Gymshark
British fitness apparel and accessories company
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| March 2025 | It was reported that Alix Earle was suing Gymshark for £775,500 in losses following allegations of a cancelled sponsorship agreement. |
| February 2025 | Gymshark organized the Lift Miami event, featuring partnerships with SourStrips, Hyperice, Plunge, Turfgames, Ghost, Liquid Death, Barry's, and Stanley. |
| August 2024 | Gymshark hosted the Lift LA event with partnerships including Alani Nu, Coffee Dose, Prime, SourStrips, Pressed, Hyperice, Beignet Box, and Go Greek. |
| August 2023 | Gymshark released an athletic hijab designed for Muslim women. |
| April 2023 | Gymshark held their first lifting event post-pandemic, attracting over 10,000 ticket sales. |
| February 2023 | Gymshark appointed bodybuilder and influencer David Laid as creative director. |
| November 2021 | Gymshark appointed Gary Vaynerchuk as an advisor to the company's board. |
| August 2020 | US private equity firm General Atlantic purchased a 21% stake in Gymshark, valuing the company over £1 billion. |
| September 2019 | Gymshark launched the Gymshark Lifting Club, a gym and innovation hub, at its headquarters in Solihull. |
| August 2019 | Gymshark released their online fitness app. |
| 2018 | Gymshark moved to a new 42,000 square foot headquarters in Blythe Valley Business Park and achieved sales of £100 million. |
| 2018 | Gymshark began hosting lifting parties in cities to connect with their community, allowing people to meet Gymshark athletes, purchase exclusive apparel, and compete for prizes. |
| 2016 | Lewis Morgan partially exited the business, retaining 20% of the company to focus on other ventures like property development and fashion. |
| 2016 | Gymshark was named the UK's fastest growing company in The Sunday Times Fast Track 100. |
| 2013 | Gymshark began designing and manufacturing its own fitness apparel, with Ben Francis initially making garments in his parents' garage using a sewing machine and screen printer purchased with £1,000 of savings. |
| 2013 | Gymshark exhibited at the BodyPower fitness trade show in Birmingham, selling out all its stock on the first day. The Luxe tracksuit went viral on Facebook, generating £30,000 in sales within 30 minutes. |
| 2012 | Gymshark was founded by school friends Ben Francis and Lewis Morgan while they were 20 years old and studying at university. The company initially started by drop shipping bodybuilding supplements. |
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