boutiques news

Janu – Aman’s highly-anticipated sister brand – has opened its inaugural hotel in Tokyo, marking the first in its pipeline of 13 properties across city, ... More

The first bricks and mortar Kinrgy studio opens today (1 March) in West Hollywood. Founded by Emmy Award-winning dancer, Julianne Hough, the brand started as ... More

Richard North has taken up the role of CEO at United Fitness Brands (UFB), owner of five boutique fitness brands. Announcing his new role, North ... More

Xponential Fitness is bringing its Club Pilates brand to the UK, with the opening of two locations in London. The move reflects the growing popularity ... More

Janu, the new hotel brand from luxury operator Aman, is gearing up to launch its first location this March in Tokyo. The property will feature ... More

Aman’s sister brand Janu will launch its flagship property in Tokyo in March 2024, complete with a 4,000sq m urban wellness retreat. Meaning ‘soul’ in ... More

There are now more than 300 boutique fitness studios across London – an increase of 17.4 per cent when compared to 2018. Figures from the ... More

At a time when some London boutiques are under pressure financially, boutique indoor cycling operator, Psycle, has opened its fifth studio in the capital and ... More

Hotel and spa operator Banyan Tree Group has signed a deal with La Quinta Real Estate Group to open its first resort and residences in ... More

German fitness operator, Life Fit Group, led by Martin Seibold, has snapped Loft Holding GmbH and its fitness brand Fitness Loft. The company has also ... More

Athlo, an app enabling consumers to sell unwanted classes has soft-launched in the UK. The platform was founded by Matthew Mansell to help consumers avoid ... More

RSG Group has launched the flagship club for Heimat – the gym giant’s new fitness and wellness brand – in Los Angeles. It's the first ... More

Evolution Wellness has closed all its Fitness First operations in Hong Kong. The pandemic’s impact and the government’s Zero COVID strategy proved too much for ... More

United Fitness Brands (UFB) has added London-based operator Triyoga to its portfolio. Triyoga, which operates five studios across London, UK, is the fourth brand to ... More

Global hospitality brand Hard Rock has revealed plans for a new location in Marbella, Spain, scheduled to open in June 2022. The former Andalucía Plaza ... More

Technogym has partnered with French luxury fashion house Dior to create an exclusive limited-edition series of fitness products. Developed in collaboration between the Technogym Research ... More

Today’s consumers have high expectations for brands to tackle sustainability head-on. In early 2021, a new US beauty and wellness brand named Ace of Air ... More

Luxury French skincare, cosmetics and perfume brand Clarins has unveiled its brand new retail boutique concept with locations having already opened in Dubai, Paris and ... More

Globally-recognised German aesthetics doctor Dr Barbara Sturm has expanded the global footprint of her Boutique & Spa concept with a new destination in London’s upmarket ... More

A new "supergroup" of boutique fitness brands will look to help pool resources and use their collective strength to grow their individual businesses. The founders ... More

As COVID-19 cases increase across much of the UK, the fitness industry is standing fast, with the latest data from ukactive showing that the prevalence ... More

To the relief of the sector, the UK government confirmed yesterday (23 November) that gyms, health clubs and leisure centres will be allowed to open ... More

Boutique gym attendance and class bookings in some world regions have bounced back to around 91 per cent of pre-COVID levels. The figure comes from ... More

Boutique fitness operator, TRIB3, has announced it will open a new global HQ and flagship studio in the heart of Manchester. The company has agreed ... More

Nearly two-thirds of gym and health club members in the US (65 per cent) are planning on returning to their club once lockdown measures allow, ... More