budget operator news
14 Jul 2023
Shares in The Gym Group have jumped sharply, after it reported substantial gains in membership
25 May 2022
The Gym Group’s (TGG) plans and profit forecasts were presented to analysts and investors during
17 Dec 2021
Encouraging people to plan their gym visits in advance, offering small incentives and sending text
21 Apr 2021
PureGym saw its group-wide revenue decline by £177m during 2020, as it lost 37 per
11 Nov 2020
The Gym Group will look to further grow its 183-strong portfolio across England, Scotland and
11 Sep 2020
PureGym has secured a £100m cash injection from shareholders to help deal with both the
Strength training has never been more important for member retention, facility differentiation and long-term commercial
27 Aug 2020
Pure Gym's overseas clubs returned to pre-COVID-19 profit levels in the first month of trading
22 Jun 2020
Budget operators, Pure Gym has released its reopening video, taking a very customer-centric approach. The
19 Jun 2020
UK budget operator, The Gym Group, has revealed its new reopening video for customers, fronted
06 May 2020
Budget operator, Pure Gym, has revealed it’s trialling a franchise offering to grow the brand
17 Apr 2020
Budget operator The Gym Group has raised around £41m through a share issue, in order
06 Apr 2020
A number of US gym operators are facing lawsuits over their handling of membership fee
Panatta brought together four of the most influential figures in bodybuilding history on the stage
19 Mar 2020
The Gym Group saw revenues and profit increase during 2019, a year in which it
31 Jan 2020
A white paper charting the effects of intermediary services – or aggregators – in the
03 Dec 2019
Training provider Premier Global NASM and budget operator Pure Gym have partnered to launch a
25 Apr 2019
Budget operator Pure Gym achieved double-digit growth in revenue and profitability during 2018, cementing its
27 Mar 2019
Budget operator Xercise4Less has appointed a chief technology officer to lead the company through a
25 Feb 2019
Boutique gyms and the rising trend of the pay as you go (PAYG) model is
27 Nov 2018
Life Leisure has become a facility owner after acquiring the Stockport Sports Village (SSV). The
24 Nov 2018
Budget operator énergie Fitness has a new CEO as it prepares for sale, Anytime Fitness
19 Nov 2018
Budget operator énergie Fitness has named Neil King as its new CEO. The announcement was
22 Oct 2018
Budget operator Simply Gym has launched two new sites in Uxbridge and Cardiff, as it
09 Aug 2018
Budget operator Xercise4Less has named fitness industry veteran Peter Wright as its new CEO. Wright
30 Jul 2018
Budget operator Blink Fitness has signed a multi-unit lease deal with real estate investment trust
15 May 2018
Budget chain Xercise4Less has secured growth investment worth £42m from Swedish credit provider Proventus Capital
22 Mar 2018
Low-cost gym operator Xercise4Less will open its 50th UK club in Chesterfied later this year.
11 Jan 2018
Budget operators are shaping the fitness landscape in Germany, with six of the top 10
13 Oct 2017
Aggressive low-cost operators and political uncertainty are putting pressure on London-based fitness chain, Soho Gyms,
29 Aug 2017
US-based health club operator Snap Fitness has partnered with Grammy-award winning country music star Tim
29 Jun 2017
The health and fitness industry’s finest came together in their hundreds last night (28 June)
22 Jun 2017
easyGym plans to become a major player in the fitness market by opening 500 franchise
01 Aug 2016
Nuffield Health has become the UK’s second largest fitness provider after completing a deal to
05 Jul 2016
The Gym Group COO Jim Graham will leave by the end of this year to
05 Jul 2016
The Gym Group unveiled a solid set of H1 2016 results this morning (5 July),
10 Jun 2016
Blink Fitness has urged its members to put ‘mood above muscle’ as part of a
16 May 2016
The UK’s gyms and health clubs have more members than ever before, with a record
04 Apr 2016
Fitness First’s fruitless bid to acquire rival LA fitness has proved a ‘blessing in disguise’
08 Mar 2016
Xercise4Less has today (8 March) kicked off an innovative new programme offering free exercise classes
21 Jan 2016
Budget operator Pure Gym has tapped into London’s booming boutique fitness market with the launch
18 Jan 2016
Fitness First has sold its Queen’s Park health club in Bournemouth – the site on
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Social fitness the missing link to member engagement, according to a new Myzone report
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SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a
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Greg Bradley looks at the shift towards strength training in gyms and advises on how operators can create the ultimate training environment
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David Lloyd is stepping up its commitment to women’s health as it continues to explore what fit-for-purpose looks like for the female population
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Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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EGYM has opened a new HQ in Paternoster Square,
London and revealed a range of new launches
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Owner, Stride Fitness“My goal was to invest in where fitness is going, not where it’s already been”
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People on weight loss drugs reduce their activity levels, according to a team at St John’s Hospital Illinois
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The new CEO of UK Active talks to HCM about the gym-curious and
why he believes the sector can double in size by the end of the next decade
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New legislation is exposing weakness
and potential liabilities in the
management of customer data in
health clubs, says Andy Chesterman
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After decades of focusing on adult audiences, operators are starting to engage young people – unlocking growth opportunities while supporting the health and wellbeing of future generations
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World Athletics president, Sebastian Coe talks to Liz Terry
about the launch of Run X in partnership with Technogym
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As the 20th State of the Industry Report is released,
LeisureDB has rebranded to Evolve, as Kath Hudson reports
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The fitness industry is mourning the passing of Les Mills,
a founding father of fitness, as Kath Hudson reports
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