Jenny Craig, With 8 MD Locations, Tells Workers It's Closing: Report

MARYLAND — The weight loss and management company Jenny Craig, which has eight locations in Maryland, reportedly told employees it will close its doors, according to internal documents obtained by NBC News.

The company told workers in an email late Tuesday it would close "due to its inability to secure additional financing," according to the report. The last day for corporate and field employees who are salaried will be May 5, the news outlet reported. The last day for center workers who are hourly was Tuesday.

It's the latest news in a spate of business shutdowns. Earlier this week, the home decor store Tuesday Morning said it will close its remaining stores this month, and in late April Bed Bath & Beyond filed for bankruptcy and closing sales began at the last of its stores.

Here are the Jenny Craig locations in Maryland:

• Annapolis
• Baltimore
• Glen Burnie
• Waldorf
• Lutherville
• Columbia
• Bethesda
• Rockville

Based in Carlsbad, California, Jenny Craig has about 500 company-owned and franchised locations across the country. The Jenny Craig program helps give people structure and support as they try to lose weight, and helps them learn how to keep it off. The program provides nutritional meals such as entrées, desserts and snacks, as well as individual coaching.

Jenny Craig and her late husband, Sid, opened their first Jenny Craig Weight Loss Center in 1983.

The chain had warned of mass layoffs and said it could close its corporate offices as early as Friday, WPVI reported Monday. The company told employees it was transitioning to an e-commerce model, according to the TV station.

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Even before boutiques and malls were shut down by the coronavirus outbreak, traditional brick-and-mortar establishments saw a nosedive in revenue and popularity with the emergence of e-commerce companies such as Amazon, Target and Walmart.