Comments on: Failed Contours Express Fitness Franchise Owner Shares Experience, Advice

By: Sean Kelly

Sean Kelly — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:07:34 +0000

Sad franchisee news:
http://www.franchisepick.com/gun-violence-claims-life-of-contours-express-franchisee/

By: all over

all over — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:44:07 +0000

We are going to be closing our Contours Express in December. We have been in business for a little over a year. I know some of you have sold your equipment and other goods. What is the best way to do this? Sean, I think you helped with this. Do you still? Please advise.

By: Editor

Editor — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 23:11:07 +0000

Here is a link to a story in Club Industry’s Fitness Business Pro that mentions the closings and lawsuits related to several of the express fitness franchises. http://fitnessbusinesspro.com/mag/fitness_times/
I wish we had known about this site before we wrote the story. We’ll be writing additional stories on this subject in the future to include some of the club franchises that we missed.

By: sean

sean — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 19:28:07 +0000

See the latest post on Contours Express. It's a guest post by the son of a Contours Express franchise owner, recounting her experiences: "How do Businesses Like Contours Express Survive?"

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By: Roger

Roger — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 15:57:23 +0000

The Wall Street Journal wrote a story on April 29 about why franchises fail. #1 reason is undercapitalization; #2 reason is not following thye system that was purchased to the letter. Many franchisees want to remake the product into something of their own making versus following the system that the purchased. DANGER!

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