This is a compilation of pieces from last year that I personally have found more memorable or inspiring than the others. I have also added to this, a few articles from The World of Direct Selling website that attracted much interest.

January

* How and Why Amway’s DeVos Family Gives Away Billions
* Morinda Celebrates 20^th Year in Business and Second Era of Growth
* Layoffs, Lawsuits at Once-Hot Direct-Sales Firm ViSalus
* Ava Anderson Non-Toxic to Reopen as New Company Without Founder or Her Family
* Melaleuca Marks Three Decades in Business

February

* Amway’s 2015 Revenues Fall to Lowest Level in 5 Years
* Direct Selling Dominates the Aromatherapy and Essential Oils Market
* Stream Announces New President and CEO
* Avon Reports 20% Sales Decline in 2015 Q4
* 70 Years of Tupperware
* Mannatech Enters South America with Launch of Colombia Operations
* Nu Skin Settles Class Action Suit, Pays $47 Million
* Herbalife in Talks with FTC to Resolve Probe

March

* Avon and Cerberus Capital Announce Close of Strategic Partnership Transaction
* Young Living Appoints New Chief Operating Officer
* Isagenix Launches New World Headquarters
* Medifast Management Changes Run Deeper Than CEO Sheetz
* Oriflame Says Could Expand to U.S and Brazil
* Travis Ogden Appointed Isagenix President & COO
* Amway Maps Growth Strategy in India
* Ackman Doesn’t See ‘Slap on the Wrist’ for Herbalife
* Social Selling Moves Online

April

* Mannatech Reveals New Company Brand
* Herbalife Attacks New Documentary, Saying It Takes Ackman’s Side
* Mary Kay Empowered Women Using a Bit of a Pyramid Scheme
* Avon’s North America Unit Has a New Boss
* If You Think She Looks Like An Avon Lady, You’re Half Right
* Natura Opens First Own Shop in Sao Paulo

May

* Pyramid Schemes in 10 Questions
* Avon Loss Widens on Dollar and Restructuring Costs
* Stella & Dot CEO on Creating “Flexible” Business for Women
* Successes of South Africa DSA and the University of Johannesburg
* Vorwerk Group Reports 23.9% Sales Increase in 2015
* Amway’s Chief Sales Officer John Parker Talks About the ‘Gig Economy’
* Herbalife Buys Its Headquarters for Close to $30 Million
* How Tonia Janshan Built Steeped Tea Into a Huge Retail Empire
* Silpada Exec: Insurmountable Revenue Declines Doomed Company
* Interview with Sue Liddie, CIO of Avon
* ‘Damsel in Defense’ Gives Women Tools to Protect Themselves

June

* Rodan + Fields: How Two Dermatologists Built a Billion Dollar Brand in Their Spare Time
* Direct Selling’s Economic Footprint Continues to Expand in United States
* Clear Definition on Pyramid Schemes Will Prevent Fraud, Protect Consumers
* Nu Skin Receives $210 Million Investment From China
* The Evolution of Direct Sales
* Avon Will Go Ahead With Move to the U.K. Despite Brexit Vote
* Unemployment India’s Biggest Concern, Direct Selling at Rescue
* HAPPY Parties Are the New Tupperware Parties, but for Cannabis
* Consumer Groups, Direct Selling Industry Debate ‘Anti-Pyramid’ Legislation
* The Brutal Truth About Those Pyramid Schemes

July

* Brownie Wise: The Life of the (Tupperware) Party
* Global Direct Selling Industry in 2015
* Longaberger Empties Famous Basket Building
* Medifast Named to Forbes 100 Most Trustworthy Companies in America List
* Herbalife Settles Pyramid Scheme Case with Regulator; in Blow to Pershing’s Ackman
* Mary Kay Breaks Ground Soon on New R&D Site
* Customer Acquisition With Stella & Dot CEO Jessica Herrin
* Beauty Takes a Beating at Tupperware
* Direct Selling Gigs: How Much Can You Make Being Your Own Boss?
* FTC v. Herbalife Settlement: First Take

August

* How Selling Cutco Knives as a Teen Inspired This Entrepreneur’s Direct Selling Empire
* Giants’ Growth Performances at Mid-Year
* Cloud-Centric Management Lifts Rodan + Fields Towards $1B Revenue
* FTC v. Herbalife: Post-Settlement Legal Guidance for the Direct Selling Industry
* Amway China: Rebirth of a Sales Firm
* Troubles Mount for Longaberger, Its Parent Company
* The Avon Lady Goes Digital: The Original Network Gets a 21st Century Facelift

September

* One of the Fastest-Growing Clothing Companies Making Some Millennial Moms Rich
* Martin Kohler Named New President of PartyLite Worldwide
* Follow the Profit: How Mormon Culture Made Utah a Hotbed for Multi-Level Marketers
* Think the Direct Sales Model Is Dead? Think Again
* LR Health & Beauty CEO Dr. Thomas Stoffmehl Seldia’s New Chairman
* Inside Wall Street’s Greatest Feud: Icahn vs. Ackman
* Nerium Names Deborah K. Heisz President and COO
* Nu Skin Settles SEC Probe into Charitable Contribution in China
* Understanding Pyramid Schemes, Ponzi Schemes, and Network Marketing
* Tupperware Appoints Tricia Steitzel President and COO
* Amway President: ‘Why Co-Leadership Actually Works’
* How ‘America’s Next Top Model’ Made Tyra Banks a Better Businesswoman
* Origami Owl Acquires New York-Based Beauty Company willa

October

* Medifast Announces Appointment of Direct Selling Industry Veteran as CEO
* Oriflame: Back on Track Again?
* Jamberry Nails Names Elizabeth Thibaudeau Chief Executive Officer
* Avon Begins Expansion into Heath & Wellness with New Hire
* 30,000 Attend to doTERRA’s Convention: The Highest in Utah’s History
* Real Beauty, Mary Kay Style: Mary Kay’s New Ad Campaign
* Silpada Designs Acquired by Berkshire Hathaway Entity
* Natura Cosmeticos Picks New CEO to Replace Lima
* Belcorp Among Fortune’s 25 Best Global Companies to Work For
* Stream Announces Chairman Transition
* The Wave is Upon Us: Big Changes for Direct Selling

November

* Getting to Know About Natura
* Why Herbalife CEO’s Departure Is a Body Blow to the Company
* Arbonne Expands into Asia with Opening of Taiwan
* Mannatech Prepares for China Entry with New E-Commerce Strategy
* Trump Picks Betsy DeVos, Daughter-in-Law of Amway Co-Founder, for Education Secretary
* USANA Announces CEO Transition Plan and Appoints Kevin Guest CEO
* It’s Time for Network Marketing to Ditch the Mercedes-Benz
* The Rise of the Entrepreneur

December

* Oriflame to Bet Big on Skincare, Wellness in New Strategic Push
* Could ‘Facebook Live’ Change the Game?
* Nu Skin Announces Senior Management Transition Plan: Truman Hunt Leaves After 14 Years
* Avon Headquarters Leaves the US
* Vemma Settles Ongoing Litigation with FTC over Pyramid Charges
* Fact-Checking the FTC’s New Legal Guidance
* Carl Icahn To Be Trump’s Advisor on Regulatory Overhaul
* ViSalus Announces CEO Transition
* First of Many: Natura Opens First US Store in New York
* How Rick Goings Went from Dirt Poor to the CEO of a $2 Billion Company

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