{"id":8779,"date":"2013-05-31T14:10:09","date_gmt":"2013-05-31T14:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/?p=8779"},"modified":"2021-05-17T11:22:09","modified_gmt":"2021-05-17T15:22:09","slug":"curves-for-women-franchise-reviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/curves-for-women-franchise-reviews","title":{"rendered":"Curves For Women"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Curves For Women Franchise Opportunity<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Franchise Review<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Curves is &#8220;<em>The World&#8217;s Largest Fitness Center Franchise<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>(<em>According to The Guinness Book Of World Records<\/em>.)<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s quite an accomplishment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Curves For Women<\/strong> was <em>The One<\/em>. The one that set the stage for almost every circuit-training style fitness franchise that&#8217;s currently being offered in the US-and around the world.<\/p>\n<p>From<a title=\"curves for women website\" href=\"https:\/\/www.buycurves.com\/about-curves\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> their franchise website<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;<em>Gary and Diane Heavin opened the first Curves in 1992 as a fitness and weight-loss facility designed especially for women. In a relatively short amount of time, Curves grew to become the largest fitness franchise in the world, helping women in over 90 countries lead healthier lives. The reason for Curves&#8217; success is the practical approach to women&#8217;s diet and exercise combined with a supportive club environment. We invite women of all shapes, sizes, and ages to lose weight, become stronger, and reach their health goals at Curves<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It&#8217;s all good.<\/p>\n<p>But, is it good enough for you to buy?<\/p>\n<p>Well, it was good enough for <a title=\"curves just got sold\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/curves-for-women-gary-heavin-franchises\">North Castle Partners<\/a> to add to their portfolio.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Curves Closings<\/h2>\n<p>Maybe it&#8217;s not all good.<\/p>\n<p>From the <a title=\"wsj curves franchise news\" href=\"https:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB10001424052748704862404575351293938715632.html\">Wall Street Journal<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;Over the past three years its U.S. franchisees have been closing outlets at a rapid rate, shrinking the chain by about a third: to 5,208 U.S. sites at the end of last year from 7,748 at the beginning of 2007, according to a recent franchise disclosure document the company filed with state regulators. More than 1,000 Curves vanished across the country in 2009, while just 35 new locations opened<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>My Take<\/h2>\n<p>Fitness franchises that are focused on women still have legs. (<em>Nothing even remotely sexual intended.<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p>But, if franchisors in this sector-like <a title=\"franchise direct curves franchises\" href=\"https:\/\/www.franchisedirect.com\/fitnessfranchises\/curves-franchise-08356\/ufoc\/?utm_source=Joel-FranchiseKing&amp;utm_medium=CPC&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_campaign=King2012\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Curves For Women<\/a>, don&#8217;t adapt to the changing needs of the market, they will quickly find themselves in one heck of a bind.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pros:<\/strong> Curves For Women is a powerful brand. Heavin has done a remarkable job with the branding aspect of the business. Most people<em> instantly<\/em> know what Curves is-and what Curves does. The only way for you to make the purchase of a Curves franchise payoff is to take <em><strong>multi-unit risk<\/strong><\/em>. Choose a great geographic area, and buy the rights to 5 Curves franchises. That way, you have a chance to make some money-if things go your way.<\/p>\n<p>Another good thing about Curves; the low investment. You can start a Curves franchise for well under $100,000. Well. Under.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cons:<\/strong> If Curves For Women wasn&#8217;t having some issues, they probably wouldn&#8217;t have been purchased by a private equity group.<\/p>\n<p>Numerous <a title=\"curves franchisees\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unhappyfranchisee.com\/curves-franchise-lawsuit-settlements\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">franchisee complaints have turned into lawsuits<\/a>-that&#8217;s never good.<\/p>\n<p>Some markets may not have territory availability.<\/p>\n<p>The bottom line: If you&#8217;re looking to get into the fitness franchise segment-one that&#8217;s 100% focused on women, Curves is still in the game. Choose your locations carefully, and talk to <em>at least<\/em> 20 current franchisees from different area of the country.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, <a title=\"researching curves franchises\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/store\/the-essential-steps-to-researching-a-franchise\/\"><strong>do great franchise research<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ranking:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-crowns.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9014\" alt=\"curves for women review\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-crowns.png\" width=\"314\" height=\"48\"><\/a> Out of 6<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What has <em>your<\/em> experience been with Curves For Women?<br \/>\n<strong>$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our friends at ReadSmartly just came up with a really &#8220;<em>smart<\/em>&#8221; idea for entrepreneurs. They give you the best ideas from the top business books every week.<\/p>\n<p>This way, you know what everyone is talking about when they say &#8220;Blue Ocean Strategy&#8221;, &#8220;LTV&#8221; or &#8220;Permission Marketing.&#8221; You can try it out free! And if you like it, you can get 40% off with this special promo code: <strong>FRANCHISEKING<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Just visit <a title=\"books\" href=\"https:\/\/www.readsmartly.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.ReadSmartly.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Curves For Women Franchise Opportunity &nbsp; Franchise Review Curves is &ldquo;The World&rsquo;s Largest Fitness Center Franchise.&rdquo; (According to The Guinness Book Of World Records.) That&rsquo;s quite an accomplishment. Curves For Women was The One. 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