GNC, Vitamin Shoppe to sell?

Vitamin retailer GNC (GNC) has met with banks to explore a possible sale, reported the Financial Times, though no potential buyers have made formal bids. Meanwhile, activist investors are pushing supplement seller Vitamin Shoppe (VSI) to sell itself to a private equity firm or GNC, Reuters reported. GNC shares rose 4.9% to 41.02. Vitamin Shoppe rose 4.8% to 45.44.

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