Jenny Craig, With 1 Rhode Island Location, Tells Workers It's Closing: Report

WARWICK, RI — According to internal documents obtained by NBC News, the weight loss and management company Jenny Craig, which has a single location in Rhode Island, reportedly told employees it would close its doors.

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 news outlet reported that the last day for salaried corporate and field employees will be May 5. The last day for center workers who are hourly was Tuesday.

Jenny Craig has a single location in Rhode Island, in Warwick.

Based in Carlsbad, California, Jenny Craig has about 500 company-owned and franchised locations nationwide. 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 nutritious meals such as entrées, desserts, snacks, and 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. According to the TV station, the company told employees it was transitioning to an e-commerce model.