Walgreens and Jenny Craig to Open 100 ‘Jenny Craig at Walgreens’ Locations Across the Country
October 28 2019 - 7:45AM
Business Wire
Jenny Craig at Walgreens to offer health and
weight loss management services with one-on-one personal support
alongside meal plan delivery
Walgreens and Jenny Craig today announced a collaboration to
bring health and weight loss management services to customers
across the United States. With a focus on addressing weight and
health management, Jenny Craig and Walgreens will open 100 Jenny
Craig at Walgreens locations nationwide in January 2020. The Jenny
Craig at Walgreens locations will offer Jenny Craig’s clinically
proven program featuring private one-on-one consultations, a
customized menu plan and meal delivery.
This collaboration marks the first time Jenny Craig will offer
its services at a national drugstore chain in the U.S. and the
first time customers will be able to receive personalized health
and weight loss management services at their local Walgreens.
“Jenny Craig has a long standing history of changing lives
through personal one-on-one support and lifestyle management. We
found Jenny Craig to be a strong fit with our shared mission to
provide trusted, proven, and personalized care,” said Jim OConor,
senior vice president, neighborhood health destination, Walgreens.
“Jenny Craig at Walgreens will give customers the opportunity to
interact face-to-face with Jenny Craig consultants, just as our
patients have experienced for over a century with our
pharmacists.”
The 100 Jenny Craig at Walgreens will open in 20 states across
the country in markets including Dallas, Houston, Philadelphia, and
Phoenix, among others. After these locations open in January, the
companies will begin to explore other potential in-store and
digital initiatives.
“Jenny Craig and Walgreens are a natural fit with both companies
focused on making health services—including weight loss—easily
accessible, effective, personal and valuable to customers,” said
Monty Sharma, CEO and president of Jenny Craig. “The launch of
Jenny Craig at Walgreens will expand our ability to attract even
more consumers across the country and provide them with our
scientifically-proven and innovative offering that includes
in-person personalized coaching, customized and prepared meal plans
with convenient in-home delivery of our delicious foods.”
As Walgreens continues to develop neighborhood health
destinations, Jenny Craig is the latest addition to the broad
portfolio of affordable health care services available at select
Walgreens. These services include diagnostic lab-testing, primary
care, urgent care, dental, and optical, to name a few.
About Jenny Craig
The Jenny Craig program is designed to provide structure and
support to help members lose weight and learn how to keep it off.
Jenny Craig's program provides nutritionally-balanced menus, which
include over 100 delicious entrees, desserts and snacks developed
by dietitians, nutritionists, and professional chefs. One-on-one
consultations provide personal support and education on portion
control and strategies such as Fresh and Free Additions, which
helps with satiety. Jenny Craig consultants work with each member
individually to identify their strengths, challenges and personal
goals in order to create unique weekly meal and activity plans that
fit individual needs. Consultants also help members implement
behavioral strategies to support their success. Jenny Craig's
comprehensive approach to weight loss is available to members
either in person, in centers or by phone. The program is backed by
hard science as demonstrated by a 2010 independent two-year
clinical trial published in the Journal of the American Medical
Association showing that participants on the Jenny Craig Classic
program lost three times more weight than those participants
dieting on their own. Jenny Craig, based in Carlsbad, California,
is one of the world's largest weight loss and weight management
companies, with approximately 500 company-owned and franchised
locations in local neighborhoods in the United States and Canada,
with approximately 600 centers worldwide.
About Walgreens
Walgreens (walgreens.com), one of the nation's largest drugstore
chains, is included in the Retail Pharmacy USA Division of
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA), a global leader in
retail and wholesale pharmacy. Walgreens is proud to be a
neighborhood health, beauty and retail destination supporting
communities across the country, and was named to FORTUNE*
magazine’s 2019 Companies that Change the World list. Approximately
8 million customers interact with Walgreens in stores and online
each day. As of August 31, 2019, Walgreens operates 9,277
drugstores with a presence in all 50 states, the District of
Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, along with its
omnichannel business, Walgreens.com. Walgreens also provides
specialty pharmacy and mail services and offers in-store clinics
and other health care services throughout the United States, most
of which are operated by our health care strategic partners.
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Media Contacts Scott Goldberg, Walgreens
847-315-7649 scott.goldberg@walgreens.com
Marissa Buntz, Jenny Craig 760-696-4545
Mbuntz@jennycraig.com
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