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How Subscriptions Make The $30B Vitamin Market A Daily Ritual
Subscriptions // January 24, 2020

For first-time shoppers, buying vitamins can be a little overwhelming. There are so many options, formulations and regimens, but not much in the way of hard data to tell one why they should take one over another. Vitamins may be a massive market in the...

Making Vitamins A Consistent Consumer Habit With Subscriptions
Today In Data // January 03, 2020

The share of younger adults taking vitamins has consistently climbed, especially in the last five years. Ritual, a vitamin-on-subscription service, is riding the wave of the increasing popularity of vitamin products for younger, more connected consumers. Aside from making its offering transparent and appealing, the company’s goal is...

Harnessing The Power Of Habit To Energize DTC Health
Retail // January 02, 2020

As of 2019, vitamins were a big revenue generator in the U.S., as consumers typically shell out a little over $30 billion a year on vitamins and dietary supplements. In some regards, this is not exactly a new trend. Since their discovery in the late 19th century, vitamins, supplements...

Lifestyle Brand Goop Subject Of UK Complaint
Retail // October 29, 2018

After lifestyle brand goop allegedly made misleading claims regarding its products, a nonprofit charity has filed a complaint in the United Kingdom. The Good Thinking Society has reported the company to the country’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and the National Trading Standards, CNBC reported. For...

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How Subscriptions Make The $30B Vitamin Market A Daily Ritual

January 24, 2020
For first-time shoppers, buying vitamins can be a little overwhelming. There are so many options, formulations and regimens, but not much in the way of hard data to tell one why they should take one over another. Vitamins may be a massive market in the U.S., but, for consumers, it is not a well-understood one. […]

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Vitamin Retailer GNC Files Chapter 11 Plan That Includes $760M Bid For The Chain

June 24, 2020
Vitamin store chain GNC Holdings filed a “prepackaged” Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan, saying it has an offer to sell the company for $760 million and has backing from some 90 percent of its creditors, according to a statement. “As outlined in both potential paths, the Company expects to use this process to improve its balance sheet […]

Lifestyle Brand Goop Subject Of UK Complaint

October 29, 2018
After lifestyle brand goop allegedly made misleading claims regarding its products, a nonprofit charity has filed a complaint in the United Kingdom. The Good Thinking Society has reported the company...