Sports Direct in LA Fitness gym talk
Britain’s biggest sporting goods retailer, Sports Directs is in talks to buy 30 gyms, in a move that would mark its entrance into the health and fitness industry.
The firm, which also owns a stable of brands including Dunlop and Slazenger, is one of a number of companies that have held talks to buy 30 clubs from LA Fitness.
As part of a company voluntary agreement with landlords, LA Fitness is selling some of its 80 fitness facilities. LA is owned by management and several of its lending banks.