香港一家深受欢迎的金融精英健身房连锁 Pure Group 已经与房东就逾期租金支付纠纷达成了友好解决方案。
据周六的一份集团声明指出，“针对所有涉及 Pure club 租约的法律程序均已正式撤销。”
上月的一项法庭文件披露，Champion REIT 曾因 Pure Fitness 在中环 ICBC 塔楼的设施中未支付高达1.6百万美元（不包括利息）的租金及管理费用而进行追讨。
创立于2002年的Pure Group，原本是一家香港瑜伽工作室，目前在全球范围内运营42个设施。作为通常在高端地段租赁大型空间的健身房运营商，它面临着来自成本控制更为有效的更小、更加专业化工作室的日益激烈竞争。
Champion REIT 与香港其他面临办公室租金上升及零售空间需求放缓的房东一同，在金融中心吸引力减弱的背景下处境艰难。
新闻来源：www.bloomberg.com
原文地址：Hong Kong Gym Chain Pure Resolves Unpaid Rent Lawsuit
新闻日期：2024-09-28
原文摘要：
A Hong Kong gym chain frequented by the city’s financial elite said it has amicably resolved a dispute with its landlord over alleged missed rent payments.“All pending legal proceedings against Pure club leases have now been formally withdrawn,” a representative for the group said in a statement on Saturday.Champion REIT had Pure Fitness for missed payments of rent and management fees of HK$12.7 million ($1.6 million) excluding interest at its facilities in ICBC Tower in the central business district, a court filing showed last month. Founded in 2002 as a yoga studio in Hong Kong, Pure Group has 42 facilities globally, according to its website. The gym operator, which tends to lease large spaces in premium locations, is facing growing competition from smaller, more specialized studios that can better keep a lid on costs. Champion REIT is among landlords in Hong Kong that are struggling with rising office and sluggish demand for retail space as the financial hub’s allure fades.
