Health and Fitness Club Industry News: Chains
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Gold’s Gym Wins Distinguished Franchise Update Media 2020 Innovation Award
Posted: August 27, 2020 in Chains
DALLAS, TX - Gold’s Gym, one of the world’s most trusted fitness authorities, was recently honored with Franchise Update Media’s 2020 award for “Most Innovative Use of Customer-Facing Digital Tools.” Gold’s Gym received this award in recognition of its response to the temporary new normal of COVID-19 with the launch of “Gold’s Gym Anywhere,” a digital platform offering various virtual fitness options for at-home exercise. Read More...
Gold’s Gym Honors Top Franchise Owners of 2019
Posted: August 6, 2020 in Chains
DALLAS, TX - Gold's Gym, one of the world’s most trusted fitness authorities, honored its top franchise owners with a virtual awards ceremony video shared last week with the brand’s global network. Among some of the most notable awards announced were Franchisees of the Year, Best New Gyms and Gold’s Vision awards. Named as the domestic Franchisee of the Year was Jeff Mortman, who took over ownership of his Gold’s Gym in Totowa, New Jersey, in 2017 and has since transformed it from a struggling location into a state-of-the-art facility with a strong membership base. Internationally, Japan’s master franchise owner Eiji Tezuka, who is celebrating his 25th anniversary with the brand this year, was honored as the brand’s top franchisee for the second consecutive year. Read More...
RSG Group Set to Acquire Gold’s Gym
Posted: July 14, 2020 in Chains
BERLIN - RSG Group GmbH, one of Europe’s innovation leaders in the fitness and lifestyle sectors, was selected as the winning bidder in a court-approved auction process held on July 13, 2020, and is set to acquire one of the most well-known and iconic gym chain in the world, Gold’s Gym. With this acquisition, RSG Group, which has mainly been active in Europe up to now, will become a global leader in fitness with over 900 locations and will be represented on six continents. Read More...
Gold’s Gym Introduces Scalable Footprint Franchise Model
Posted: June 24, 2020 in Chains
DALLAS, TX - Gold’s Gym, a trusted fitness authority, has expanded its franchise opportunities to now include a scalable footprint model. This model will offer prospective franchisees the opportunity to invest in ownership of a full-service, full-amenity gym outside a more typical “big box” model. The scalable footprint model, starting at 10,000 square feet, is strategically designed to serve as a full-service Gold’s Gym with amenities including... Read More...
Gold’s Gym Names 2020 Winners In Its Annual 12-Week Challenge
Posted: June 10, 2020 in Chains
DALLAS, TX - Gold’s Gym, a trusted fitness authority, has selected 30 national winners in the annual Gold’s Gym Challenge, its signature 12-week body transformation competition offered exclusively to Gold’s Gym members. These Gold’s Gym Challenge national winners received a total of $100,000 in cash prizes for their incredible and inspiring results. The Gold’s Gym Challenge is a collaboration between Gold’s Gym and the Gold’s Gym Franchisee Association. 2020 Gold’s Gym Challenge sponsors included Optimum Nutrition, BSN, Isopure, A.B.B. , Lenny & Larry’s and Matrix Fitness. Read More...
Gold’s Gym Commitment To Equality and Change
Posted: June 8, 2020 in Chains
DALLAS, TX - A message from Adam Zeitsiff, Gold’s Gym President and CEO - Racism has no place in our gyms, our communities or in our country. At Gold’s Gym, we don’t care what color your skin is. We don’t care where you were born. We don’t care who you love. We care that you’re on a journey toward making fitness and wellness an important part of your life. Racism in any way, shape or form is not tolerated at Gold’s Gym. Read More...
Gold’s Gym and PUMA Join Forces to Introduce Limited-Edition Performance Wear Line
Posted: May 27, 2020 in Chains
BOSTON, MA - Gold's Gym, one of the world's trusted fitness authorities, and global sports brand, PUMA, have partnered to create a performance wear collection designed for working out anywhere with street-ready style and features. The PUMA x Gold's Gym limited collection brings together PUMA's legacy in sports performance with the rich heritage of Gold's Gym in an exclusive men's, women's and unisex apparel line that includes high-intensity training footwear along with retro-inspired apparel and accessories. Read More...
Gold’s Gym Launches Upgrades to its Popular Fitness App GOLD’S AMP
Posted: May 12, 2020 in Chains
DALLAS, TX - GOLD'S AMP, a digital personal training app from a brick-and-mortar gym, has revamped and launched an upgraded version for seamless user experience. The results-driven app, introduced initially by Gold's Gym in 2017, will be available for free until May 31, 2020, to U.S. and Canada-based members and nonmembers looking for an elevated, at-home exercise option. Read More...
Gold’s Gym Chapter 11 Restructuring: Official Statement
Posted: May 4, 2020 in Chains
DALLAS, TX - GGI Holdings, LLC and its affiliates (“Gold’s Gym”) filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 in an effort to facilitate the financial restructuring of the company. This pre-negotiated filing will enable us to emerge stronger and ready to grow, and it is our intent to be on the other side of Chapter 11 by August 1, if not sooner. Read More...
Gold’s Gym Temporarily Closes All Company-Owned Locations Amid COVID-19 Outbreak
Posted: March 17, 2020 in Chains
DALLAS, TX - Gold's Gym has made the decision to temporarily close all company-owned Gold's Gym locations in the U.S., including Texas, Oklahoma, St. Louis and Carolina gyms through March 31, 2020, to do its part in slowing the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Privately-owned franchised gyms will make their own determinations on when and whether to close and are watching this situation very closely. All Gold's Gym locations have focused on stepping up all sanitary procedures and practices to protect their members and team members in response to the public health crisis. Read More...
