WeightWatchers Prepares to File for Bankruptcy Within Weeks

A WeightWatchers brand bathroom scale.

Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg
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WW International Inc. is preparing to file for bankruptcy within weeks after reaching a debt-restructuring deal with a majority of its lenders, according to people with knowledge of the situation.

WeightWatchers, the once ubiquitous seller of diet plans and weight-loss products, has struggled under a roughly $1.5 billion debt load amid declining revenue and the emergence of drugs like Ozempic.