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May 2, 2022 “Record quarterly revenues, sharp acceleration in coach metrics and an increase in our annual financial guidance are powerful indications of the underlying strength of our business. We have record numbers of independent active earning OPTAVIA Coaches, helping us drive robust product demand and rapidly increasing digital engagement, and bolstering OPTAVIA to the #1 revenue …
March 9, 2020 The Federal Trade Commission has approved a $1.5 million joint settlement order from the commission and the Department of Justice against weight loss and fitness services provider WW International (formerly Weight Watchers) and its subsidiary Kurbo, Inc. In an unprecedented move, the FTC is also requiring WW to destroy all the data …
WW Pays FTC Penalty for Collecting Data on Minors. Read More »
Feb. 24, 2022 It’s official now. Medifast, an MLM model company, has surpassed Weight Watchers as the world’s largest weight loss provider, with 2021 revenues of $1.5 billion. CEO Dan Chard said that: “With this engine powering our momentum, we have moved from $275 million in revenue prior to the launch of OPTAVIA and the …
Medifast Reports Q4, Full Year Results, Becomes Largest Weight Loss Company by Sales Read More »
June 12, 2020 Marketdata has released a new 65-page study: Status of The U.S. Weight Loss Market: Effects of The Pandemic. This is a complete analysis and forecast of ALL major segments of the U.S. diet market. “The Covid-19 crisis has forced many weight loss businesses to accelerate their operations toward the virtual delivery of …
Weight Loss Market Pivots To Survive Covid-19: New Report, 2020 Forecasts Read More »
April 30, 2020 it appears that Quick Weight Loss Centers, headquartered in Pompano Beach, FL, has gone out of business, a victim of the Covid-19 shutdowns and lost revenues. closing its 40 or so centers located in Florida and Texas. The company appears to be in the process of filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, as …
April 28, 2020 WW (Weight Watchers reported today that: Q1 2020 End of Period Subscribers up 9% year-over-year to 5.0 million, an all-time Q1-end high. Q1 2020 Revenues of $400 million, up 10%, or 11% on a constant currency basis, year-over-year. Launches Virtual Workshops globally, as a response to Studio closures, keeping the WW community …
April 8, 2020 In mid-March, WW International (Weight Watchers), decided to close its 3,000 physical locations but didn’t want to leave members to fend for themselves in these trying times. WW president and CEO Mindy Grossman said in an interview with USA TODAY that in a matter of days, the company took its 30,000 weekly workshops virtual …
March 30, 2020 Many dieters are probably wondering what Jenny Craig is doing about the weekly in-person, in-center meetings between coaches and clients. At least in New Zealand, employees for Jenny Craig have been told their services will continue during the lockdown. Time will tell if this also applies to centers in the U.S. Mat …
March 12, 2020 As the stock market get slammed again on Thursday, some weight loss public company stock valuations are looking mighty tempting, if you are a long-term value investor. Right now, blood is running in the streets, and that’s when market gurus such as Warren Buffet advise us to be greedy and buy. There …
Feb. 28, 2020 All the signs of a perfect storm are coming together. The stock market has fallen nearly 3,000 points this week and is now in “correction” territory–Wall Street’s softer term for the crap is hitting the fan. A significant stock market decline is usually an advance indicator of an impending recession, based on …