The owners of Planet Fitness, Newington, NH, are close to reaching a settlement in their lawsuit with their New York franchisee partners in PFNY LLC....More
A status conference is scheduled for Thursday in New Hampshire District Court before a judge in a case involving the owners of Planet Fitness, Newington, NH, and their New York franchisee partners in PFNY LLC....More
The owners of Planet Fitness, Newington, NH, and a franchisee group that co-owns PFNY LLC, which operates Planet Fitness clubs in New York and New Jersey, have filed lawsuits against each other....More
Franchisees of Planet Fitness announced they have formed an independent association. Meanwhile, Planet Fitness corporate headquarters says it will form a second franchisee association....More
Anytime Fitness has steadily climbed the Entrepreneur Franchise 500 list during the past six years. This year, the Hastings, MN-based company finds itself ahead of all other fitness club companies....More
The differences in the situation between well-capitalized companies and small club operators may lead some to believe that the industry is heading toward two separate groups: the haves and the have-nots....More
Club companies and industry manufacturers and suppliers appear this year on Inc. magazine’s Inc. 5,000 list, which ranks companies based on their greatest percentage revenue growth from 2007 to 2010....More
Tornadoes in the Midwest and Southeast this past spring killed hundreds and ravaged thousands of homes and buildings. Some fitness clubs in communities hit hardest by the storms were not spared....More
The Planet Fitness and World Gym clubs in Tuscaloosa, AL, were destroyed Wednesday by one of several devastating tornadoes that ripped through the town, the state of Alabama and across the South....More
The goal of the Fitness Industry Technology Council is to standardize technological advances as the industry makes a push toward medical referrals and health care integration....More
Planet Fitness announced the opening of its 400th club. Franchisee Dave Leon helped the Newington, NH-based company reach the milestone by opening his 18,000-square-foot club in Albany, NY....More
In addition to the Franchise 500 list, Entrepreneur magazine produces other noteworthy lists, and the fitness industry is well represented on those as well this year....More
The recession will continue to make 2011 a difficult year for health club growth, but club operators can mitigate some of its effects by making their clubs stand out from the competition....More
The health club industry has made a definitive push in the low-price arena, highlighted by new Crunch franchise clubs on the West Coast and Equinox-branded Blink clubs on the East Coast....More