The VP is gone. They merged a couple of regions, fired a DM, and eliminated another Dm position. I've been speculating that the their next step will be to start clipping the smaller stores. But I'm not worried. My store rocks. And if they do go under they will auction off regions one chunk at a time. My DM has been through 3 buyouts and somehow keeps getting promotions. Its hilarious.
Of course all of this is based on the false assumption that the entire US economy isn't going to tank. In which case none of it matters anyway cause no one is going to be buying workout equipment when it does. But I'm debt free so I just think its all really funny.