GNC Expands Distribution for its Brand

General Nutrition Company announced an agreement with Sakar International for a line of more than two dozen branded health and wellness products. The products will be distributed through drug stores, home stores, supermarkets and mass market retailers in addition to GNC stores, expanding GNC's presence in the retail channel. The line is scheduled to hit stores the end of this year in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Initial offerings will include heart rate and blood pressure monitors, weight scales, exercise accessories and electronic pill boxes, and will be followed by pedometers, thermometers, stopwatches, sunrise clocks, massagers, grooming products, soap