Category: Planet Fitness

LOS ALTOS, Calif., April 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Placer.ai, the leader in location analytics and foot traffic data, announced today the launch of its new marketplace. The marketplace will enable data analytics providers to layer new datasets and perspectives on top of Placer.ai’s dashboard enabling immediate access to leaders in CRE, Retail, Hospitality, investments, and local government. Customers will have the ability to instantly access a variety of new data sources and use them directly within the Placer dashboard. “The…

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Ok, I will admit it. As a reporter who covers the Pittsburgh Penguins, I come to the arena early for peace and quiet with the hockey rink backdrop. I’ve always wondered what it would be like to roam the concourse, eat anything I wanted, watch hockey, and not be bothered. I’m pretty sure this would be nirvana. On Wednesday morning the Penguins announced a contest that will give one winner and nine guests much of that nirvana. From the…

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During Monday’s Mad Money program host Jim Cramer told viewers that Planet Fitness (PLNT) was one of the last fitness players still standing, meaning it was going to benefit from smaller gyms that had closed during the pandemic. When we looked at PLNT back on Jan. 6 we wrote that, “People may be returning to their favorite gyms but the charts of PLNT suggest a decline in the weeks ahead. Take your pulse and stand aside for now.” Prices declined…

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Mike Polk Jr. has a gander at the issue. PARMA, Ohio — Ask any seasoned, hardboiled journalist like myself and they’ll tell you that one of the most rewarding aspects of the job is when it affords one the opportunity to expose bad actors in our society who would prey upon the weak to benefit themselves. That’s why I considered it so important to share this harrowing tale of two malcontent geese running amuck in a Parma library parking…

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Some Green Shoots, but Finding them Is Tricky. By John E. McNellis, Principal at McNellis Partners, for WOLF STREET: A year ago, our shopping centers were shuttered, and our tenants so crushed we forgave their April rent. Believing the world would reopen by mid-April, we thought our merchants would have a couple weeks of free-rent to make up for March’s closure. We couldn’t have been more wrong. A year later and we’re still forgiving and deferring rent for our…

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You can login to MyFitnessPal via the website or the iOS and Android apps, but you’ll need to already have an account. If you’re having issues logging into MyFitnessPal, make sure that there’s not a service outage. For those trying to lose weight, or who simply want greater accountability when it comes to their exercise regimen, MyFitnessPal offers an easy way to track calories, workouts, and more in a single app. While the company offers both a free and…

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Heads up, Hendersonville: An expanding breakfast, brunch and lunch chain plans to soon open on Spartanburg Highway.  Eggs Up Grill will be located at 637 Spartanburg Highway, next to Planet Fitness. The target opening date is May, says the new restaurant’s Facebook page.  This is the first Eggs Up Grill for franchise partner Daniel Fort, according to a news release from the South Carolina-based restaurant chain.   With seating for 110 plus an outdoor patio for dining, the 2,800-square-foot restaurant…

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Monday, March 29, is a day that Summer Hendricks will never forget. She said it was one of the scariest days of her life.She was carjacked at gunpoint while sitting in her car in the back of a parking lot at Planet Fitness in St. Matthews. A man opened her driver’s side door, pointed a gun at her, and forced her out of the car before taking off in it.“I said, “Come on man, don’t do this,” she said….

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In this article, Andrew Little, research analyst at Global X, explores the health and wellness theme’s new paradigm, and what it might mean for investment in the space. The health and wellness theme experienced remarkable disruption in 2020. Coronavirus pandemic-induced lockdowns and social distancing brought the world to a standstill, giving way to the stay-at-home economy. Gyms shuttered, fitness classes ceased operations, and health-focused stores closed their doors. Forced to look elsewhere for physical activity and wellness goods, consumers…

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Planet Fitness plans to add 100 new locations The shares of Planet Fitness Inc (NYSE:PLNT) are up 1.6% at $78.52 before the bell, after the company announced plans to open more locations in the coming fiscal year. Specifically, the fitness chain plans to open 100 new exercise centers, adding to its portfolio of more than 2,100 locations. In other news, CFO Tom Fitzgerald, in an interview with the Wall Street Journal, said the company wants to invest more in…

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