Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. (VSI), formerly VS Holdings, Inc. (Holdings) is a specialty retailer and direct marketer of vitamins, minerals, herbs, supplements, sports nutrition, and other health and wellness products. The Company markets approximately 700 different brands, as well as its Vitamin Shoppe, BodyTech and MD Select brands. It offers variety of products among VMS retailers with approximately 8,000 stock keeping units (SKU) offered in its typical store and an additional 12, 000 SKUs available through its Internet and other direct sales channels. The Company sells its products through two business segments: retail and direct. In retail segment, it has opened a total of 169 stores. In direct segment, it sells its products directly to consumers through its websites, primarily www.vitaminshoppe.com, and its catalog.