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02 Jan 2008
The Real Hotel Company (RHC) has launched a new brand called purplehotels. Michael Prager, chief
15 Nov 2007
YogaBugs, which provides yoga classes for children, is about to launch a national franchise management
17 Jul 2007
US-based Facelogic International – a spa franchise company – has launched a mentorship programme, aimed
04 Jul 2007
US-based private equity group Blackstone has announced plans to acquire Hilton Hotels for £13bn (US$26bn,
15 Mar 2007
The énergie franchise group aims to become one of the UK’s largest health and fitness
06 Mar 2007
Massage Envy – a company which has a network of clinics in the US offering
Study Active has legally acquired the name “Premier Global” and select Premier Global branding assets
13 Feb 2007
US-based Facelogic International – a spa franchise company – has revealed plans to open up
04 Jan 2007
Fifteen of the 19 food outlets at the Alton Towers theme park in Staffordshire, UK,
21 Dec 2006
Énergie Fitness Clubs has expanded its ladies-only brand to the Republic of Ireland, marking its
14 Nov 2006
Melbourne Australia-based women-only health club franchise Fernwood is to divest its interest in its 18
14 Aug 2006
Executives at Brazil’s express fitness franchise company GO! 30 Minute Workout have announced a change
09 Aug 2006
Golden Tulip Hospitality is set to launch a new restaurant concept called the LODGE. The
As one of the most energy-intensive industries in the UK, leisure facilities face a critical
02 Aug 2006
Leisure Consultants London Fitness has launched a franchise offer for its Personal Training Centre brand
20 Jul 2006
Managing director of The Fitness Lounge, Kevin Barclay-Webb, has announced plans to expand his vibrational
06 Jul 2006
Buckinghamshire-based Activity World has announced a major restructuring of its indoor adventure playground operations. The
08 Jun 2006
The first two centres of new health club chain Emotion Fitness have opened in Hungary,
18 May 2006
Holmes Place Health Clubs is expanding in Spain and Portugal with the launch of a
13 Apr 2006
Choice Hotels Europe (CHE Hotel Group) is set to embark upon an expansion and the
Panatta will consolidate its global presence throughout 2024 by attending a host of major industry
14 Mar 2006
The express fitness concept, GO! 30 Minute Workout, has sold its first two franchises in
14 Mar 2006
Gold’s Gym is on target to open 1,000 franchised clubs by the end of 2010,
01 Mar 2006
Falling sales have forced fast food chain McDonald’s to close 25 and sell 50 of
26 Jan 2006
UK-based noodle bar group Wagamama is to open six restaurants in the US. The Japanese-style
09 Dec 2005
Simon Tempest has become the European Leisure Representative of InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG). Based in
14 Nov 2005
BDL Hotels has sold its entire portfolio of Express by Holiday Inns to Somerston Hotels,
10 Nov 2005
Private investment company Blackstone Group has acquired the La Quinta budget hotel operator for US$3.4bn
30 Jun 2005
Expansion is on the cards for Healthy Living Centres (formerly the Reflex Group), following a
20 Jun 2005
Noodle bar group Wagamama is to be sold to private equity investment firm Lion Capital
15 Jun 2005
Private equity firm The Blackstone Group has agreed to buy hotelier Wyndham International for US$3.2bn
26 May 2005
A fitness franchise specifically targeting people who are too self-conscious to join a traditional gym
14 Apr 2005
Two British health and fitness businesses have made it to the finals of the Franchise
15 Apr 2005
Up to 2,000 women-only fitness and weight-loss centres are expected to open in Japan over
05 Apr 2005
The founder of the US-based Cuts for Men fitness club franchise,b John Gennaro, is planning
05 Apr 2005
21 Minute Convenience Fitness is the latest express workout concept to set its sights on
28 Mar 2005
Cendant Hotel Group, which franchises the Days Inn and Ramada hotel brands, has opened its
09 Mar 2005
Butterfly Hotels is to open four Ramada hotels in East Anglia following a franchise deal
15 Feb 2005
Jonathan Holden has been appointed franchise development manager at Energie Fitness. Previously head of sales
23 Dec 2004
The Reds Hall of Fame and Museum has opened just west of the Great American
07 Dec 2004
Celebrity trainer Kevin Barclay-Webb is expanding his Fitness Lounge concept overseas following its UK debut.
04 Oct 2004
Cuts for Men, the franchise chain offering 30-minute circuit training and cardiovascular-based workouts, is to
09 Sep 2004
Gold’s Gym, one of the world’s largest health club chains, is launching its franchise system
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The New Keiser M3i Studio Bike brings ride
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D2F had updated its brand styling to keep pace with
business growth. MD, John Lofting and operations
director, Matt Aynsley, explain the rationale
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The partnership between PureGym and Belfast-based
supplier BLK BOX is transforming the gym floor
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Operators, prepare to revolutionise the way members connect with personal
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Francesca Cooper-Boden says
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GymNation is pioneering the future of
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to power and sustain its growth
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University of Sheffield Sport has opened the doors of its flagship
Goodwin Sports Centre following a major refurbishment
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Epassi, a provider of workplace wellness benefits, is creating a fitter
and more productive workforce, one membership at a time
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Basic-Fit – which has been scaling rapidly across Europe –
is considering franchising to ramp up growth further afield
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Members are telling us they need support with their mental and spiritual health and the industry is starting to see this need. Now’s the time to fast-track our response
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Cristiano Ronaldo
Footballer and entrepreneur“Taking care of your physical and mental health is essential for a fulfilling life”
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Egym has announced deals designed to position it for growth acceleration, as Kath Hudson reports
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“I would say those results, along with the team’s total lack of complacency – their desire to keep improving – have been the two big highlights of my first year ”
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Will Orr has been talking to HCM about the company’s
new strategy for 2024, as Kath Hudson reports
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Dr Jonathan Leary
Founder, Remedy Place“It was as though the whole world woke up at the same time”
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Imposter syndrome about a promotion taught the
CEO of SATS that behaving authentically is the most
important part of leadership. He talks to Kath Hudson
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New research has found BMI to be a highly inaccurate measure of childhood obesity, leading current thinking and policy based on it into question
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Dr Paul Bedford talks
to Jak Phillips about
the double-edged
sword of the strength
training trend and his
ambitions for the sector
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Jennifer Maanavi
Founder, Physique 57“Our ‘why?’ is to improve the lives of our clients, not to make them feel defeated”
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