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Owens was a top-ranked tennis shop, and 20% of New York marathon runners reportedly purchased their shoes from the sporting goods store. In 1978, Richard Miller acquired Cutler Owens and transformed it into a full-service fitness equipment distributor and rebranded the company as Gym Source. In 1979, he moved to bigger location in
Midtown in order to accommodate more exercise equipment. In 1985, the company focussed on the commercial arena and by late 1986, it had secured enough business from premium commercial accounts including commercial fitness facilities, college and university fitness centers, and training rooms for professional sports teams. It helped company in to turn out as a leading distributor of fitness equipment. In 1995, Gym Source was the third-largest distributor of Life Fitness equipment in the country. By 2012, the company had nearly $ 100 million in revenue and gained exclusivity contracts with fitness equipment manufacturers. In 2012, the company's CEO Richard Miller was named a finalist in the
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Gym Source major brand includes Precor, Cybex
International, Hampton Fitness, Hoist Equipment, Octane Fitness, Polar USA, Power Plate, Tuff Stuff, Schwinn Fitness, Stairmaster, Star Trac and TRUE Fitness. It has been a Better Business Bureau accredited business since September 13, 1989; currently,
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In 1937, Al Owens and Murray Cutler founded a sporting goods store called Cutler Owens. They opened their first 900 sq. ft. store in
Rockefeller Center in Midtown Manhattan. In 1974, Richard Miller joined the company and redirected the store’s focus toward running and tennis gear. By 1977, Cutler
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employs about 300 people in 10 states and operates through seven distribution centers. As a fitness equipment retailer, Gym Source serves customers in all 50 states and 47 countries. As of 2014, the firm serves more than 300,000 customers internationally and has made nearly 2 million deliveries,
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in the United States with 31 stores locations in 13 states. The company was founded in 1937 and is headquartered in
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