Snap Fitness to open 178 new health clubs in India

As part of its expansion plans, US-based Snap Fitness plans to add 178 health clubs in India by the end of 2017.

It has 62 operational clubs in India, is looking at places like Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata and Hyderabad for expanding its footprint.

"We are planning to have 240 locations under our brand by end of 2017. Out of these 20 centres will be company-owned and operated, while the rest which is close to 220 will be franchise owned, franchise operated," Snap Fitness India MD and CEO B M Vikram told PTI.

"We will be positioning most of these centres in tier one cities like Chennai, Hyderabad, Delhi and NCR. A fraction of them will also go to tier two and tier three cities," he said.
 

On the investments for expansion, he said as majority of clubs will be franchise-owned and operated and the investments will come from franchisees, but did not disclose the figures.