Our membership includes more than 70 companies bringing a wide range of consumer products to the Australian market through direct selling. Almost 40 per cent of these are controlled by foreign interests. Read more.
Blyth Inc., Educational Development Corp., ForeverGreen Worldwide Corp., LifeVantage Corp., Mannatech Inc.
GeneLink Inc., LifeVantage Corp., ForeverGreen Worldwide Corp., Tupperware Brands Corp., Blyth Inc., Primerica Inc., Lightyear Network Solutions Inc.
AL International Inc., Avon Products Inc., Herbalife Ltd., Medifast Inc., Nu Skin Enterprises Inc., Primerica Inc., Relìv International Inc., Tupperware Brands Corp., USANA Health Sciences Inc.
Immunotec, ForeverGreen Worldwide Corp., Medifast Inc., Blyth Inc.
Capsalus Corp. Completes Purchase of Genewize Life Sciences, Inc.
Capsalus Corp. (OTCBB:WELL) has completed the acquisition of the stock of GeneWize Life Sciences, Inc., the wholly owned direct-selling subsidiary of GeneLink Biosciences, Inc. (OTCBB:GNLK), a leader in consumer genomics. The deal will provide immediate revenues.
Nu Skin's acquisition of LifeGen Technologies further cements the relationship between the two companies and allows Nu Skin exclusive access to LifeGen's 30 years of study on anti-aging.
MidOcean Partners Acquires Pre-Paid Legal for $650 Million
Pre-Paid Legal Services Inc. has provided families and small businesses with access to quality legal services for the past 40 years through a network marketing distribution channel.
Private Equity Continues to Reach Out to Direct Selling Industry. With strong consumer brands such as eBay®, Cranium®, Potbelly® and Shutterfly® already in their portfolio, executives at Maveron—a venture capital firm co-founded in 1998 by Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks.
Last year was eventful for many direct sellers, including some management shake-ups, continued economic uncertainty and a strengthening U.S. dollar that shed international sales for many. As 2012 begins, more big news certainly lies ahead.
January 2012 – A Stock Prognosticator’s Year in Review
by Scott Van Winkle
December 2011 – Are Europe and Currencies the Next Headwinds?
by Scott Van Winkle
October 2011 – Market Turmoil Continues
by Scott Van Winkle, CFA
September 2011 – Monthly Summary: A Summer Swoon with Plenty of Puts and Takes
by Scott Van Winkle, CFA
