formed by the merger of Orangetheory Fitness and Self Esteem Brands, has appointed Tom Leverton as CEO. Leverton most ... More

Fred Fitness – claiming to be the first gym to offer AI-driven, personalised workouts – will make its debut in Santa Monica in January, with ... More

Xponential Fitness has posted losses of US$18 million for Q3 2024 – up from US$5.2 million in the prior year period – in spite of ... More

Planet Fitness has announced the appointment of Jay Stasz as chief financial officer and is raising its outlook for key financial targets as it unveils ... More

Basic-Fit CEO, Rene Moos, says 2024 is “going to plan” as the low-cost operator continues to open clubs across Europe and progresses plans for franchising. ... More

It has been confirmed that PureGym is the winning bidder in the auction for US operator, Blink Fitness, with a successful bid of $121 million. ... More

The LifeFit Group has acquired Body Culture Group's collection of 15 clubs, bringing the German operator’s estate to 165 and adding 30,000 new members. Under ... More

US-based massage franchise Massage Heights has announced plans for a major brand refresh and a transition to the new name Heights Wellness Retreat. The rebrand ... More

Urban Gym Group (UGG) has snapped up Sparring Partners Holdings, owner of UK-based boutique brand, Gymbox, which currently has ten sites open and trading. The ... More

Gym chain, Afrofit, which is gearing up to open its fourth location on the border with Uganda, is launching into franchising to accelerate the growth ... More

Fitness On Demand – which is part of Lift Brands – has announced it will partner with heart rate data app, G Beat, to add ... More