Franchising is booming – Europe’s three biggest operators are planning to use this model to grow in new territories; Purpose Brands is opening a club each day and Crunch Fitness and Jetts Fitness have planted flags in India

Urban Gym Group (UGG) has acquired Vondelgym Rotterdam, further strengthening its presence in one of the Netherlands’ most dynamic urban markets.

Boutique franchisor, Tribute Brands, has signed a deal with Let’s Go Fitness to open 20 reformer Pilates studios in Switzerland.

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Eleiko has announced the expansion of its Prestera Strength System to incorporate modular storage for free weights and training tools.

Urban Gym Group will launch PILAT3S at ClubSportive in Amsterdam next month, to create a boutique-in-gym experience.

Leisure, lifestyle, wellness and entertainment growth investor, Imbiba, has invested in boutique gym brand, 1Rebel's holding company, One Rebel Ltd, after closing a £90 million fund.

Atlanta-based boutique fitness software company, Xplor Mariana Tek, has kicked off a push for international expansion.

Frasers Group, owner of Everlast Gyms, has acquired the assets of WIT Fitness from administrators RG Insolvency, adding the brand to its portfolio.

Pedro Simão, CEO of Balance Company, says the company has acquired a 100 per cent shareholding in international franchise brands VivaFit and Personal 20 from founders Pedro Ruiz and Constance Ruiz.

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Multi-brand fitness chain Urban Gym Group (UGG) has raised €16m in capital. The funds will be used to drive company growth through acquisitions, branching out to new locations and territories, and expanding the management team.

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Boutique boxing gym brand BXR London will open its second full-service club in London next month.

Boutique operator 1Rebel has launched its first 1Rebel Labs Studio at its club in Holborn.

TRIB3 has opened a major new corporately owned boutique gym [or store in TRIBE3-speak] in Edinburgh – its first site in Scotland.

Boutique gym attendance and class bookings in some world regions have bounced back to around 91 per cent of pre-COVID levels.

Personal training company PT Academy is transitioning into facility management with the opening of its first boutique gym in Birmingham.

Trent Ward and Yves Béhar have created an elegant home gym solution that uses AI and machine learning to coach users

Global spa consultancy and contract management company, Resense, is set to unveil Asia’s first boutique fitness and wellbeing experience in Bangkok, after two years' planning and development.

Boutique gym operator, Gymbox, faced threats of legal action over its bid to reopen on 4 July, with CEO, Marc Diaper deciding not to proceed as a result.

Interior architecture and design firm O’Donnell O’Neill have created a boutique gym and health club at The Mayson hotel in Dublin with high-end design and facilities to match those of the hotel.

Sarah Mannerings Studio have transformed an unserviced and flooded basement garage in London into an apocalyptic-themed fitness studio for rowing-based high-intensity interval training workouts.

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Women's fashion magazine Stylist has entered the fitness market by opening a female-only boutique studio in London's affluent Mayfair district.

Fitness giant Les Mills has launched three new studio spaces at its iconic Auckland City Gym in New Zealand.

The Fore – a wellness-focused boutique gym located at King’s Cross in London – has opened its doors.

Fitness software startup Glofox has secured a US$10m worth of Series A funding.