Located in the Fountain Park complex, Hotpod Yoga Edinburgh will open its doors under the direction of Edinburgh-born instructor Naomi Watson and is seeking a full-time franchise owner to become the latest member of the UK’s largest yoga business, which now counts more than 60 studios across the UK.
Launched in 2013, Hotpod Yoga has worked with world-leading inflatable experts, top architects and heating consultants to create patented pods which sit inside its permanent studios. The pods form an immersive yoga environment that is regulated at 37 degrees, deepening the effects of a typical yoga class.
The brand opened its first Scottish studio in Glasgow in April 2018 and has since welcomed more than 14,000 customers to the Washington Street location. Hotpod Yoga Glasgow offers 140 classes per month and has seen 550 per cent growth in monthly revenues comparing its opening six months to the same period in 2024.
“This is a really exciting moment for Hotpod Yoga,” said Max Henderson, co-founder and chief executive of Hotpod Yoga. “Naomi, given her local roots and deep experience as a yoga teacher, is the perfect person to launch our second studio in Scotland. We have had incredible success in Glasgow and we are confident that Edinburgh residents are going to fall in love with our unique yoga experience in the same way.”
Mr Henderson also said: “Hotpod Yoga franchises are independent businesses, run by passionate individuals that are supported and empowered by the Hotpod Yoga brand and head office team.
“We are actively seeking budding entrepreneurs who might be looking to turn their passion for yoga into a career by buying into our proven brand to run the Edinburgh studio as their own business.”
Hotpod Yoga franchises deliver over 90,000 classes each year across the UK and have welcomed more than 400,000 people who have attended more than 3.5 million classes since launching in 2013. 2024 has seen the business launch more new studios than ever with 16 openings planned across the UK.
Following a series of complimentary classes between November 21 and 24, Hotpod Yoga Edinburgh is providing an introductory offer of 14 days unlimited yoga for £20. A variety of classes will be available between 7am and 9pm, seven-days-a-week, catering for all experience levels on an ongoing basis.
A range of attendance options will be available for the Edinburgh studio, including a single class for £16, a five-class pass for £65, a mini membership of one class per week for £45, and an unlimited monthly membership for £100 per month.
Luxury beauty brand confirmed for new store at Glasgow shopping centre
Luxury retailer Harrods is set to expand its standalone beauty concept H Beauty with the opening of its second Scottish store in Silverburn.
The shopping centre will welcome the famous brand to the site with H Beauty to be located next to the new Zara in the former Debenhams unit in the main atrium.
The 22,500 square foot space will be filled by the beauty brand and it promises to bring together premium luxury beauty brands and services from world-leading experts in beauty, skincare, wellness, and hair, all under one roof.
The Silverburn location is the brand’s sixth stand-alone beauty concept, with Harrods investing heavily in the area since launching H Beauty in a bid to deliver their renowned beauty experience to new areas outside of London.
Primark announces opening date for new Glasgow store with 200 new jobs
Primark has announced it will open the doors of its new store in Glasgow on Thursday December 5 ahead of the festive push.
The much-loved fashion retailer is opening its 21st store in Scotland and it will launch in Glasgow Fort just in time for Christmas.
The new store will cover 33,500 square feet over two floors as well as creating 200 new jobs. The celebrate the opening, a live DJ will perform on the day to welcome customers to the new shop.
