Posted 10/5/2023, 3:35:41 PM
Walmart: Weight-Loss Drug Users Buy Less Food
- Walmart says customers filling weight-loss drug prescriptions buy less food at its stores
- Using anonymized data, Walmart compares shoppers on drugs like Wegovy to similar shoppers not on them
- Walmart's US CEO shared the findings, seeing signs drug users buy fewer units and calories
- Prescriptions for GLP-1 agonist appetite suppressants like Ozempic quadrupled from 2020 to 2022
- Previously, high inflation drove wealthier shoppers to Walmart for lower grocery prices
