fitness

Equinox Seeks Cash Infusion To Build Out Digital Platform
Equinox Seeks Cash Infusion To Build Out Digital Platform
January 10, 2020  |  Investments

Luxury fitness company Equinox seeks additional financial support as it maneuvers to expand its online platform. The SoulCycle majority owner is currently in “advanced conversations”...

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ClassPass Lands $285M To Scale Fitness Marketplace
ClassPass Lands $285M To Scale Fitness Marketplace
January 08, 2020  |  Subscriptions

International fitness and wellness marketplace ClassPass has notched $285 million in a Series E funding round led by L Catterton and Apax Digital, with support...

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Digitizing The Personal Trainer
Digitizing The Personal Trainer
January 03, 2020  |  Retail

It happens like clockwork at the beginning of every year: Consumers feeling bad about the previous eight weeks of overeating and indolence repent and join...

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SoulCycle’s CEO Ouster Comes Amid More Digital Fitness Offerings
SoulCycle’s CEO Ouster Comes Amid More Digital Fitness Offerings
November 29, 2019  |  Innovation

Fitness is always ripe for disruption in this digital age, and recent events serve to illustrate how the race to win the hearts — and...

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Peloton Doubles Revenue, Grows Subscribers By 100 Pct In Q1 FY 2020
Peloton Doubles Revenue, Grows Subscribers By 100 Pct In Q1 FY 2020
November 05, 2019  |  Earnings

Peloton’s revenue increased by more than 100 percent year over year in the fitness company’s first quarter of fiscal 2020, hitting $228 million. Even so, its...

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Innovating The Stink Out Of Athletic Wear 
Innovating The Stink Out Of Athletic Wear 
November 04, 2019  |  Retail

The problem with most athletic wear is that no matter how well it works, no matter how comfortable it is and no matter how much...

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Alphabet Extends Offer To Acquire Fitbit
Alphabet Extends Offer To Acquire Fitbit
October 28, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Google’s parent company Alphabet has made an offer to purchase the popular fitness wearables company Fitbit, Reuters is reporting. The company may be eyeing a move...

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Athleisure 2.0 And Standing Out With (CBD) Innovation
Athleisure 2.0 And Standing Out With (CBD) Innovation
October 10, 2019  |  Retail

Athleisure is a large and growing market. As of 2016, the industry generated around $46 billion in U.S. sales, and by next year that figure...

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ClassPass CEO: How Digital Platforms Have Innovated Health, Fitness
ClassPass CEO: How Digital Platforms Have Innovated Health, Fitness
October 04, 2019  |  Merchant Innovation

Consumers are creatures of habit — but those habits can be complex, and can certainly vary according to such factors as geography, age and even...

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