Archives for June 2013
The nutritional supplements industry topped $32 billion in sales last year, increasing 7.4 percent over 2011 sales and tracking with the previous year’s 7 percent growth. Natural Food Merchandisers surveyed supplement retailers across the nation to determine what factors are driving the industry’s sustained growth.
As any reader of Direct Selling News can attest, many direct selling companies have explored the brave new world of social media. Take for example our January feature on how Chloe + Isabel has built its brand through social media. In February, we shared how Solavei is redefining commerce for the social age.
Massachusetts-based PartyLite has been lighting up homes for 40 years with its candle, home fragrance and home décor products. The No. 31 direct selling company in the world is now being honored for its foray into a very different field: video production.
Consumer Goods Technology (CGT) magazine has named Mary Kay’s Dr. Beth Lange to its annual list of Consumer Goods Visionaries.
The direct selling industry encompasses a wide range of companies, with more diverse products and services being sold directly to consumers all the time.
The Vorwerk Group reported its highest sales ever with 2.5 billion euros in revenue for 2012, a 10 percent year-over-year increase for the No. 4 direct selling company in the world. Its long-term strategy to achieve profitable growth has doubled the group’s sales over the past 10 years.
The DSN Global 100 is an annual ranking produced by Direct Selling News magazine. DSN’s reputation for positive reporting has made it a trusted journalistic resource for the direct selling industry.
For 11 years Mark Pentecost and his team have had dream jobs. They’ve built It Works! Global™ into a $200 million company on the principle of being debt-free in combination with instant-result products.
Where does your company rank? Check out the Top 10 as well as the entire list at a glance.
Which companies had the greatest growth this year? Who was the top Asian company? How about the largest in Health & Wellness?
Nerium International is breaking records. But then, that’s what it was created to do.
Find out more about the DSN Global 100 companies, including an overview of the companies as well as products, number of markets and number of salespeople.