franchise news & features
Private equity firm North Castle Partners
has made possible the Barry’s Bootcamp
expansion and Curves’ success in Asia. We
talk to the firm’s fitness lead, Jon Canarick
HCM issue 5 2019
New operators are queuing up to enter the booming
franchise market. Tom Walker reports
HCM Handbook 2019
Liz Terry lists the key trends, influences and opportunities
set to shape health and fitness in the foreseeable future
HCM Handbook 2019
Deloitte’s Karsten Hollasch summarises key data from the
latest European Health & Fitness Market Report showing
that membership and market value remain strong in
Europe. The goal – 80 million members by 2025
HCM Handbook 2019
Entrepreneurs on both sides of the
Atlantic – Cityrow’s Helaine Knapp in the
US and The Engine Room’s Chris Heron
in the UK – are building their boutiques by
sharing their passion for rowing
HCM issue 4 2019
The founder of Xponential Fitness, Anthony Geisler, discusses the secrets behind his success, and tells us why franchising is key to crushing the big box chains
HCM issue 3 2019
Is the boutique boom reaching the peak of its lifecycle? ukactive CEO Steven Ward asks a panel of experts
HCM issue 3 2019
CEO & founder of Barcelona Bootcamp talks to HCM about the growth of his luxury fitness
holidays in Spain and his plans to expand the five-star experience across Europe
HCM issue 2 2019
Will boutiques work outside major
cities? Kath Hudson asks the experts
HCM issue 2 2019
Founders Paul Trendell and Chris
Djuric tell us about their new boutique,
which centres around boxing and
running group fitness classes
HCM issue 2 2019
The co-founder of V1BE on taking a
London boutique concept to Manchester
HCM issue 1 2019
A new arena in Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea allows fans of the popular League of
Legends gaming franchise the chance to watch top players compete live and in-person.
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10 Oct 2018
The adventurer has invested in BMF –
formerly British Military Fitness, but now
rebranding and launching into franchising
HCM issue 10 2018
The world’s largest 24-hour fitness club chain, Anytime Fitness, continues its UK expansion, with leading fitness equipment supplier and manufacturer, Precor, playing an active role in its growth
HCM issue 10 2018
IHRSA ranks the world’s top fitness
operators by revenue growth, unit
growth and number of members
HCM issue 10 2018
The Anytime Fitness CEO on plans to become the UK’s largest operator
HCM issue 7 2018
énergie Fitness has opened new headquarters that puts employee wellness, productivity and the needs of franchisees centre-stage
HCM issue 7 2018
We talk to the new UK master franchisor for Xponential Fitness brand CycleBar
HCM issue 7 2018
The European Health & Fitness Market
Report from EuropeActive and Deloitte
finds David Lloyd Leisure is the most
profitable operator in Europe
HCM issue 6 2018
David Minton reports from California on
the latest fitness concepts
HCM issue 5 2018
We take a look at the ambitious budget and mid-market
operators, smaller independently owned chains and
foreign boutiques entering the growing franchise sector
HCM Handbook 2018
The latest State of the UK Fitness Industry Report presents a
thriving domestic fitness market. David Minton, director
of The Leisure Database Company, summarises
HCM Handbook 2018
Deloitte’s Karsten Hollasch summarises key data from the
latest European Health & Fitness Market Report, highlighting
our continent’s leading fitness operators and countries
HCM Handbook 2018
Fitness franchises are piling in to the UK. We take a look at the market
HCM issue 4 2018
easyGym is ready for global expansion and
its CEO says it will hit its goal by franchising
HCM issue 3 2018
The ex-Olympic athlete shares his growth
plans for the Fitness Space franchise
HCM issue 2 2018
While the boutique fitness scene
remains small in the Netherlands, the
founder of boutique concept High
Studios says she isn’t worried and has
high hopes for the sector
HCM issue 2 2018
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