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Gold’s Gym opens second health and wellness club in Queensland at Kippa-Ring
Following the opening of their Toowoomba gym earlier this month, Gold’s Gym has opened its first South East Queensland based club in the former Target building within the...
Jan 19, 2022
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LAI Games debut monthly podcasts
LAI Games will be airing the debut episode of its monthly podcast/video series - Arcadecast - next Thursday, 20th January, 2022 via the LAI Games YouTube channel. LAI Games is a...
Jan 16, 2022
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Australia's largest Planet Fitness to open in Wagga Wagga shopping mall
New ownership of a large-format retail centre in Wagga Wagga will see the site expanded to include what will be Australia's largest Planet Fitness location. A new investment...
Jan 12, 2022
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Queensland’s first Gold’s Gym launches in Toowoomba
Queensland’s first Gold’s Gym has officially opened at the former Aldi supermarket site at 13 Princess Street in Toowoomba. Gold’s Gym Toowoomba is owned and operated by Joe...
Jan 11, 2022
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Retired rugby league star Robbie Farah becomes KX Pilates franchise owner
KX Pilates, Australia's largest Reformer Pilates brand, has announced that former professional rugby league star Robbie Farah, and sister-in-law Laila Farah, are the new owners...
Jan 10, 2022
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KX Pilates’ Aaron Smith explains international expansion prospects and challenges
KX Pilates founder Aaron Smith has explained how he has looked to protect the brand’s intellectual property while also focussing on ongoing domestic and international expansion....
Jan 6, 2022
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Industries that can benefit from indoor mapping in 2022 and the future
BRAND POST: The new and emerging technology of indoor mapping is changing the way we look at buildings as a whole. From retailers to hospitals, theme parks to sporting precincts...
Jan 3, 2022
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MyVenue POS technology records 240,000 transactions at Adelaide Oval during Ashes Cricket Test
MyVenue’s point of sale (POS ) solution technology recorded an impressive 240,000 credit card transactions at Adelaide Oval during the recent Ashes Cricket Test Match where the...
Dec 30, 2021
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Brisbane-based 12RND announces partnership to expand UBX Training brand in UK and Ireland
Boxing-based fitness franchise 12RND has agreed a partnership with UK-based Empowered Brands to expand UBX Training (12RND’s international brand) to 250 clubs in the British...
Dec 28, 2021
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Fitness businesses recognised at Business Australia's Young Entrepreneurs of the Year Awards
Business News Australia ’s 2021 Young Entrepreneurs of the Year Awards has recognised Justin Ashley and Serra Burmin, co-founders of Fitness Playground and Fitness Playground...
Dec 23, 2021
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Latrell Mitchell leads Australian athletes in fan engagement via home-grown NFT platform
NRL star Latrell Mitchell has been announced as one of the first Australian athletes to sign up with Stadio, a new home-grown NFT Platform. Designed to enable direct engagement...
Dec 19, 2021
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Speedo launches first national advertising campaign in a decade
Speedo has launched its first national advertising campaign in more than ten years - ‘For one and all’ coinciding with state borders reopening and Australians returning to the...
Dec 14, 2021
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New owner announced for Genesis Caulfield and Dandenong
The Genesis Health and Fitness franchise network has welcomed Sudesh Mudaliar as the new owner of both Genesis Caulfield and Genesis Dandenong. Mudaliar is a highly experienced...
Dec 12, 2021
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Genesis Health and Fitness opens fifth Cairns location
Genesis Health and Fitness has opened its fifth location in Cairns, extending its franchise brand to the existing Sportsworld gym in the suburb of Westcourt. Adding to the...
Dec 9, 2021
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Trends that have reshaped the leisure industry in 2021
With the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic having changed people’s ability to not only participate in leisure but also their spending habits, Kalkine Media’s Kunal Sawhney looks...
Dec 8, 2021
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KKStream brings streaming technology to Japanese fitness market
KKStream, the leading service provider of B2B streaming technology in the Asia Pacific, has expanded its application of streaming technology to the fitness sector by creating an...
Dec 8, 2021
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Australian master franchisee to launch Xponential Fitness brands in New Zealand
US-based Xponential Fitness, Inc. , the ‘curator’ of leading boutique fitness brands has announced that it has signed a master franchise agreement in New Zealand for three of...
Dec 3, 2021
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Embed launch revised and innovative self-service kiosk
Embed, a global leader in the supply of point-of-sale and revenue management systems for the amusement industry, have launched the cutting-edge, space-saving, self-service...
Dec 1, 2021
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Coles announces four new athletics ambassadors to inspire Little Athletes
In the lead up to Brisbane 2032, four Australian track and field champions have been announced as the new Coles Little Athletics ambassadors to inspire the next generation of...
Nov 28, 2021
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Fire Fit announces opening of new boutique fitness concept in Abu Dhabi
Evolution Wellness Group has announced a partnership that will see it open FIRE FIT boutique studios in the United Arab Emirates. The completion of an agreement by Kuala...
Nov 28, 2021
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Club Pilates expands franchised studio network across Australia
Club Pilates, the world's largest Pilates brand, has announced further expansion of its Australian franchise operations, with multiple new agreements taking it closer to a...
Nov 24, 2021
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Perth fitness brand S30 opens fourth studio and looks to interstate expansion
S30, one of the latest studio brands to emerge from Perth’s fast growing fitness market, has announced the opening of its fourth studio - the brand’s second franchise to start...
Nov 23, 2021
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Belgravia Group’s Jump! Swim Schools brands opens new franchises
Making the most of rising demands for swimming lessons, Jump! Swim Schools has advised that it is opening four new sites in November with new locations at Mernda West, Noble...
Nov 22, 2021
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Crayola Experience looks to develop its immersive attraction internationally
Children’s creativity brand - Crayola LLC - has announced it is actively seeking partners globally to license and develop new iterations of its location-based entertainment...
Nov 21, 2021
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