The rising popularity of certain weight loss drugs might end up helping apparel makers. That’s according to a recent survey by investment banking firm Stifel, the subject of a Saturday (Dec. 2) report from Seeking Alpha. That survey found that 15% of respondents are on GLP-1 medications...
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...
Rebooted as a direct-to-consumer (D2C) brand, Jenny Craig will now benefit from the widespread expansion of its audience beyond just the locations it can service within reach of brick-and-mortar locations. Following the weight loss brand’s acquisition and relaunch by Wellful, an omnichannel health and diet...
Bankrupt weight-loss company Jenny Craig is getting a new lease on life. As CNBC reported Wednesday (July 5), rival weight-loss meal firm Wellful has purchased Jenny Craig’s assets and will revive it as an eCommerce company. “People that have known the Jenny brand — the core aspects around the great food,...
October 04, 2023
Rebooted as a direct-to-consumer (D2C) brand, Jenny Craig will now benefit from the widespread expansion of its audience beyond just the locations it can service within reach of brick-and-mortar locations. Following the weight loss brand’s acquisition and relaunch by Wellful, an omnichannel health and diet food company, Steve Mikulak, president of Wellful’s Nutrisystem brand, which oversees […]
April 02, 2024
Costco and healthcare marketplace Sesame have expanded their partnership to include a weight loss program. This collaboration now offers Costco members exclusive pricing on individualized clinical consultations around weight loss, Sesame said in a Tuesday (April 2) press release. “We are witnessing important innovations in medically supervised weight loss,” David Goldhill, co-founder and CEO of Sesame, said in the release. “Sesame’s […]
December 03, 2023
The rising popularity of certain weight loss drugs might end up helping apparel makers. That’s according to a recent survey by investment banking firm Stifel, the subject of a Saturday...
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...
July 05, 2023
Bankrupt weight-loss company Jenny Craig is getting a new lease on life. As CNBC reported Wednesday (July 5), rival weight-loss meal firm Wellful has purchased Jenny Craig’s assets and will revive it as an eCommerce company....