Shell Stop & Shop–YES 24 HOUR STORE LOCATIONS Cumberland Farms–YES 24 HOUR STORE LOCATIONS Casey’s General Stores–YES 24 HOUR STORE LOCATIONS Convenience Stores/Gas Stations That are Open 24 Hours.Price Chopper Supermarkets–NO MORE 24 HOUR STORES Penney, all owned by private equity firms, also declared bankruptcy last month. When 24 Hour Fitness' San Francisco locations do reopen, gym-goers can expect changes: reservations, touch-free check-in, reduced hours, socially distanced equipment and additional cleaning by staff.įounded in 1983, 24 Hour Fitness was sold in 2014 to private equity firms AEA Investors, Fitness Capital Partners and Global Leisure Partners, joined with the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, for a reported $1.85 billion.īusinesses owned by private-equity firms, which often take on large amounts of debt, have fared poorly in the pandemic. In San Francisco, gyms are currently not slated to open until mid-August, in Phase 3 of Mayor London Breed's reopening plan. "Unfortunately, this has meant closing some locations and saying goodbye to some valued team members, whom we will dearly miss," the statement reads. "We've looked hard at how we can best serve our members, and have refocused our resources where we believe they can do the most good." "Not every club has made the reopening list," wrote 24 Hour Fitness in a statement. Please find a list of clubs here: /G49iIsRa0H- 24 Hour Fitness June 11, 2020 We are pleased to announce our plans to reopen many of our clubs. In the Bay Area as a whole, the company will close nine other locations - in Alamo, Berkeley, Fairfield, Fremont, Milpitas, Morgan Hill, San Jose, Vallejo and Walnut Creek.Īn important message to our community about reopenings. Of the 14 states where the company operates, California is by far the state with the most closed gyms, at 42 total. Prior to the bankruptcy announcement, 24 Hour Fitness had about 430 locations this week's cuts equate to about 30% of that total. "We intend to use the process to strengthen the future of 24 Hour Fitness for our team and club members, as well as our stakeholders," said CEO Tony Ueber. fWKHz6jG1M- 24 Hour Fitness June 15, 2020Īccording to a press release, 24 Hour Fitness has secured $250 million in funding to enable it to reopen its remaining gyms. Today, we embark on a new chapter in order to serve our members and communities long into the future. The Wall Street Journal reported that the company laid off an undisclosed number of staff members via phone last week. Spokesperson Karen Bakula declined to comment on any further details about the closures. The four San Francisco gyms that will not be reopening are in Ingleside (3591 Alemany Blvd.), the Castro (2145 Market St.), Noe Valley (3800 24th St.) and North Beach/Fisherman's Wharf (350 Bay St.)Īccording to the company's website, the five remaining San Francisco locations - the Financial District (100 California St.), Ingleside/Ocean (1850 Ocean Ave.), Potrero (1645 Bryant St.), Sutter-Montgomery (45 Montgomery St.) and Van Ness (1200 Van Ness Ave.) - are tentatively set to reopen August 1. This morning, gym chain 24 Hour Fitness officially filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, citing the "devastating" effect of COVID-19 on its business.Īs a result, it plans to permanently close 134 gyms nationwide - including four in San Francisco, where all gyms have been closed since mid-March under the Bay Area's shelter-in-place orders.
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