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Club Pilates vs Planet Fitness — which franchise is the better buy?

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Club PilatesPlanet Fitness
Disclosure honestyCF
Investment from$385,048$1,282,500
Total fees10%2%
Outlets1,029
Lawsuits130

Club Pilates: what their numbers say

Discloses gross revenue, active members, and new memberships by quartile for 849 qualified studios (avg ~$984K) and new studio ramp data. No net income, expenses, or owner profit disclosed; cherry-picks mature studios only.

Planet Fitness: what their numbers say

Item 19 not present in provided excerpts. No financial performance representations found. Revenue, profit, or owner income data entirely absent from supplied FDD sections.

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