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Gyms operator Gym Group (GYM) has announced “successful completion” of a placing raising a gross £31.2 million. How ‘successful’ is the placing and what’s the outlook from here?...
The Gym Group (GYM) has updated including “three-month period ongoing paying members were up 2.4% at 588,000 compared to re-opening (25 July 2020: 574,000)… has traded profitably and cash generatively” and “continues to see an opportunity to access attractive potential new sites and is building a pipeline for new openings in 2021”, but its shares have soared for another reason...
The Gym Group (GYM) has announced results for the first half of 2020 and “since re-opening, member visits have been steadily increasing week by week. Whilst the total number of visits remains lower than the same period last year… the number of visits per member is now at the level of last year, demonstrating a growing confidence in our member base about working out in our gyms”...
