Weight-loss jabs drive 680% rise in belt alterations, Timpsons reports

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 23 Sept, 17:50 · Archive

Timpsons has reported a 680 per cent increase in customers needing extra belt holes due to weight-loss drugs.

James Timpson, the company's boss, attributed the rise to customers using weight-loss medications. The chairman of the National Pharmacy Association said it was encouraging to see more people needing belt alterations after starting weight management treatments.

How it is being reported

• Tightening their belts: Boss of Timpson says shops have seen 680 per cent rise in drilling of extra holes as fat jabs slim down customersOlivier Picard, chairman of the National Pharmacy Association, said: 'It is encouraging to see more and more people needing extra notches in their belts after starting weight management treatments.'Daily Mail · 23 Sept, 17:33
• Weight-loss jabs cause 680% rise in people needing extra belt holes, Timpsons boss saysJames Timpson said the company had seen ‘a massive increase as a result of customers going on weight-loss drugs’The Independent · 23 Sept, 15:10

In this story: James Timpson · Olivier Picard · Timpsons · National Pharmacy Association

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