Vitamin Shoppe Acquires Specialty Retailer Following FTC Investigation

After a review by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, The Vitamin Shoppe, North Bergen, NJ, has entered an agreement to acquire the assets of Super Supplements, Inc., Seattle, WA, a specialty retailer of vitamins, minerals and supplements for about $50 million. The acquisition will be funded with available cash.

Super Supplements, headquartered in Seattle, WA, operates 31 stores in Washington, Oregon and Idaho, and expands The Vitamin Shoppe’s presence in the Pacific Northwest, where it currently operates 17 stores. The transaction is structured as a purchase of Super Supplements’ assets by a wholly owned subsidiary of The Vitamin Shoppe.