"Given the strong leadership and commitment of our two companies to
promote personal health and wellness, there is tremendous synergy in
leveraging the strengths of two brand leaders to provide consumers with the
personalized information that can help them live healthier lives," said
"This innovative partnership complements GNC's long-standing commitment to
provide consumers with the highest quality products and the best available
information on nutritional supplements. GNC has been the leader in vitamin and
supplement retailing for more than 75 years. The WebMD brand brings with it
tremendous trust and credibility. As a result, this affiliation between our
two companies provides health-conscious consumers with the perfect combination
of resources. I am delighted that our loyal and growing customer base will
have access to the objective and credible information on the new Live Well
Topic Center on GNC.com and WebMD," said
GNC will be featured in targeted areas on WebMD where consumers go most often for information on personal health, diet and nutrition information, including search, home page, and other highly visited healthy lifestyle areas. In addition, an interactive, personal health assessment will be available to help consumers easily establish their health goals and identify the nutritional supplements that would be most beneficial for them. GNC information and interactive tools will be featured across the WebMD network and GNC.com site. The partnership also allows GNC to license WebMD's interactive tools as well as its valuable content for use in GNC's domestic retail network of 4,900 locations.
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