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Vitamin World Corporate Office

Vitamin World was founded by Arthur Rudolph in 1960 in New York. The company operates a chain of vitamin and health supplement stores in the US.

The company is a subsidiary of NBYT, who manufactures and sells vitamins and supplement under the Puritan’s Pride, Vitamin World, and Holland & Barrett labels. Vitamin World also sells Herbal Authority and Precision Engineered brands. While Vitamin World used to be considered a discount store, new pricing policies implemented in 2007 has now put it in the slightly more expensive bracket. While the company has offered a regular buyer discount card, many customers were very unhappy with this dramatic increase in prices.

While some customers have been upset, others were pleased by the upgraded bottles, labeling, and remodeling of store locations. Internal restructuring and profit margins appear to have made up for lost customers.

Vitamin World

Vitamin World was founded by Arthur Rudolph in 1960 in New York. The company operates a chain of vitamin and health supplement stores in the US.

The company is a subsidiary of NBYT, who manufactures and sells vitamins and supplement under the Puritan’s Pride, Vitamin World, and Holland & Barrett labels. Vitamin World also sells Herbal Authority and Precision Engineered brands. While Vitamin World used to be considered a discount store, new pricing policies implemented in 2007 has now put it in the slightly more expensive bracket. While the company has offered a regular buyer discount card, many customers were very unhappy with this dramatic increase in prices.

While some customers have been upset, others were pleased by the upgraded bottles, labeling, and remodeling of store locations. Internal restructuring and profit margins appear to have made up for lost customers.

History

Vitacost Corporate Office

Vitacost is an e-commerce company that sells vitamins, supplements, sports nutrition, and organic health and grocery products.

Vitacost was founded in 1994 as Nature’s Wreath Company, a catalog-retailer of vitamins and supplements.

In 1999 the company launched Vitacost.com and introduced its own brand of vitamins and supplements.

In 2008 Vitacost finished construction on its North Carolina manufacturing facility.

Vitacost went public in 2009, trading on the NASDAQ under the symbol VITC.

In 2013 Vitacost started several new product lines, including pre and post-workout formulas, protein powders, flavored glutamine, creatine, and branched-chain amino acids. The company had $370.47 million in revenue in 2012.

Vitacost

Vitacost is an e-commerce company that sells vitamins, supplements, sports nutrition, and organic health and grocery products.

Vitacost was founded in 1994 as Nature’s Wreath Company, a catalog-retailer of vitamins and supplements.

In 1999 the company launched Vitacost.com and introduced its own brand of vitamins and supplements.

History

In 2008 Vitacost finished construction on its North Carolina manufacturing facility.

Vitacost went public in 2009, trading on the NASDAQ under the symbol VITC.

In 2013 Vitacost started several new product lines, including pre and post-workout formulas, protein powders, flavored glutamine, creatine, and branched-chain amino acids. The company had $370.47 million in revenue in 2012.

GNC Corporate Office

 

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GNC, which stands for General Nutrition Center, can trace its roots back to 1935 when David Shakarian opened a small health food store called Lackzoom in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  Making a mere $35 during his first day of business, Shakarian’s business improved so much that he was able to open a second store just 6 months after the first.

Unfortunately, both stores were wiped out in the Ohio River flood on St. Patrick’s day in 1937. Not to be deterred, Shakarian reopened both stores and by 1941, had a total of 7 locations.

During WWII, the company operated mainly as a mail-order business since most customers tried to save their gas rationing cards. Shakarian allowed customers to send him checks and he mailed their purchases with no shipping charges.

During the 1960s health boom, Shakarian expanded outside of Pittsburgh for the first time and changed the company name to General Nutrition Centers. GNC 2

David Shakarian died in 1984.  The family of Shakarian hired Jerry Horn to keep the business solvent until it was sold.

GNC was acquired by Numico in 1999. It sold the chain to Apollo Management in 2003.  The chain was sold again in 2007 to Ontario Teachers Pension Plan and Ares Management.

GNC went public on the NYSE  in 2011 under the ticker symbol: GNC. GNC 6

Most stores typically stock a wide range of bodybuilding, weight loss, vitamins, and nutritional supplements, as well as natural remedies, and health and beauty products, in both its owned brands as well as third-party brands. The company also sell health and fitness books and magazines.  GNC 5

Company retail stores are a combination of corporate-owned, as well as franchised stores. At least 950 of the 5,000 domestic stores are franchises, commonly located within urban shopping malls or inside grocery store chains.

Today, GNC is one of the largest retail health and nutrition chains in the US.  There are over 4800 GNC location in the US and abroad. In 2016, the company had annual revenue of $2.54 billion.

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GNC

 

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GNC, which stands for General Nutrition Center, can trace its roots back to 1935 when David Shakarian opened a small health food store called Lackzoom in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  Making a mere $35 during his first day of business, Shakarian’s business improved so much that he was able to open a second store just 6 months after the first.

History

Unfortunately, both stores were wiped out in the Ohio River flood on St. Patrick’s day in 1937. Not to be deterred, Shakarian reopened both stores and by 1941, had a total of 7 locations.

During WWII, the company operated mainly as a mail-order business since most customers tried to save their gas rationing cards. Shakarian allowed customers to send him checks and he mailed their purchases with no shipping charges.

During the 1960s health boom, Shakarian expanded outside of Pittsburgh for the first time and changed the company name to General Nutrition Centers. GNC 2

David Shakarian died in 1984.  The family of Shakarian hired Jerry Horn to keep the business solvent until it was sold.

GNC was acquired by Numico in 1999. It sold the chain to Apollo Management in 2003.  The chain was sold again in 2007 to Ontario Teachers Pension Plan and Ares Management.

GNC went public on the NYSE  in 2011 under the ticker symbol: GNC. GNC 6

Most stores typically stock a wide range of bodybuilding, weight loss, vitamins, and nutritional supplements, as well as natural remedies, and health and beauty products, in both its owned brands as well as third-party brands. The company also sell health and fitness books and magazines.  GNC 5

Company retail stores are a combination of corporate-owned, as well as franchised stores. At least 950 of the 5,000 domestic stores are franchises, commonly located within urban shopping malls or inside grocery store chains.

Today, GNC is one of the largest retail health and nutrition chains in the US.  There are over 4800 GNC location in the US and abroad. In 2016, the company had annual revenue of $2.54 billion.

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