DW Sports Fitness

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DW Sports Fitness was a UK-based chain of gyms and sports retail stores founded by businessman Dave Whelan, known for its close association with Wigan Athletic and the DW Stadium.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf company
gym chain
retail chain
acquiredBy Frasers Group NERFINISHED
Sports Direct International NERFINISHED
acquisitionScope some gym sites
some retail sites
acquisitionYear 2020
associatedWith DW Stadium NERFINISHED
Wigan Athletic F.C. NERFINISHED
brandNameDerivedFrom Dave Whelan initials
ceasedOperationsAsBrand 2020
country United Kingdom
filedForAdministration 2020
founder Dave Whelan NERFINISHED
hasNumberOfGymsAtPeak around 75
hasNumberOfLocationsAtPeak over 70
hasNumberOfRetailStoresAtPeak around 50
hasPart DW Sports Fitness gyms
DW Sports retail stores
headquartersLocation Greater Manchester NERFINISHED
Wigan NERFINISHED
inception 2009
industry fitness
sporting goods retail
legalForm private limited company
locatedInTimeZone Europe/London
mainProduct fitness classes
footwear
gym memberships
sports equipment
sportswear
notableAssociation Wigan Athletic sponsorship
operatedIn England NERFINISHED
Northern Ireland NERFINISHED
Scotland NERFINISHED
Wales NERFINISHED
operatedStadiumHealthClub DW Stadium health club
ownedBy Dave Whelan NERFINISHED
parentCompanyBeforeAdministration DW Sports Ltd NERFINISHED
reasonForAdministration financial difficulties
impact of COVID-19 pandemic
replaced JJB Sports fitness clubs NERFINISHED
some JJB Sports retail stores
slogan Love Sport. Love DW.
succeededBy Everlast Gyms (at some sites) NERFINISHED
website https://www.dwsports.com

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DW Stadium namedAfter DW Sports Fitness