JD Sports to open own gym chain
Sportswear retailer JD Sports is to enter the fitness market by opening its own chain of gyms.
The retailer is due to open the first gym in Hull next month after taking a lease on a former Fitness First Gym in the city. The 21,000 sq ft facility is undergoing a major refurbishment which includes being fitted out with the latest gym equipment.
JD Gyms managing director Alan Peacock told the Hull Daily Mail that an expansion into the fitness market was an obvious step for JD Sports and that the retailer was planning to open further gyms across the UK.
He added: “We are investing £1 million in the site and when you make that kind of investment you are committing to that project.
“We also have a couple of other sites under offer in other big cities but those are deals we are working on at the moment.”
