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The Latest Breaking News from WeightWatchers

WeightWatchers scraps business model to team up with anti-obesity drugs provider

Brand shifts away from dieting towards weight-loss injections after filing for bankruptcy in the US

The Guardian - UK

Wellness companies embrace weight-loss drugs in bid to avoid fate of WeightWatchers

WeightWatchers' bankruptcy filing underscores the dramatic shift in the weight-loss landscape

The Independent UK

Weight Watchers files for bankruptcy as Ozempic takes over

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Weight Watchers files for bankruptcy to help compete with Ozempic

Once boasting up to five million subscribers and backed by the likes of Oprah Winfrey, the company is now trying to shed debt and restructure

The Independent UK

WeightWatchers files for bankruptcy in a bid to cut its debt

The publicly traded wellness company, which has been struggling to keep its business afloat, announced plans to file for bankruptcy as part of a reorganisation plan with a group of its lenders.

Euronews

WeightWatchers files for bankruptcy amid rise of weight-loss drugs

CEO Tara Comonte says company remains committed to ‘trusted, science-backed, and holistic solutions’.

Al Jazeera

WeightWatchers files for bankruptcy protection to eliminate debt burden

WeightWatchers said Tuesday it is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to eliminate $1.15 billion in debt and focus on its transition into a telehealth services provider

The Independent UK

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The end of WeightWatchers? How the dieting club lost out to slimming drugs

As the global enterprise grapples with reported debts of $1.4bn, its calorie-counting formula may have had its day

The Guardian - UK

WeightWatchers Filing For Bankruptcy: Iconic Program Founded In 1963 Loses Clients To Ozempic And More

Founded in 1963, WeightWatchers faces bankruptcy with £1.25 billion ($1.6 billion) in debt, losing clients to drugs like Ozempic. Can the iconic programme survive?

International Business Times UK

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WeightWatchers CEO who oversaw diet company's move into weight loss drugs abruptly leaves role

WeightWatchers is shaking up its leadership

The Independent UK

Macy Gray reveals side effect she experienced while taking Ozempic

‘Quietly, I’m kind of a vain person,’ Gray says while reflecting on Ozempic use

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Fortune

WeightWatchers' CEO reckons with diet culture—and her company's place in it

The CEO reckons with her company's history of diet culture amid the Ozempic revolution.

Salon

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Oprah Winfrey Leaves Weightwatchers Board After Weight-Loss Drug Announcement

Oprah Winfrey steps down from WeightWatchers board after using weight-loss drug. She remains committed to addressing obesity and health equity.

The Guardian - US

Oprah’s Ozempic brouhaha shows technology advances faster than attitudes

The talkshow host’s embrace of the weight-loss drug threatens to disrupt our persistent association of weight with morality

WEKU

After nearly a decade, Oprah Winfrey is set to depart the board of WeightWatchers

The announcement comes amid falling profits for the company. WeightWatchers has been facing declining stock prices since November as weight loss drugs, known as GLP1s, have soared in popularity.

Salon

Oprah Winfrey to leave WeightWatchers

Winfrey will not stand for re-election at the company's annual shareholders meeting in May

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