- December 28, 2023
It’s time to make New Year’s resolutions, and if one of yours is to get fit, PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Fitness Apps could help.
Each month, PYMNTS determines the most popular ...
- November 7, 2023
Planet Fitness reported strong third-quarter (Q3) performance that it attributes to growing membership among Generation Z consumers.
“We continue to see our strongest net member growth for Gen Zs who now make up a ...
- November 1, 2023
For the third consecutive month, Strava earns the top spot in PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Fitness apps.
Planet Fitness claims third place and pushes the rest of the apps down a ...
- September 29, 2023
Each month, PYMNTS delves into the world of health and fitness tech, assessing related apps based on criteria such as usability, performance, versatility and their potential to transform a user’s ...
- August 30, 2023
The flexibility of the platform subscription model is being put to the test.
And to staunch churn and keep new customers coming on board, tweaking the pricing of what’s on offer ...
- August 25, 2023
As the fall season arrives, fit consumers might be in search of apps that emphasize and support their health journeys. PYMNTS Provider Ranking of Fitness Apps is here to help.
The Top 5
Strava comes ...
- August 3, 2023
Planet Fitness said its second-quarter results reinforce how the company’s fitness experience “continues to resonate with consumers.”
On a Thursday (Aug. 2) earnings call, CEO Chris Rondeau highlighted the strong demand for the brand, which ...
- November 15, 2022
This edition of PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Fitness app brings to light eleven contenders ready to sweat it to the top.
Our top contender is unswayable from No.1. There’s a lot ...
- November 8, 2022
There was a time before the pandemic when Generation Z was the smallest portion of Planet Fitness’ membership base.
Now, this group is among the brand’s largest customer population, company officials ...
- August 12, 2022
The workout — once the province of the home or the gym — is now, fully and perhaps forever, omnichannel.
Which leads to the question as to whether fitness junkies will ...
- August 9, 2022
A Planet Fitness program that allowed teens to work out for free at the company’s gyms during the summer drew 3.3 million participants.
The number of teens signing up for the ...
- July 18, 2022
Need help finding a fitness app? No sweat! PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Fitness apps brings the top contenders in this segment to the podium each month.
There’s a lot to choose ...
- June 8, 2022
To move ahead in PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Fitness Apps, the contenders must do some cross-training.
It’s not enough to build strength in one area — they must work just as ...
- May 11, 2022
Ready for bathing suit season? Not unless you’ve been keeping current with PYMNTS Provider Ranking of Fitness apps, where all the healthy (and aspiring healthy) people go.
We’ve got some changes, ...
- February 24, 2022
Today in retail, Planet Fitness reports a boom in members, and there is a mix of good and bad news for Bath & Body Works, while American Express and Resy ...
- February 24, 2022
Planet Fitness saw a membership boom at its fitness centers during the pandemic, helped along by teens and pre-teens signing up for their first gym memberships.
As CNBC reported Thursday (Feb. ...
- January 11, 2022
Planet Fitness, Inc. on Tuesday (Jan. 11) signed a definitive agreement to acquire Sunshine Fitness Growth Holdings, LLC, which owns and operates more than 100 Planet Fitness clubs in the ...
- November 5, 2021
In today’s top retail news, increased memberships at Planet Fitness and slowing growth at Peloton suggest in-home fitness may be a pandemic fad for some consumers, while retailers look for ...
- November 5, 2021
In early 2020, almost overnight, people’s houses were transformed from just being a home to also serving as the office, the happy hour locale and the gym — a boon ...
- May 7, 2021
After more than a year of lockdowns and COVID-related lifestyle restrictions, consumers’ pent-up demand and desire to play again could be seen in a trio of sports-related forecasts Friday (May ...
- January 22, 2021
Planet Fitness has expanded its board with two new members from outside of the fitness industry, adding 7-Eleven’s chief operating officer and the CEO of Mexican restaurant chain El Pollo ...
- July 1, 2020
Now that many consumers have to make appointments to go to the gym or use a specific piece of equipment amid the pandemic, will they want to visit fitness clubs ...
- June 29, 2020
Planet Fitness shares fell 6.3 percent following reports of possible coronavirus infections at a West Virginia location, Bloomberg reported.
The popular gym chain, like other types of retailers, had been trying ...
- March 8, 2019
Retailers are bringing omnichannel experiences to consumers by bridging the worlds of online and brick-and-mortar commerce through offerings such as buy-online-pickup-in-store (BOPIS). Following that trend, Fast fashion apparel retailer rue21 ...
- March 7, 2019
Kohl’s has announced that it will lease or sell retail space at 10 locations to Planet Fitness — and that number could grow in the future.
The department store has been working ...
