News: Retail
Fitstop and performance apparel brand LSKD unite to ‘Move for Pride’
With June being Pride Month, functional fitness gym Fitstop is raising awareness by teaming up with leading performance apparel brand LSKD to launch a limited-edition...
Jun 5, 2025
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Genesis Health + Fitness introduces smaller club model with lower-cost entry point for Franchisees
Genesis Health + Fitness has recently introduced a new 750 square metre club model to its franchise portfolio designed to improve accessibility, reduce entry costs, and drive...
Jun 4, 2025
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Incrementum Advisory Group makes General Manager - Consumer appointment
Incrementum Advisory Group have announced the appointment of James Green to the newly created role of General Manager - Consumer. Green joins the Melbourne-based consultancy...
May 30, 2025
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Fitness entrepreneur Anthony Geisler launches new boutique fitness franchise named Sequel Brands
Anthony Geisler, the founder and former Chief Executive of Xponential Fitness, has unveiled a new boutique fitness company - Sequel Brands - with four new opportunities. Sequel...
May 29, 2025
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Viva Leisure invests in Gold Coast sports drinks startup Gorilla X
Viva Leisure, known for brands like Club Lime and Plus Fitness, has revealed that it has acquired a 33% stake in Gold Coast sports nutrition startup Gorilla X Labs The...
May 25, 2025
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Total Ninja partners with Valo Motion to open interactive entertainment venue in Dubai
Total Ninja has partnered with Valo Motion to open Total Ninja Interactive Dubai – Dubai’s newest indoor adventure park blending physical action with digital gaming, anchored by...
May 20, 2025
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Melbourne Storm announces new partnership with Muscle Nation
NRL club, Melbourne Storm has entered into a new multi-year partnership with Muscle Nation - one of Australia's leading and fastest growing activewear and supplement brands -...
May 16, 2025
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ALDI expands beyond retail with snow holiday packages to Charlotte Pass as well as Canada and Japan
Discount supermarket chain ALDI - which each year offers a range of winter sports clothing - has expanded its offering by launching a range of package ski and snowboard holiday...
May 13, 2025
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Transgender gymgoer claims 'discrimination' after being refused Fernwood Fitness membership
A transgender individual has accused a popular women's only gym chain Fernwood of discrimination after claiming to have been denied membership. As reported by Daily Mail...
May 12, 2025
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Decathlon launches its inaugural Australian fitness studio in Sydney
Sports retailer Decathlon has launched a month-long series of 'affordable fitness' classes, including Puppy Pilates and complementary Lagree sessions, at its first-ever...
May 8, 2025
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Striking Brands fully re-acquires 9Round following Lift Brands sale of minority share
The full ownership of kickboxing fitness concept, 9Round, is now back under the umbrella of Striking Brands following Lift Brands having sold its minority share (40%) in the...
May 5, 2025
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Facility opening and closure for Plus Fitness
Facility opening and closure have been reported for high performing brand, Plus Fitness with Belrose set to become home to Australia’s largest Plus Fitness facility when it...
May 4, 2025
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Australian Travel Industry Association rejects claims in latest KPMG Report
The latest KPMG report references a 10-year reduction in travel agent roles, claiming the profession has experienced the biggest decline of any major occupation and attributing...
May 2, 2025
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Anytime Fitness promotes Simon Thompson to Managing Director and revamps Leadership Team
Anytime Fitness franchise network has today announced the promotion of Simon Thompson to Managing Director of Anytime Fitness Australia alongside a refreshed senior leadership...
May 1, 2025
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Justin McDonell and Richard Peil to take control of Anytime Fitness UK
In a significant move for Australian fitness and franchising, Justin McDonell and Richard Peil, the pair who built Anytime Fitness Australia into the country’s largest gym...
Apr 23, 2025
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PUMA achieves 90% sustainability product goal
PUMA, one of the world's leading sports brands, has this week released its 2024 sustainability report which reveals the company achieved its goal of making 90% of its products...
Apr 23, 2025
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Revo Fitness makes regional debut with 24/7 reformer Pilates at Australind
With demand for Pilates booming, fast growing fitness chain, Revo Fitness has made its regional debut delivering 24/7 reformer Pilates to the Western Australian coastal town of...
Apr 18, 2025
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Plus Fitness achieves 5 star FRANdata rating
Plus Fitness has advised that it has been recognised as a high performing brand through the Australian Franchise Rating Scale™ from FRANdata Australia - the country’s leading...
Apr 16, 2025
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Pilates equipment supplier reveals ignored items and habits that could compromise health at the gym
Sol Scheinmann, founder of Pilates Matters, an online retailer specialising in high-quality Pilates equipment has shared eight commonly ignored items and habits that might be...
Apr 16, 2025
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Core Health and Fitness releases new connected display platform
Core Health and Fitness - a vertically integrated global manufacturer and distributor of fitness equipment has announced the release of its Next Generation 8 and 10 Series...
Apr 16, 2025
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Jim’s Group relaunches personal training venture with free franchises offer
Jim's Group, the world's largest home franchise business - best known for the Jim's Mowing brand - has announced it will be relaunching its personal training venture. The...
Apr 14, 2025
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Anytime Fitness contributes to revitalisation of Ipswich shopping centre
Ipswich City Council has acknowledged the importance of the recent opening of Queensland’s first flagship Anytime Fitness club in revitalising the Nicholas Street Precinct in...
Apr 12, 2025
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Revo Fitness opens largest gym in the eastern states
Spanning 2,700 square metres, Revo Fitness’ newest opening in the Melbourne suburb of Frankston is its largest in Australia’s eastern states. Opened on Wednesday 2nd April, the...
Apr 9, 2025
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Cristiano Ronaldo launches inaugural CR7® LIFE official flagship store in Hong Kong
Football star, Cristiano Ronaldo has launched the inaugural CR7® LIFE Official Flagship Store at Times Square in Hong Kong set to open in June on the 7th floor of the shopping...
Apr 8, 2025
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