[8] In April 2011, in an effort to boost the profile of their retail stores DW Sports joined the international buying group Intersport.

[9] As a result, the Intersport logo was incorporated into the DW Sports Fitness fascias.

Located at the Grand Arcade shopping centre in Wigan, it occupies the former JJB unit.

In June 2020 the company announced that 25 retail stores would be closing down as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown.

[2] On 24 August 2020, it was announced that the company founded by Dave Whelan's long time rival Mike Ashley, Frasers Group, would buy 46 leisure clubs and 31 retail outlets from DW Sports Fitness for £37m, but would not be using the firm's brand name.