GNC Results Slumped, And Then Coronavirus Pandemic Spread Uncertainty Across 2020
Executive Summary
Refinancing its debt and reducing its network of stores also expected as drags on 2020 earnings, GNC says. No avoiding the coronavirus pandemic, though, during its earnings briefing; with uncertainty brought on by the pandemic added to other headwinds, it didn’t offer guidance on its 2020 results.
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