Winfrey and weight watchers said the move comes as part of a new emphasis at the company away from just weight loss, adding a focus on overall health and. Her show might be gone but the “oprah effect” clearly endures. after oprah winfrey said on monday she would buy a 10 percent stake in weight watchers. Weight watchers international inc. said monday that oprah winfrey will take a 10% stake in the company. (greg allen / invision/associated press).
Oprah winfrey will buy a 10 percent stake in weight watchers international inc (wtw.n), adding her celebrity and consumer appeal to a diet brand that has. Weight watchers said monday that it signed a five-year deal with the former talk show host. winfrey, a co-owner of own: the oprah winfrey network, is paying about $43.
When weight watchers on monday announced that billionaire media empress oprah winfrey would be buying up a 10 percent slice of the company, its stock quickly doubled. Weight watchers may be oprah winfrey’s newest "favorite thing." shares of weight watchers skyrocketed by as much as 90 percent with today’s news that.
Weight watchers may be oprah winfrey’s newest "favorite thing." shares of weight watchers skyrocketed by as much as 90 percent with today’s news that. Her show might be gone but the “oprah effect” clearly endures. after oprah winfrey said on monday she would buy a 10 percent stake in weight watchers.