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

Friends from the leisure industry have been paying tribute to editor and lobbyist Jonathan Ives who has passed away, highlighting his wit and dedication to ... More

Modern US wellness brand The Well has promoted Zeev Sharon, formerly VP of real estate, to chief development officer. Sharon will oversee its global expansion ... More

Fast Fitness Japan, master franchisee of Anytime Fitness in Japan, has acquired Eighty-8 Health & Fitness, giving the company master franchisee rights to Anytime Fitness ... More

Following three disrupted lockdown years, the European fitness market bounced back in 2023, according to Deloitte and EuropeActive’s hot off the press European Health & ... More

Norwegian health club operator, Treningshelse Holding, which owns the Aktiv365 and Family Sports Club fitness chains, has acquired fellow Norwegian operator, Aktiv Trening. The purchase ... More

With a new master franchisee on board, the rollout of Anytime Fitness in the Middle East will get underway later this year, with the first ... More

Orangetheory Fitness has 'massive expectations' for growth in the UK and Europe and sees potential demand for up to 10,000 studios worldwide, says CEO, Dave ... More

This story was updated at 14.00GMT on 14 March 2024 and 16.00 GMT on 15 March 2024 Self Esteem Brands (SEB) and Orangetheory, which announced ... More

Orangetheory and Self Esteem Brands have revealed plans to merge 'as equals' creating a new company with around US$3.5 billion a year in sales and ... More

Accor’s high-end brand Raffles Hotels & Resorts is set to land in northwestern Saudia Arabia in 2027 as part of Trojena, a brand new year-round ... More

The UK’s most recently-formed local government body – North Yorkshire Council – is making wellbeing a fundamental priority, with the launch of a raft of ... More

Two iconic theme park operators, Cedar Fair and Six Flags, have confirmed they are merging. The two regional operators will combine to form a new ... More

Peloton, which announced a major rebrand in May is also relaunching into the B2B market as Peloton for Business, which it says will offer "a ... More

Private investment firm Starwood Capital Group and real estate and hospitality company, Adventurous Journeys Capital Partners (AJ Capital), have unveiled a new outdoor-focused hotel group ... More

Online beauty and wellness booking company Treatwell has recently partnered with Apple Maps to allow its users to easily book appointments directly within the mobile ... More

Arch Amenities Group* (AAG) has expanded its executive team and appointed Susan Grey and Todd Ertel to join its ranks. Grey has been appointed as ... More

Authorities in Costa Rica have confirmed the death of RSG Group founder, Rainer Schaller and his son Aaron following a private plane crash on 21 ... More

Beauty and wellness services booking platform Treatwell and salon management software Uala have merged into one entity, under the Treatwell name. With this aggregation – ... More

David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) has opened a new club in Cricklewood Lane, London. The launch completes phase one of a £5.25m redevelopment initiative that forms ... More

Myzone has announced a partnership with workforce wellness platform Wellonomics. The partnership will see Myzone becoming available as a bespoke company-wide solution for Wellonomics clients ... More

David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) has reorganised its top team in order to expand its estate through acquisition, after seeing a "remarkable" bounceback in membership levels ... More

Cloud-based spa and salon software supplier for the beauty, wellness, and fitness industries, Zenoti, has raised an additional US$80m (€66m, £56.7m) as an extension to ... More

The merger of two tech firms will result in the creation of a business software company serving the wider fitness and boutique wellness industries. Integrated ... More