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Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. Company Profile
Vitamin Shoppe (formerly VS Holdings) helps vitamin shoppers meet their recommended daily requirements. The company sells vitamins, supplements, and minerals, as well as herbal, homeopathic, and personal care products, through more than 400 The Vitamin Shoppe stores in about 35 US states and the District of Columbia, a catalog, and the VitaminShoppe.com and BodyTech.com Web sites. Stores offer more than 20,000 items from some 700 national brands plus private-label products. Founded in 1977 as a corner shop in New York City, the company was taken private by Irving Place Capital (formerly Bear Stearns Merchant Banking) in 2002. In 2009 Vitamin Shoppe raised about $155 million in an initial public offering.
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Contact Information
Address: 2101 91st St.
North Bergen, NJ 07047
Phone:201-868-5959
Fax:800-852-7153
Financial Highlights
Fiscal Year End:December
Revenue (2008):601.50 M
Revenue Growth (1 yr):11.80%
Employees (2008):3,114
Employee Growth (1 yr):8.10%
Key People
Chairman and CEO: Richard L. Markee
EVP, COO, and CFO: Michael G. (Mike) Archbold
VP Information Technology: Michael Provost
Industry Information
Sector: Services
Industry: Specialty Retail, Other
Top Competitors
GNC Corporation
Vitamin World, Inc.
Whole Foods Market, Inc. (wfmi)
 


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