30 Minute Fitness

CURVES: 1000 Franchise Clubs Failed Last Year

The Wall Street Journal has confirmed what Curves franchise owners have been reporting on UnhappyFranchisee.com for the past two years: …

14 years ago

Failure Rates of the 10 Most Popular Franchises

Failure Rates of the 10 Most Popular Franchises What are the failure rates of the 10 most popular franchise opportunities? …

15 years ago

CURVES: Should Failed Franchises be Resold?

The Curves franchise on Thorold Stone Road, Niagra Falls reportedly closed overnight. According to the Niagra Falls Review, members reportedly…

15 years ago

CURVES: 5 West Virginia Curves Close Abruptly

5 West Virginia Curves fitness clubs closed abruptly with no more than a voice mail to notify members. The closed…

15 years ago

DIVERSIFIED HEALTH: Testimonials From Failed Franchisees

Today’s amusing lesson in why you should dig deeper than the franchisor’s franchise marketing web page comes to us from…

15 years ago

DIVERSIFIED HEALTH: Fit For Her Members Cry Fraud

“"Diversified Health has a pattern of doing this same type of thing, where they open a franchise and then go…

15 years ago

CURVES: Can Indie Clubs Thrive Where Curves Failed?

Rande LaDue, distributor of PACE hydraulic exercise equipment, is seeing a fitness industry trend:  independent express fitness clubs opening in…

15 years ago

14% of Florida Health Clubs Closed in 2008

258 of the more 1,800 registered health studios in Florida went out of business in 2008, according Florida Agriculture and…

15 years ago

CURVES Franchisee Regrets Not Sticking It to Others

A recent New York Times article features comments from a Curves franchise owner who regrets not having dumped her four…

15 years ago

LADY OF AMERICA: Members of Closed Franchise Forced to Pay

Members of the Woodlands, Texas LOA Lady of America women-only fitness club are outraged.  They claim franchisee Alex Valladares closed…

15 years ago