{"id":2138,"date":"2017-01-23T00:00:59","date_gmt":"2017-01-23T05:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/?p=2138"},"modified":"2017-01-24T18:25:52","modified_gmt":"2017-01-24T23:25:52","slug":"snap-fitness-continues-global-growth-with-expansion-into-ireland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/chains\/snap-fitness-continues-global-growth-with-expansion-into-ireland\/","title":{"rendered":"Snap Fitness Continues Global Growth With Expansion Into Ireland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snap-Fitness-300x72.png\" alt=\"Snap Fitness\" width=\"300\" height=\"72\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-168\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snap-Fitness-300x72.png 300w, http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snap-Fitness-200x48.png 200w, http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snap-Fitness-800x193.png 800w, http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snap-Fitness.png 1793w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Snap Fitness<\/p>\n<p><strong>CHANHASSEN, MN<\/strong> &#8211; Snap Fitness continues their upward trajectory and worldwide growth with the announcement of a master franchise agreement for Ireland. In the last five years, the fitness provider has signed 18 master franchise agreements, developing a strong foothold in each of these markets. The brand is currently in negotiations to sign master franchise agreements for other countries in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBringing our global brand to Ireland is an opportunity we\u2019ve been exploring for years. With Scott Jones and Isaac Buchanan\u2019s strong commerce and strategic experience, and most importantly their success in the United Kingdom, we\u2019ve found the perfect partnership and are excited to have them on our team,\u201d said Steele Smiley, Lift Brands Chief Development Officer.<\/p>\n<p>Jones and Buchanan bring a combined 25 plus years of brand management experience. Their expertise in the health and fitness industry has led to successful franchises in the U.K. and Australia.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Snap Fitness offers so many options and value to our members from 24\/7 access, industry best equipment and a brand that is dedicated to bringing the latest technology and trends into each club. We couldn\u2019t be more excited to be part of this growing brand,\u201d Jones said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to add, the supportive culture and community is going to be a big draw in this market. There isn\u2019t a better club in the world for people who are just getting started and continuing their fitness journey,\u201d Buchanan added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>CHANHASSEN, MN<\/strong> &#8211; Snap Fitness continues their upward trajectory and worldwide growth with the announcement of a master franchise agreement for Ireland. In the last five years, the fitness provider has signed 18 master franchise agreements, developing a strong foothold in each of these markets. The brand is currently in negotiations to sign master franchise agreements for other countries in 2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":168,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[20,32],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2138"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2138"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2138\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2139,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2138\/revisions\/2139"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/168"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2138"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2138"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2138"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}