Front cover feature: Anytime Fitness soars past 150 UK clubs milestone
Anytime Fitness is celebrating its continued success following its 150th club opening in the UK. The milestone was reached with the opening of Anytime Fitness Paignton, Devon, and demonstrates the sustained prosperity that its franchisees are enjoying in the thriving fitness industry.

Continuing its upward trend, the fitness industry has seen market value soar to almost £5bn in 2018. Exceeding 9.9m members, penetration is also at an all-time high of 14.9 per cent, meaning that one in every seven people in the UK is now a gym member.

Front cover feature: Celebrating 40 years

This issue of Franchise World marks 40 years of the magazine which was first published in 1978. Celebrating the anniversary, one commenter has described Franchise World as: ‘Synonymous with all that is good about franchising’.

 

Front cover feature – Dream Doors’ franchisees share their success stories

With over 62,000 kitchen makeovers completed, Dream Doors is not only making its customers happy but also its franchisees like 25-year-old Craig Allen, who has just achieved his biggest month of sales from his showroom in Wealden, East Sussex.

Razzamataz, the children’s theatre school, says that for some candidates looking to buy a franchise, the security of buying a franchise resale is more appealing as you are buying an existing business.

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