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Planet Fitness to increase price of its $10 membership plan for 1st time in 26 years

Headline from ABC 7 Chicago, on the newest of 2 developments

Planet Fitness is raising prices. The gym chain will increase the price of its long-running $10/month membership plan for the first time in 26 years.

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  1. Planet Fitness raises membership fee for first time since 1998

    Headline from CBS News ·

  2. Newest

    Planet Fitness to increase price of its $10 membership plan for 1st time in 26 years

    Headline from ABC 7 Chicago ·

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29 articles, oldest first.

  1. WHDH Boston

    Planet Fitness will raise its $10 membership plan for the first time in 26 years - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    New York (CNN) — The Planet Fitness $10-a-month membership plan is a powerful marketing tool and a central part of its strategy. But the largest gym chain

  2. CBS News

    Planet Fitness raises membership fee for first time since 1998 (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The fitness chain's $10 monthly membership is one of few things that had remained unchanged since 1998 — until now.

  3. NBC Chicago

    Planet Fitness is raising prices even as it warns customers are growing cost-conscious (opens NBC Chicago)

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    NBC Chicago's feed description

    Classic card membership will be priced at $15 per month for new members, up from $10 per month, starting this summer.

  4. ABC 12 Flint

    Planet Fitness will raise its $10 membership plan for the first time (opens ABC 12 Flint)

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    ABC 12 Flint's feed description

    The Planet Fitness $10-a-month membership plan is a powerful marketing tool and a central part of its strategy.

  5. KTVZ Bend

    Planet Fitness will raise its $10 membership plan for the first time in 26 years (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — The Planet Fitness $10-a-month membership plan is a powerful marketing tool and a central part of its strategy. But the largest gym chain in the United States is hiking that monthly fee for the first time in more than two decades.

  6. ABC 7 Chicago

    Planet Fitness to increase price of its $10 membership plan for 1st time in 26 years (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    ABC 7 Chicago's feed description

    Planet Fitness is raising prices. The gym chain will increase the price of its long-running $10/month membership plan for the first time in 26 years.

  7. FOX 4 Dallas

    Planet Fitness hiking new membership prices for first time since 1998 (opens FOX 4 Dallas)

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    FOX 4 Dallas's feed description

    Planet Fitness is raising its membership prices following a period of market testing and weaker financial performance, while also planning to test higher prices for its premium Black Card membership amidst a challenging economic environment.

  8. WMUR

    Planet Fitness to raise membership for first time in 26 years (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    The largest gym chain in the United States is hiking that monthly fee for the first time in more than two decades.

  9. Fortune

    Planet Fitness is increasing the price of its 'classic' membership by 50% (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    It's the first price hike in 26 years.

  10. FOX Business

    Planet Fitness to increase membership fee for first time in nearly 30 years (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    Planet Fitness’ classic gym membership will get $5 more expensive come summertime. The fitness chain is raising its classic membership to $15 a month for new members.

  11. Las Vegas Review-Journal

    Planet Fitness raises prices for first time in over 25 years (opens Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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    Las Vegas Review-Journal's feed description

    Planet Fitness is doing something it hasn’t done in 26 years: raising the price of membership.

  12. Insider

    Planet Fitness is ditching the $10 membership it has had for 26 years, and hiking basic prices by 50% (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Planet Fitness had held the price of its Classic Card membership at $10 for 26 years, which would be worth around $19 in today's money.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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