SINGAPORE – A day after the sudden closure of all its outlets, Ritual Gym co-founder and chief executive Brad Robinson blamed the Covid-19 pandemic for its business woes.

On Feb 29, members of the boutique fitness gym were shocked when they received an e-mail informing them that it was in Orchard Road, Holland Village, Tiong Bahru and Joo Chiat, and that it has “placed the company in provisional liquidation”.