DW Sports news

Fitness First has filed a Court Order for restructuring at Companies House in the UK – the document is currently being processed, with details due ... More

Fitness First UK has confirmed to HCM that it's in the process of restructuring, citing rising costs and working from home which has undermined some ... More

Barry’s has entered the world of retail, opening a studio in the new Flannels flagship luxury department store in Liverpool, which debuts today (23 June ... More

Fitness First UK has changed its pricing structure and is now offering a flexible membership with no contract and no joining fee, giving members the ... More

Frasers Group will open three new regional flagship Flannels-branded retail stores during 2021 – each of which will feature fitness studios. The Mike Ashley-owned retail ... More

Billionaire Mike Ashley's Frasers Group has acquired the fitness assets of DW Sports for £37m. DW Sports, which previously operated 75 sports retail stores and ... More

A government investment of £1.75bn – to pay 50 per cent of rents across the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors for six months – would ... More

DW Sports is going into administration saying it's working to save its 73-strong gym portfolio. HCM understands administrators will be appointed this afternoon. Fitness First ... More

DW Fitness First has launched its new Kit & Collect service, aimed at increasing secondary revenue at its clubs by "turning its changing rooms into ... More

Gym chain DW Fitness First has revealed its strategic vision to become the UK’s largest sports participation brand. Formed following DW Fitness' takeover of Fitness ... More

DW Sports expects to offset losses of £8m (US$10.8m, €9m) from the last financial year as its new portfolio of Fitness First health clubs starts ... More

Martin Seibold, former managing director of Fitness First UK, has been appointed CEO of Fitness First Germany. Operating over 80 clubs, Fitness First Germany remains ... More

Fitness First Bishopsgate, part of the DW Fitness First Group, has undergone a £1m refurbishment, with cash being spent on a new swimming pool, mind ... More

Martin Seibold, the managing director of Fitness First UK, has left the company eight months after it was acquired by DW Sports, Health Club Management ... More

The "annihilation" of mid-market fitness operators has been the biggest major change in the industry during the last few years, the Gym Group's former chief ... More

Celebrity Fitness and Fitness First Asia have merged to create one of the largest fitness club networks in Asia. The new entity, Evolution Wellness, will ... More

DW Sports has become one of the largest health club operators in the UK in one fell swoop with the acquisition of Fitness First UK ... More

Quadrant Private Equity has agreed to acquire Fitness First Australia from hedge fund giant Oaktree Capital Management, in a deal signed yesterday (29 September). The ... More

The long-running saga of the sale of Fitness First’s UK clubs looks to be in its final act, as up to five operators are understood ... More

DW Sports owner Dave Whelan expects to take over 63 Fitness First gyms within the next two weeks. In an interview with the Wigan Evening ... More

The Gym Group has exchanged contracts to take over four sites from another operator – thought to be Fitness First – as part of its ... More

The fate of Fitness First looks likely to be settled within weeks. Industry sources indicate the portfolio of clubs is likely to be split at ... More

The potential takeover of Fitness First UK by Dave Whelan’s DW Sports would mark the start of a mid-market fightback against the rise of the ... More

DW Sports Fitness director Scott Best has moved into the booming boutique studio sector with the launch of his first Best’s Bootcamp site in London’s ... More

Fitness First is planning to push ahead with the rollout of its microgym concept BEAT, with ‘club-within-a-club’ boutiques soon to be added to a number ... More