'New' GNC Tag Sticks With Turnaround Results Still In 'Early Days'
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Acting CEO Robert Moran says' GNC's investment in two loyalty programs, store redesigns in pilot locations, opening an Amazon online storefront and training store clerks to help customers pick products is in "still early days … but it looks like we are headed in the right direction."
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