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Industry veteran John Fleming shares his gig economy research and analysis in his latest book.
The Spanish government passed a law that individuals delivering for platforms like Deliveroo and UberEats will be recognized as salaried staff. This is the first passed legislation in Europe that explicitly regulates delivery worker status. Six months ago, Spain’s leftwing government announced it would seek to clarify the legal status of those working for online […]
John Fleming has been one of direct selling’s most consistent and strongest advocates. His successful career as a distributor led him to a corporate role with Avon Products, Inc., followed by the distinguished title of Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Direct Selling News for nine years. FLEMING was inducted into the Direct Selling Education Foundation Circle of Honor […]
Larry Thompson was once called “The Architect of Wealth Building” by The Wall Street Journal. With more than 50 years of experience in direct selling, Thompson, along with Mark Hughes, the founder of Herbalife, laid the foundation for what has become one of the largest brands in direct selling. Thompson is also known to be a mentor […]
Since its inception, Direct Selling News has stuck to its mission to serve the direct selling community of executives with information and news based upon journalistic standards that have enabled us to tell stories that need to be told. In publishing our 200th edition, we recommit to the future with the same foundational principles and […]
Seven Supreme Court judges in the UK unanimously rejected Uber’s appeal against a 2016 ruling that defined Uber drivers as “workers” under British law. Uber argued that the drivers who brought the claim against the company, Yaseen Aslam and James Farrar, should be classified as independent contractors. When drivers are logged onto the Uber app […]
Wayne Moorehead Talks with Ryan Napierski About the New Normal, What Keeps Him Up at Night and More. Remember when it was easy to network with your peers during impromptu hallway or dinner conversations at industry events and the resulting insights that came out of those conversations? DSN’s new Executive Insights series is the next best thing to those priceless exchanges. […]
Over the next ten years, the U.S. economy will experience the largest transformation in history. While the undercurrents of change are supported visibly by big technology, evolving government regulation, and global health crises, our economy’s new raison d’etre lives much closer to home: baby boomers will pass $30 trillion onto the next generation by 2030. And […]
Direct selling has had a record year. In spite of all the challenges 2020 dealt, approximately 80 percent of direct selling companies grew their revenue as compared to 2019, with 30 growing by more than $100 million and at least ten more than doubling their annual revenue. Three private companies, including MONAT and Scentsy, grew by more than $400 […]
Color Street is donating $10,000 to each of its thirty 2018-2020 awareness campaign charity partners. This support is intended to help offset the expenses each charity has incurred as they navigated the COVID-19 pandemic and assisted their clients. The $300,000 total donation was made through the company’s nonprofit foundation, The Color Street Foundation, established by […]
The Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed including workers within the gig economy, who do not have a traditional employment relationship with a company, in the potential changes to Rule 701, which offers exception “for offers and sales of securities by a private company under a written compensatory benefit plan or written compensation contract for […]
Reimagine Payouts—From Checks to Tech It’s my year-end ritual to research future trends at the start of a new year. During my recent exploration, I came across a DSA trend report from 2016. It’s interesting to compare where the direct selling industry was five years ago as a way to frame 2021 trends, the acceleration of change […]
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