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Fitness First UK has confirmed to HCM that it's in the process of restructuring, citing rising
costs and working from home which has undermined some of its city centre clubs.
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03 May 2023
The MD of Everlast Gyms is steering the business through a process of rebranding, with a hybrid model intended to take it to UK number one status
HCM issue 6 2022
Barry’s has entered the world of retail, opening a studio in the new Flannels’ flagship luxury
department store in Liverpool, which debuts today (23 June 2022).
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23 Jun 2022
The MD of Fitness First talks to Kate Cracknell about creating new products, new motivations and a whole new vision, as he’s tasked with reinventing the brand as a standalone enterprise
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Fitness First UK has changed its pricing structure and is now offering a flexible membership
with no contract and no joining fee, giving members the option to access up to all of its 45
clubs.
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27 Oct 2021
Frasers Group will open three new regional flagship Flannels-branded retail
stores during 2021 – each of which will feature fitness studios.
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08 Jan 2021
Billionaire Mike Ashley's Frasers Group has acquired the fitness assets of DW Sports for
£37m.
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24 Aug 2020
Sports Direct share have fallen by 13 per cent this morning, as roughly £500m was wiped
off the stock market value value of the business despite underlying Group EBITDA
increasing by 7.6 per cent.
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10 Dec 2015
Mike Ashley has added to his budding Sports Direct Fitness empire with the acquisition of
the former 37º health club in West London.
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09 Dec 2015
Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley has widened his burgeoning leisure portfolio by taking a
4.94 per cent stake in five-a-side football pitch operator Goals Soccer Centres.
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17 Nov 2015
DW Fitness has bought seven former LA fitness sites from Pure Gym, Health Club
Managment can exclusively reveal.
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04 Nov 2015
Sports Direct Fitness is laying the foundations for its ‘aggressive’ expansion over the next
year by bringing in fresh blood and setting aside £250m to turbocharge the gym chain’s
growth.
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05 Oct 2015
Sports Direct Fitness is planning an aggressive
rollout of new health clubs in 2016, with
owner Mike Ashley confident that the gym chain
has found the right formula for sustained
growth.
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14 Sep 2015
Sports Direct is bidding to scale up its dual-use gym and retail concept – part of plans to
create a 200-strong UK gym empire – with proposals for a £5m development in Dundee.
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23 Mar 2015
Will 2015 prove to be a turning point for the health and physical activity sector? ukactive CEO David Stalker offers his thoughts
HCM Handbook 2015
We round up the expansion plans of a selection of key private sector operators around the world, and offer a snapshot of upcoming UK public sector developments
HCM Handbook 2015
It’s all change at The Bannatyne Group, where just days after Health Club
Management revealed Justin Musgrove to be the new MD, Ken Campling has
been appointed finance director of the Group’s gym arm – Bannatyne Fitness.
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07 Jan 2015
Sports Direct Fitness will offer gym memberships from as little as £5 a month. Jak Phillips asks an expert panel for their thoughts on the implications for the rest of the sector
HCM issue 1 2015
Will 2015 prove to be a turning point for the fitness and physical activity sector? ukactive CEO David Stalker offers his thoughts
HCM issue 1 2015
This year’s SIBEC Europe event opened with a lively discussion forum covering wearable technology and Sports Direct Fitness’ £5 membership announcement
HCM issue 1 2015
Sports Direct’s gym chain – Sports Direct Fitness – has revealed more elements of its
business model, saying it will offer memberships from as little as £5 a month and will
embed its new health clubs in its retail stores.
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30 Oct 2014
Following the news that JD Sports plans to incorporate a JD Gym into its major
Newcastle store, retail and health club rival Sports Direct is eager to not be
outdone and will reportedly also incorporate branded gyms above three new
stores.
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29 Jul 2014
The latest high-profile entrant to the health and fitness industry had analysts
scratching their heads on Thursday (17 July), as shares in Sports Direct dropped
more than three per cent in the hours after the company reported “record”
figures.
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21 Jul 2014
Having launched the first Sports Direct Fitness.com gym earlier this week, the
newest entrant to the health club industry is aiming to make an instant impact
by opening up to 30 sites over the next couple of weeks.
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20 Jun 2014
Sports Direct International has today taken over its first health club – the
former LA fitness site in Sale, Manchester – after a deal was finalised late last
night.
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18 Jun 2014
Sports Direct International – the company founded by Newcastle United owner
Mike Ashley – is considering a high-profile arrival in the health clubs sector
with the acquisition of up to 33 LA fitness sites, according to reports.
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14 May 2014
JJB Sports has been approached by a 'number of
non-binding indications' of interest for its chain
of health and fitness clubs. The group's share price soared by up to 70 per cent yesterday following reports that the chain could be sold for £55m.
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12 Feb 2009
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