RSG Group
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| Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Fitness |
| Predecessors | McFit GmbH (1996–2016), McFit Global Group (2016–2019) |
| Founded 📆 | October 1996 in Würzburg, Germany |
| Founder 👔 | Rainer Schaller |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | , , Germany and United States |
Area served 🗺️ | |
Key people | Rainer Schaller (Founder CEO) |
| Products 📟 | Mainly Health club |
| Owner | Rainer Schaller |
| Members | |
Number of employees | 41,000[1] (2021) |
| 🌐 Website | rsggroup |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
RSG Group GmbH (Rainer Schaller Global Group) is an international fitness company with its registered office in Schlüsselfeld, Germany and administrative headquarters in Berlin.[2] It was founded in 1996 by Rainer Schaller under the name McFit GmbH.[3] After changing its name in 2016 to McFit Global Group,[4] it became RSG Group in 2019.[2] In the United States, the company is operating under the name RSG Group North America.
Organization
As of fiscal year 2019, RSG Group's reporting entity comprised of 16 domestic and 10 foreign companies.[5] As of 2021, the group employs around 41,000 people including franchisees, at approximately 1,000 locations across 48 countries.[1] In 2020, the group owned 17 brands.[6] Since the foundation, Rainer Schaller acted as managing director. Since 2018, the responsibilities of the operational business lie with Vito Scavo as authorized signatory.[7][8]
History
In the mid-1990s, Schaller developed the concept of the discount fitness studio in Germany.[9] After the opening of the first McFit location in Würzburg (1997), other branches followed throughout the country.[3] In 2007, McFit bought competitor Fit24. The company was now perceived as a major player in the industry.[10][11] Starting in 2008, Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko acted as testimonials for the McFit brand for several years.[12]
Over the years, the company diversified its brands and services.[13][14][15][16] A modeling agency was also added,[17][18] as well as a printed magazine, which was later developed into an online magazine.[19] The company also developed virtual course workouts.[20]
In the summer of 2020, RSG Group acquired the insolvent Gold's Gym fitness chain for $100 million. The American chain had filed for bankruptcy in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 61 company-owned studios and more than 600 franchised studios were acquired.[21]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cracknell, Kate (2021). "Interview: Rainer Schaller". Health Club Management magazine. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Flaig, Maximilian (2019-03-01). "Neuer Name und Markenumbau bei McFit" [New name and rebranding at McFit]. wuv.de (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2022-05-03.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Nienhaus, Lisa (2008-01-06). "Der Muskelmacher von McFit" [The muscle maker from McFit]. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in Deutsch). Archived from the original on 2023-04-05. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
- ↑ German Commercial Register notices of McFIT Global Group GmbH as of September 16, 2016.
- ↑ RSG Group GmbH: Konzernabschluss zum Geschäftsjahr vom 01.01.2019 bis zum 31.12.2019.
- ↑ Schlüsselfelder erobert die Welt. In: Fränkischer Tag, November 4, 2020.
- ↑ Schaller hört als McFit-Chef auf. In: Coburger Tageblatt, May 17, 2018.
- ↑ Thomas Jahn: Rainer Schaller und Vito Scavo: An die Spitze geboxt. In: Handelsblatt. May 16, 2018, p. 52.
- ↑ Nicole Stern: Waschbrettbauch zum Spottpreis. In: Die Presse. February 21, 2009, p. 7.
- ↑ "Fitnessstudios: Marktführer McFit lässt die Muskeln spielen" [Fitness studios: Market leader McFit flexes its muscles]. Focus (in Deutsch). 2007-07-06. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
- ↑ Der Muskelmacher. Rainer Schaller. In: Börse Online, No. 12, No. 12, March 19, 2020, pp. 96-97.
- ↑ Spot-Schau: Klitschko-Brüder lassen für McFit ihre Muskeln spielen. In: horizont.net, January 14, 2008.
- ↑ Tuma, Thomas (2019-02-28). "Internationaler und exklusiver: Fitnessstudio-Kette McFit erfindet sich neu" [More international and exclusive: gym chain McFit reinvents itself]. Handelsblatt (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2022-05-03.
- ↑ "Neue Studiokette von McFit" [New studio chain from McFit]. Fit for Fun (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2022-05-03.
- ↑ Pyanoe, Steffi (2017-02-17). "In Potsdam eröffnet ein "John Reed Fitness Club"" [A "John Reed Fitness Club" opens in Potsdam]. Potsdamer Neueste Nachrichten (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2022-05-03.
- ↑ Cracknell, Kate (2019). "Interview: Rainer Schaller". Health Club Management (4). Retrieved 2022-05-03.
- ↑ "Vom Laufband auf den Laufsteg" [From treadmill to catwalk]. Handelsblatt (in Deutsch). 2015-07-11. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
- ↑ Vom Fitnessstudio in Berlin zu den Avengers in Hollywood. In: B.Z. May 16, 2018, p. 10.
- ↑ "App der Woche: Loox - der (fast) perfekte Fitnessplan" [App of the week: Loox - the (almost) perfect fitness plan]. onlinekosten.de (in Deutsch). 2013-11-03. Archived from the original on 2021-12-30. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
- ↑ Mit Cyberobics im Trend. In: Wormser Zeitung. December 9, 2016, p. 14.
- ↑ Tuma, Thomas (2020-07-14). "Rainer Schallers Kraft-Akt: McFit stemmt Übernahme von Gold's Gym" [Rainer Schaller's strength act: McFit takes over Gold's Gym]. Handelsblatt (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2022-05-03.
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