By Danielle Kaye and Alexander Marrow NEW YORK, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Lorraine Scott has spent at least $300 to tailor her pants and jeans since losing 60 pounds on weight-loss drugs over the past year. "Most of the things in my closet didn't fit anymore,...
MORE and more Americans are using weight-loss drugs like Ozempic. Because of weight fluctuations and costs, they are repairing old clothes instead of buying new ones, which is boosting jobs for tailors and shoemakers.
The increased demand for reformulations shows how much weight loss drugs are changing the retail sector, with some parts of the industry having the opportunity to profit while others struggle to adapt to the new circumstances.