Row House about to make landfall in the Chicago market


Not that long ago, spinning was all the rage in America’s $22-billion fitness industry.

Now the focus may be shifting — for a moment anyway — to rowing, one of the oldest of sports practiced in this country.

A company called Row House is seeking to ignite widespread interest in rowing. The Irvine, California-based company said it has signed 47 franchise agreements nationwide in the five months since it launched a franchising push.

Those agreements include one announced today with franchisee,…

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