Oliveda International, Inc. announced its subsidiary Olive Tree People has filed a patent application for a 100% waterless formulation. The company’s brand identity is built on the idea of “waterless beauty” and guided by the motto: “What is best for the inside must also be best for the body's largest organ – the skin.”

The Real Brokerage Inc. announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Re/Max Holdings. The agreement will form a global real estate platform named Real REMAX Group.

With 2026 firmly underway, Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) retail is poised to further reinforce its place as a driving force in the retail landscape. While artificial intelligence (AI) and automation dominate operational efficiency, the real differentiators are profoundly human: authentic interaction, trust-driven decision making and flexible entrepreneurship. These trends are not just shaping D2C; they signal where retail is heading as a whole.

The Direct Selling Association (DSA) released a statement commending the House Committee on Appropriations and the House Appropriations Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee and Chairman Dave Joyce for addressing the FTC’s authority for rulemaking. In its appropriations markup for the full year 2026, Chairman Joyce addressed the FTC’s rulemaking on earnings claims and the […]

BeFra announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2026. Net revenue increased slightly during the quarter, which the company stated reflects early signs of recovery across BeFra’s key business units.

K-beauty skincare and wellness company RIMAN welcomed approximately 2,000 guests from its seven Asia-Pacific markets to its 2026 RIMAN Convention Macau.

Utility Warehouse, known as UW, announced a new partnership with the National League. UW stated that championing “the heart and soul of English football” is the right fit given that football clubs across the League connect on a local level, and UW Partners are at the “heart of communities across the country, helping their friends, family and neighbors to save time and money on their household utilities.”

USANA Malaysia hosted a large-scale slow jogging event as part of its Vitamin D product launch and celebration. More than 1,000 people joined the event in person and online, earning a title in the Malaysia Book of Records for the “Most Participants in a Simultaneous Acupressure Slow Jogging Event.”

Sipology, formerly known as Steeped Tea, appears to have ended its distributor-based operations. No official statement has been released, but its official website in the US is no longer accessible, and Sipology Founder Tonia Jahshan shared a message with distributors.

Mary Kay welcomed almost 100 girls and faculty from the Lewisville Independent School District (LISD), as well as local and national elected officials to its Richard R. Rogers Manufacturing and Research & Development Center for Women in STEMK Day.

LifeVantage Corporation has been granted a US Patent for the nutritional supplement composition and methods for activating cellular signaling genes of its Healthy Glow Essentials Stack. Within this stack are key activators Protandim Nrf2 Synergizer and TrueScience Liquid Collagen.

LR Health & Beauty announced a new generation of products in the “beauty food” category with the LR 5in1 Beauty Elixir and the LR 5in1 Men’s Shot. These new product formulations are tailored to support the body through daily stressors and environmental influences by providing nutrients in proportions that achieve higher potential efficacy.