GLGi: Recent Volatility in the Weight Loss Industry & Strategies of Key Players

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Originally Presented: March 13, 2007 12:00 PM, New York

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GLG Expert Contributor

Agenda:

  • Future of NutriSystem: implications of recent stock decline & possible re-emergence
  • Review of significant factors challenging retail expansion: GNC, Herbalife, NutriSystem & others
  • Plan to reinvent Weight Watchers for long term growth: monthly & seasonal passes, future profit from Medicare & other strategies
  • Impact of FDA approval for new weight loss drugs: Accomplia & Glaxo Smith Klein’s OTC drug, Alli

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