Appetite Suppressing Medications news and trends

Why Walmart Grocery Sales Are at Risk
Retail // October 04, 2023

Walmart has reportedly found that customers who buy appetite-suppressing medications like the diabetes drug Ozempic are buying less food. The retailer is analyzing anonymized data on shopper populations to gain insights into changes in sales patterns among individuals who are taking the drug compared to those...

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Walmart Monitors Consumer Appetite; Amazon Bags More Grocery Aisle Space 

December 08, 2023
As Walmart is observing a reduction in customers’ grocery expenses due to the use of appetite-suppressing medications, Amazon is exploring opportunities with third-party grocery providers to enhance its presence in the grocery market.  These actions come as both retailers, like everyone else, grapple not only with inflation but also with how it is influencing consumers’ […]

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Why Walmart Grocery Sales Are at Risk

October 04, 2023
Walmart has reportedly found that customers who buy appetite-suppressing medications like the diabetes drug Ozempic are buying less food. The retailer is analyzing anonymized data on shopper populations to gain insights into changes in sales patterns among individuals who are taking the drug compared to those who are not, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (Oct. 4). “We definitely do see […]