Gym Source

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 Owens was a top-ranked tennis shop, and 20% of New York marathon runners reportedly purchased their shoes from the sporting goods store.^[6] 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.^{[citation needed]}

In 1985, the company focused 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.^{[citation needed]}

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.^[1][7]

In 2012 Gym Source was named the exclusive East Coast distributor of BILT by Agassi and Reyes athletic training equipment.^[8] In 2014, the company was tapped as the exclusive East Coast distributor of the FreeCross outdoor elliptical trainer.^[9]

In 2024, Fitnessmith acquired the USA commercial equipment, maintenance, and service divisions of the company.^[10][11]

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