Health and Fitness Club Industry News: Chains
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Xponential Fitness Expands to Portugal
Posted: November 9, 2022 in Chains
IRVINE, CA - Xponential Fitness Inc., based in Irvine, California, has entered the Portugal market by signing a master franchise agreement with Porto-based Mitrinha & Libelinha Lda. for its brand Club Pilates. The partnership allows Mitrinha & Libelinha to open at least 20 Club Pilates studios in Portugal over the next 10 years. The Portuguese company is known for scaling consumer retail brands in its home market. Read More...
Xponential Fitness Signs Master Franchise Agreement in Portugal for Club Pilates
Posted: November 4, 2022 in Chains
IRVINE, CA - Xponential Fitness, Inc. (NYSE: XPOF) announces it has signed a Master Franchise Agreement in Portugal for its Club Pilates brand. The agreement, signed with Porto-based Mitrinha and Libelinha, Lda., gives the Master Franchisee the opportunity to license a minimum of 20 Club Pilates studios in Portugal over the next 10 years. The Master Franchise partners bring extensive experience scaling globally-recognized consumer retail brands in Portugal. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Announces Newest Location in Alameda, California
Posted: November 2, 2022 in Chains
ALAMEDA, CA - Crunch Franchise announces the upcoming January 2023 opening of Crunch Alameda, a $5 million, 16,000-square-foot fitness facility, with $1 million dollars' worth of state-of-the-art equipment. Crunch Fitness Alameda is owned by Bay Area Crunchers and owns locations throughout the Bay Area. Read More...
Planet Fitness To Add Marysville, Washington Location
Posted: October 26, 2022 in Chains
TIMONIUM, MD - Planet Fitness, one of the nation’s largest and fastest-growing franchisors and operators of fitness centers with more members than any other fitness brand, announces further expansion in the Evergreen State. The Marysville (Smokey Point) club will be Planet Fitness’ 28th and PFGP’s 12th in the Seattle area. The group’s portfolio includes clubs in Bremerton, Burlington, Downtown Seattle, Everett, Federal Way, Lacey, Mill Creek, North Seattle, Oak Harbor, Olympia and Rainier Beach. Read More...
Xponential Fitness Signs Master Franchise Agreement in Kuwait for Rumble, Club Pilates, StretchLab and CycleBar
Posted: October 26, 2022 in Chains
IRVINE, CA - Xponential Fitness, Inc. (NYSE: XPOF) announces it has signed a Master Franchise Agreement in Kuwait for its brands Rumble, Club Pilates, StretchLab and CycleBar. The deal, signed with Kuwait Real Estate Company, Aqarat, will result in the opening of a minimum of eight studios early in the initial 10-year term of the agreement, with additional studios to be developed based on market opportunity. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Announces Newest Location in San Antonio, Texas
Posted: October 24, 2022 in Chains
SAN ANTONIO, TX - Crunch Franchise announces the upcoming opening of Crunch San Antonio, a $5 million, 40,000-square-foot fitness facility, with state-of-the-art equipment and amenities. Crunch San Antonio is owned by Undefeated Tribe. Read More...
Planet Fitness to Add Parkland, Florida Location
Posted: October 19, 2022 in Chains
TIMONIUM, MD - Planet Fitness, one of the nation’s largest and fastest-growing franchisors and operators of fitness centers with more members than any other fitness brand, announces further expansion in the Sunshine State. A 19,703-square-foot space in Parkland, Florida that is currently a YouFit gym will close October 25. Planet Fitness will completely rebuild and equip the facility, for a total investment of $2.8 million with an anticipated December opening. Read More...
Life Time Debuts First Luxury Athletic Country Club in Brooklyn
Posted: October 18, 2022 in Chains
BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Life Time (NYSE: LTH), one of the nation's premier healthy lifestyle brands, announces the opening of Life Time Dumbo, the company's first location in Brooklyn and sixth in New York City. Prominently located in the up-and-coming Dumbo neighborhood within the Front & York development, the 3-story, 77,000-square-foot healthy living destination will serve members from nine months to 90+ years with an abundance of health and wellness activities starting with its Kids Academy up through specialized ARORA programming for active agers. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Announces Newest Location in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania
Posted: October 17, 2022 in Chains
WILKES BARRE, CA - Crunch Franchise announces the upcoming December 2022 opening of Crunch Wilkes Barre, a $4 million, 28,000-square-foot fitness facility, with state-of-the-art equipment and amenities in the Northeastern region of Pennsylvania. Fusing fitness with entertainment to make serious exercise fun, Crunch Wilkes Barre will offer top-quality cardio equipment and strength training equipment, a functional training area with indoor turf, group fitness and cycling studios, a personal training studio, 3D-body scanners, saunas, HydroMassage chairs, tanning beds, Infrared wellness pods, an outdoor functional training area, Kids Crunch and more. Read More...
Snap Fitness Continues North American Expansion with Multi-Unit Development Deal in Northern New Jersey and the Hamptons
Posted: October 7, 2022 in Chains
NEW JERSEY - Snap Fitness, the fitness concept centered around its ‘for the feeling’ mantra, focused on how exercise makes you feel versus how you look, announces that it has signed a franchise agreement to bring at least three locations to the northern New Jersey and the Hamptons area in New York. Snap Fitness will further expand into the region, specifically targeting locations in Morris County along with locations in the South Hampton area. Read More...
