If you close your eyes you can see it. Just look! It's right here in plain sight. A real spiffy economy with a Wall St. cherry on top. Yep.

Oh, and if you tap your heals together three times and say, "There's no place like recovery." you get there. Did I mention ruby slippers?

after this first chop...for the time being.

to improve their health. though i don't know how effective their products are.

....and every mall has a GNC. Add to that, even several strip malls have a GNC. They are the McDonald's of vitamins and supplements.

Which aren't always useful....and at GNC, cost a shit load.

Add to that, they are small and don't carry too many products....whereas the larger competitors have far fewer stores, but more real estate and carry a better selection.

If they find a buyer...they are going to close down a shit load more.

the malls with little foot traffic, people still go malls to look at things they can get cheaper online

Sometime over the next few years, they transitioned to a supplements-only store with no foods whatsoever. I always thought they missed the opportunity that Whole Foods filled.

I used to purchase on average $40/week - they even had coolers and freezers. It was amazing the amount of stuff they crammed into a mall store.

that you can get cheaper elsewhere

There's just way too much pseudoscience, a lack of regulation, and a lack of quality control in the supplements industry.

The one closest to me is on the list. There are several in the area though. I hate seeing store closures because that means people are losing their jobs.
This reminds me that I need to restock my son's vitamins.