According to a recent Wall Street Journal report, Avon is selling its last U.S factory to a French cosmetics manufacturer. Citing people familiar with the plan, the WSJ reported Fareva Group will take over production at Avon’s factory in Morton Grove, Illinois. Fareva, one of the world’s leading subcontractors in the industrial & household, cosmetics and pharmaceutical fields, will […]

Gilbert, Ariz.-based Isagenix International recently continued its European expansion with market launches in Spain and Belgium. The privately owned global health and wellness company entered Spain on June 25 and Belgium on April 23. The company manages both markets from its European headquarters in London, England. “It has been a goal of ours to build […]

Photo: Ivan P. Phelan Award recipient Rhancha Trick, Director Business Development, Nature’s Sunshine (centre) with DSA Chair Tracie Graham (left) and DSA President Peter Maddox (right) The Direct Sellers Association (DSA) of Canada recently announced the recipients of the 2018 DSA Awards held on June 26, 2018, during its annual conference in St. John’s, Newfoundland and […]

Direct selling is in the throes of a hot new business trend, and the companies who are jumping onboard say the benefits outweigh the risks. Did You Notice The Shift? Barriers have disappeared and customers are engaging like never before. In fact, the current digital and technological change is so great that it will completely […]

This Q&A is part of the July 2018 Cover Story Q: How does being cloud-based give you an advantage over companies with large headquarter locations and lots of employees? In the startup phase it’s a great way to control expenses since you are not putting money into infrastructure and things you don’t need like office […]

Disruption is coming. How nimble is your company to weather the inevitable storm? Ten years ago, when we needed a ride, we called a cab by default. Then came Uber and Lyft, to the dismay of taxi drivers. Twenty years ago, when we wanted to buy new clothes, we drove to the mall. Then came […]

When they launched nearly ten years ago, ASEA married the highly personal and culturally infused aspects of direct selling to a traditional, Fortune 50 corporate strategic planning structure. The mission: Take a revolutionary cellular health product to the masses worldwide.   ASEA Founded: 2009 Headquarters: Pleasant Grove, UT Top Executive: Tyler Norton, Founder/Chairman of the Board; […]

A strong partnership divides the effort and multiplies the effect. I wrote a book called Intentional Living, and out of the 100-plus books I’ve authored, this one is the most important I’ve ever written. One of the things I teach in this book is the value of what I call Front End Thinking. This kind […]

“Should I outsource my fulfillment?” As a direct seller, you might be reading this and asking this very question. Perhaps it’s a decision that kept you up at night several years ago as you spent countless hours crunching numbers and sifting through RFPs. Or, maybe you’re currently undergoing an RFP process and are having a […]

The six publicly traded direct selling companies we follow, whose stocks are listed in the U.S., Herbalife (HLF), Medifast (MED), Nu Skin (NUS), Tupperware (TUP), USANA (USNA) and London-based Avon Products (AVP), began 2018 in much the same fashion as how they exited 2017. On balance, trends continue favorable. In aggregate, on an equal weighted […]

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A few months ago I was in need of a tux for our Global 100 Celebration event. So like most people I went to one of the big anchor stores at a nearby mall. Not finding the selection satisfactory, I thought I’d venture through the mall to check another store. What I saw when I […]