Franchise news, July to October 2026

Purpose Brands, the parent company of Anytime Fitness and Orangetheory Fitness, made four leadership appointments, including Oded Shein as chief financial officer.

Source: Franchising.com, September 21, 2026

STRONG Pilates signed an expansion deal for Saudi Arabia.

Source: Athletech News, September 17, 2026

9Round opened three 9Round studios in Bengaluru, India.

Source: Passionate In Marketing, September 3, 2026

Workout Anytime hired new leaders and described a plan to grow Workout Anytime by converting existing gyms.

Source: Franchising.com, September 1, 2026

World Gym started presales for the first World Gym club in Thailand.

Source: Macau Business, August 19, 2026

The Yard Gym reported on its partnership with Nike Training at The Yard Gym locations.

Source: Athletech News, August 17, 2026

Alloy Personal Training passed 150 open Alloy locations in the United States.

Source: Fitt Insider, August 14, 2026

Anytime France, the Anytime Fitness master franchisee in France, bought INTERVAL Sport Fitness Group.

Source: Club Solutions Magazine, August 11, 2026

Crunch Fitness bought franchised Crunch Fitness locations in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Source: Athletech News, August 7, 2026

Planet Fitness reported revenue of $365.2 million for the second quarter of 2026, up 7.1% from $340.9 million a year earlier, and system-wide same club sales up 1.7%.

Source: Planet Fitness (SEC filing), August 6, 2026

STRONG Pilates signed a master franchise agreement with Xtreme Brands to open STRONG Pilates studios in Central and Eastern Europe.

Source: Fitt Insider, August 3, 2026

Crunch Fitness franchise owner CR Fitness plans to open 20 Crunch Fitness clubs in the Phoenix area.

Source: Athletech News, July 21, 2026

HOTWORX signed a multi-unit franchise agreement that brings HOTWORX to Alaska.

Source: Franchising.com, July 7, 2026

Private equity firm Gridiron Capital made an investment in Weed Man, and the law firm Ropes & Gray advised Gridiron Capital on the Weed Man deal.

Source: Ropes & Gray, October 6, 2026

Neighborly, the parent company of Mr. Rooter, Molly Maid, Mr. Handyman and 12 other brands on this page, named Brent Korb chief financial officer, effective September 8, 2026.

Source: Franchising.com and FranchiseWire, September 9, 2026

GarageExperts reached 125 territories at the midpoint of 2026 and entered Iowa.

Source: Franchising.com, August 26, 2026

Weed Man described the 2026 mergers between Weed Man franchise owners and the new Weed Man territories added in 2026.

Source: Weed Man, August 5, 2026

Chemed, the parent company of Roto-Rooter, reported Roto-Rooter revenue of $229.9 million for the second quarter of 2026, up 3.3% from the second quarter of 2025, and Roto-Rooter adjusted EBITDA of $48.5 million.

Source: Chemed (SEC filing), July 28, 2026

Empower Brands, the parent company of Archadeck Outdoor Living, Outdoor Lighting Perspectives, Conserva Irrigation and Bumble Roofing, reported 13% more new franchisees in the first half of 2026 than in the first half of 2025.

Source: International Franchise Association, July 28, 2026

The International Franchise Association named Goldfish Swim School franchise owner Alex Tyler a 2026 Franchisee of the Year.

Source: Franchising.com, September 29, 2026

The Learning Experience plans 14 new child care centers in the New York region.

Source: Traded, September 23, 2026

The International Franchise Association named Kiddie Academy multi-unit owners Preeti and Vic Gulati 2026 Franchisees of the Year.

Source: Franchising.com, September 17, 2026

Water Wings Swim School opened its first franchised location and reported a pipeline of 54 Water Wings units.

Source: Franchising.com, September 10, 2026

i9 Sports sold its 300th i9 Sports franchise.

Source: Franchising.com, September 1, 2026

Engineering For Kids opened in Muscat, Oman, through a local Engineering For Kids franchise owner.

Source: Franchising.com, August 20, 2026

Code Ninjas opened more than 20 new Code Ninjas locations and earned the ISTE Seal.

Source: Webull (PR Newswire), August 18, 2026

Celebree School opened its 50th franchise location.

Source: Franchising.com, August 17, 2026

The Learning Experience bought Banana Moon Day Nursery, a nursery franchisor in the United Kingdom, and the deal is the first move by The Learning Experience into the United Kingdom.

Source: FinanzNachrichten (press release), August 6, 2026

KidStrong franchise owner Michael Reyes signed a 46-unit KidStrong area development agreement through NextGen Holdings.

Source: Webull (PR Newswire), August 4, 2026

Lightbridge Academy started a Fast-Track Ownership program for new Lightbridge Academy franchise owners.

Source: Franchising.com, August 4, 2026

Mathnasium signed 60 franchise agreements and opened 40 Mathnasium centers in the first half of 2026.

Source: Franchising.com, July 28, 2026

Unleashed Brands, the parent company of The Little Gym, Sylvan Learning and Snapology, signed 73 franchise agreements across its seven brands in the first half of 2026.

Source: Webull (PR Newswire), July 28, 2026

Celebree School awarded a franchise agreement in Phoenix, which will be the first Celebree School in Arizona.

Source: Franchising.com, July 15, 2026

Woodhouse Spa added franchise units and expanded its club and MedSpa programs at Woodhouse locations.

Source: Webull (PR Newswire), October 5, 2026

MassageLuXe named the Chicago area as the next market for MassageLuXe franchise development in the Midwest.

Source: Franchising.com, September 22, 2026

VIO Med Spa signed a three-unit franchise agreement for Charleston, the first VIO Med Spa agreement in South Carolina.

Source: Franchising.com, September 21, 2026

4Ever Young hired a new finance executive and a new technology executive.

Source: Franchising.com, September 21, 2026

SweatHouz plans 12 or more SweatHouz studios in Manhattan and Brooklyn.

Source: Athletech News, September 9, 2026

Restore Hyper Wellness added health services at its Southern California Restore locations.

Source: WebDisclosure (press release), September 1, 2026

Townhouse hired franchise and quick-service restaurant executives to lead Townhouse growth in the United States.

Source: Franchising.com, August 12, 2026

Townhouse signed a 40-salon development agreement for Italy.

Source: Franchising.com, August 11, 2026

Gorgeous Collective, the parent company of IMAGE Studios, bought Clean Your Dirty Face.

Source: BeautyMatter and PR Newswire via Blue Mountain Eagle, August 5, 2026

WellBiz Brands, the parent company of Drybar, Elements Massage, Amazing Lash Studio and Fitness Together, reported 15 new franchise agreements and six openings in the second quarter of 2026.

Source: International Franchise Association and Skin Inc., July 23, 2026

Blo Blow Dry Bar added nine new franchise owners in the first half of 2026.

Source: Franchising.com, July 22, 2026

Sport Clips Haircuts said Sport Clips is on pace to add more units in 2026.

Source: Sport Clips, July 15, 2026

Right at Home reported 19 new territory sales through the third quarter of 2026.

Source: 1851 Franchise, September 30, 2026

CarePatrol reported system-wide revenue above $5 million for August 2026, up 8% from August 2025.

Source: Webull (press release), September 30, 2026

Always Best Care named Jason Shontz chief financial officer of Always Best Care.

Source: Franchising.com, September 29, 2026

Home Helpers Home Care promoted Bobby Kelley to chief development officer of Home Helpers Home Care.

Source: Franchising.com, September 15, 2026

Home Helpers Home Care signed 18 franchise agreements in the first half of 2026.

Source: Franchising.com, August 25, 2026

Visiting Angels promoted Scott Parrish to president, and founder Larry Meigs stays chief executive officer of Visiting Angels.

Source: MyChesCo, August 21, 2026

SYNERGY HomeCare reached 626 territories in the United States.

Source: HomeCare, August 10, 2026

BrightStar Care CEO Josh Wall plans to add memory care, childcare and in-home therapy services to BrightStar Care.

Source: Home Health Care News, July 21, 2026

BrightStar Care named Josh Wall chief executive officer of BrightStar Care.

Source: HomeCare, July 14, 2026

PuroClean said 44% of PuroClean franchise owners run more than one unit.

Source: Franchising.com, October 7, 2026

Voda Cleaning & Restoration reached 300 awarded franchise territories three years after the Voda national launch, with 118 franchise owners in 35 states.

Source: Franchising.com, September 16, 2026

Oxi Fresh Carpet Cleaning named Kris Antolak president of Oxi Fresh.

Source: Franchising.com, July 27, 2026

Zoom Room reported same-store sales up 12.0% in the second quarter of 2026 and up 18.2% in the third quarter of 2026.

Source: Franchising.com, October 6, 2026

The Dog Stop announced its first Kansas City location.

Source: Franchising.com, September 22, 2026

Woofie's added a location in Oregon.

Source: Franchising.com, September 7, 2026

Pet Butler brought its franchise owners together at a Pet Butler conference.

Source: Franchising.com, August 7, 2026

Scenthound added three executives to the Scenthound leadership team.

Source: Franchising.com, July 22, 2026

Central Bark reported system-wide sales up 17% in the second quarter of 2026.

Source: Webull (press release), July 21, 2026

Hounds Town USA named Breken Randall vice president of marketing for Hounds Town USA.

Source: Franchising.com, July 17, 2026

The International Franchise Association named Spherion owners Mary Barrineau and Pam Thompson 2026 Franchisees of the Year.

Source: Franchising.com, October 1, 2026

The PrideStaff Sacramento (West) office moved to a new location.

Source: PrideStaff, August 3, 2026

AtWork Group reported franchisee sales revenue up 6.8% from a year earlier at the middle of 2026.

Source: Franchising.com, July 23, 2026

Express Employment Professionals signed 29 franchise agreements in the first half of 2026.

Source: Franchising.com, July 15, 2026

Sola Salons named Elliot Baldini chief operating officer of Sola Salons.

Source: ColoradoBiz, August 25, 2026

Sola Salons signed new franchise owners and started a technology partnership with Vagaro for Sola Salons.

Source: Franchising.com, July 9, 2026

Investment firm Endeavour made a minority investment in Slick City.

Source: RePlay Magazine, August 28, 2026

Franchise Business Review named Any Lab Test Now a Top Recession-Resistant Franchise for 2026.

Source: EIN Presswire, July 31, 2026

ARCpoint Labs marked 20 years of ARCpoint Labs franchising.

Source: Franchising.com, July 13, 2026

FullSpeed Automotive, the parent company of Grease Monkey, reported 11 openings in the first half of 2026, and Grease Monkey opened nine of them.

Source: Franchising.com, July 14, 2026