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Interactive Strength, maker of fitness screen FORME, has acquired vertical climber brand CLMBR for an undisclosed sum.

Black Friday, which falls on 25 November, will be one of the busiest retail days of 2022, marking the start of this year’s Christmas shopping season. Now extending into ‘cyber week’ and finishing on Cyber Monday, it's a time when shops and companies offer significant discounts on their products.

Centred Wellness – a travel and lifestyle platform connecting members with health and wellness services and products – has acquired Bua Fit, a UK marketplace providing outdoor and online fitness classes. The companies claim that the combined entity is estimated to be worth around US$25m.

A strategic alliance has been announced between music services provider, Feed Media Group and digital fitness agency Sweatworks.