The Direct Selling Index (DSCI) fell 8.4 percent in August, the second consecutive noticeable decline and the index’s weakest monthly performance since March 1, 2020. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), by contrast, rose over the last two months, increasing 1.9 percent in August and 1.3 percent  in July.

USANA's joint support supplement Procasa passed purity tests from third-party assessor ConsumerLab.com and was recognized with a seal of approval—the third for the company.

MONAT Global’s philanthropic initiative, MONAT Gratitude, will donate $1 million over the next year to help “narrow the achievement gap in underserved communities around the world.”

Shop North America announced it is expanding its open hiring practices, a recruitment process that promotes a systemic, fair approach to attracting and onboarding employees.

Pampered Chef recently unveiled Table, its wholly owned digital platform that will enable consultants to host customized virtual cooking parties. 

Youngevity International, Inc. reported the completion of the restatement of its previously issued quarterly financial statements for 2019. Now, the company will begin an audit of the fiscal year 2020.

To expand its omnichannel brand, L’OCCITANE en Provence unveiled its new social selling platform, MyL’Occitane. This new platform will provide the company’s community with the opportunity to become entrepreneurs who share L’OCCITANE products. 

Beautycounter will launch a four-episode livestream shopping series in partnership with Klarna, a retail bank, payments and shopping service.

Herbalife Nutrition, after experiencing distributor activity levels that were lower than expected, has decreased its net sales expectations for the third quarter and full year of 2021.

The appointment of Rojas ensures DSN will continue to bring direct selling executives the news, insights and stories they need on the platforms they use most, providing an expanded, robust digital and multi-media component to the brand’s coverage. 

BELLAME recently hosted its second annual national conference in Denver, Colorado. The event was a hybrid of an in-person gathering a virtual experience, with 75% of attendees participating from home.

QNET, citing statistics from the International Finance Corporation that states women are now starting businesses at a rate faster than men, and a report by Deloitte that concludes women now own as much as one-third of all enterprises worldwide, explains that in spite of progress, women are still facing significant barriers to entrepreneurship.