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- November 2004 (Revised September 2019)
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The U.S. Health Club Industry in 2004
By: John R. Wells, Gabriel Ellsworth and Benjamin Weinstock
In 2004, the $16.8 billion U.S. health club industry continued its strong record of growth. There were almost 27,000 health clubs in the United States, up from 6,700 two decades earlier, and these clubs claimed 41 million members, over 14% of the U.S. population.... View Details
Keywords: Health Clubs; Fitness; Gyms; Chain; Weight Loss; Obesity; Exercise; Personal Training; Bally Total Fitness; 24 Hour Fitness; YMCA; Gold's Gym; Curves; Franchise; Franchising; Subscription; Promotional Sales; Promotions; Fixed Costs; Body; Accrual Accounting; Revenue Recognition; Buildings and Facilities; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; For-Profit Firms; Trends; Customers; Demographics; Age; Income; Private Equity; Financing and Loans; Profit; Revenue; Geographic Scope; Multinational Firms and Management; Health; Nutrition; Business History; Employees; Retention; Human Capital; Working Conditions; Contracts; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Markets; Demand and Consumers; Supply and Industry; Industry Growth; Industry Structures; Operations; Service Operations; Franchise Ownership; Private Ownership; Public Ownership; Problems and Challenges; Sales; Salesforce Management; Situation or Environment; Opportunities; Nonprofit Organizations; Welfare; Sports; Strategy; Business Strategy; Competition; Competitive Strategy; Consolidation; Corporate Strategy; Customization and Personalization; Expansion; Segmentation; Hardware; Health Industry; United States
Wells, John R., Gabriel Ellsworth, and Benjamin Weinstock. "The U.S. Health Club Industry in 2004." Harvard Business School Background Note 705-445, November 2004. (Revised September 2019.)
- 06 Feb 2025
- News
How to Judge Your Next Job
this book and its lessons all the more urgent? Michael Horn: I think the anxiety of individuals right now in the job market is off the charts in many respects. We know individuals stay in their jobs right now, they're not quitting because... View Details
- 14 Nov 2006
- First Look
First Look: November 14, 2006
Business School Case 707-012 Clearwater was trying to market value-added products in a traditionally commodities based industry while facing supply uncertainties and regulatory, environmental, and foreign exchange challenges. Clearwater... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Jan 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 3, 2018
as environmental challenges evolved, Swedish universities assumed leadership in creating environmental knowledge, while conventional management consultancies entered the market of environmental management. Download working paper:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Jan 2011
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 18
telecommuting, gender-related pay gaps, a household division of labor that still saddles women with a disproportionate share of caretaking chores, and the question of religious expression in the workplace. Read the article:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 5, 2017
Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/416026-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 517-040 Marketing Transformation at Mastercard Since 2013, Mastercard CMO M.V. Rajamannar (Raja) had transformed the firm’s View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Nov 2022
- Blog Post
Alumni Leaders on Decarbonization Strategies for Combatting Climate Change
opportunities. While most of the IRA takes the form of incentives and tax credits, there are also some sticks and penalties in it. The most important one is probably the first-of-its-kind fee on methane emissions from the oil and gas sector, which is boosting the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Profiles from the Class of 2006
skills,” he says. Kennealey hopes one day to apply those newfound skills to creating Nativity International, a network of tuition-free schools in Third World countries, or by launching an online high school. More immediately, he is... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Can Business Smarts Save the Charter School Revolution?
She developed Intrinsic's blended-learning model, with students learning online and in the classroom, while serving as one of the Fund's entrepreneurs-in-residence. In Boston, Unlocking Potential cofounder Scott Given (MBA 2010) found... View Details
- 05 Oct 2021
- Blog Post
First-Gen Voices: Eric Westphal on Tapping into the Global Alumni Network & Making a Difference Across Borders
markets and venture capital, but ultimately was drawn back to his interest in working with a startup in some capacity. To break into the startup ecosystem, Westphal worked on some small projects for startups during the semester. Then he... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2019
between. Kids are constantly changing and how we parent them must change, too. But how do we stay close as a family as our lives move apart? In the midst of guiding their own kids through this transition, Lisa Heffernan and Mary Dell Harrington launched Grown &... View Details
- 30 May 2005
- Research & Ideas
Germany’s Pioneering Corporate Managers
Jack." German entrepreneurs were autocratic and paternalist, but it is by no means clear that they had a particular lock on this sort of behavior. How many American CEOs would like to have labor representatives on their boards? We... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Jul 2009
- First Look
First Look: July 7
with free market prices and therefore change the conditions under which the company must operate. The case also deals with the pros and cons of various energy sources in view of their perceived environmental impact. As the company's CEO,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 18 Oct 2004
- Research & Ideas
The Bias of Wall Street Analysts
conflict of interest settlement, many brokerages such as Bear Stearns, Morgan Stanley, and J.P. Morgan Chase are outsourcing a lot of the number crunching activities of sell-side analysts to places like India, where labor costs are just a... View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
HBS Addresses Racial Equity
Research in Markets & Organizations) brings undergraduates to HBS for 10 weeks to conduct research with faculty who, with current doctoral students, offer mentoring. In addition, we work closely with the PhD Project, an organization that... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 18 Feb 2021
- Blog Post
SIPs in 2021
life—the loss of her first child, the death of her husband, the love she showers on her daughter—and in doing so, shattered the notion that online spaces are devoid of emotional connection. “Boz transports you into her life in a way that... View Details
- 17 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 17, 2017
impressions they make. In field and online experiments in which participants take, share, and evaluate “selfies” (self-photos), we show that paradoxically, these challenges can be exacerbated by temporary sharing media—technologies that... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
New News
opportunity you both saw. Who is the audience you’re going after, and what was the gap you saw in the market? MA: This is going to sound crazy but our target is the 200 million people who read the news online in the United States. The gap... View Details
- 12 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 12, 2009
international awards. How could the company capitalize on this success? Should Grace expand its operations to multiple Chinese provinces? Should Grace continue as a premium boutique winery serving a growing but ultimately limited niche View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Past Issues - Alumni
Dlodlo’s community-first approach to developing a historically vibrant section of Baltimore can offer a blueprint for reviving neighborhoods across the globe Ready for Departure Preparing for a post-pandemic comeback at the airport Open View Details