Quixtar Talk

Billy Florence on Quixtar Cosmetics

Trends and innovation will continue to fuel the color cosmetics market.” – Billy Florence

Grand Rapids, Mich., March 16, 2007 – With estimated global sales of $24 billion last year, Kline & Company says that global sales of color cosmetics will continue to grow at a rate of 4.7 percent to reach $30 billion by 2010. “This is great news for Quixtar Independent Business Owners (IBOs) who market ARTISTRY® skincare and cosmetics,” says Billy Florence of the Independent Business Owners Association International (IBOAI).

WebWire | Quixtar IBOs Take Advantage of Growth in Color Cosmetics Market says Billy Florence of IBOAI

Quixtar Helping You Keep Your New Year's Resolutions

With one third of Americans planning to go on a diet this year and millions more pledging to eat right, living a better lifestyle tops the list of New Years Resolutions. “Our members, Quixtar Independent Business Owners (IBOs) have what you need to achieve your New Year’s resolutions,” says Colombo DiSalvatore of the Independent Business Owners Association International (IBOAI).

“We all know that eating right and exercising are keys to achieving a healthier lifestyle,” says Karen DiSalvatore. “While our intentions are good, sometimes it’s hard to get the vitamins, fiber and nutrients we need on a daily basis.” New NUTRILITE INVISIFIBER™ allows consumers to quickly and conveniently add fiber to their diets. An important part of a healthy diet, fiber has many health benefits, including cardiovascular and digestive health.

WebWire® | Keeping Your New Year’s Resolutions is Easy says Colombo DiSalvatore of IBOAI

Circuit City and Hansen Named Quixtar Partners of the Year

Jody Victor of the Independent Business Owners Association International (IBOAI, www.iboai.com) announced the trade association's recognition of Quixtar (www.quixtar.com) Partners of the Year Circuit City and Hansen Beverage.

"Our members, Quixtar Independent Business Owners (IBOs) market a broad range of products and services through the Partner Stores and Services program," states Billy Florence.

"From computers to cameras to home theatre systems, Circuit City offers a wide array of electronic products for the home and office," notes Florence. "Through our partnership with Circuit City, our members earn points toward their monthly bonus checks," adds Victor.

The Independent Business Owners Association International Congratulates Quixtar Partners of the Year, Circuit City and Hansen Beverage says Jody Victor

Yager Free Enterprise Celebration

FORT MILL, S.C./EWORLDWIRE/Nov. 14, 2006 --- Yager Free Enterprise Celebration 2006 commemorated an impressive end to the fiscal year in Palm Springs, California, and in Louisville, Kentucky. Thousands of independent business owners from the U.S., Canada as well as other countries including South Korea, China, South Africa and various countries within Europe and Latin America, attended this annual event where higher level independent business owners were recognized for their achievements of the fiscal year ending August 31.

"At this annual special event, we bring in speakers that echo our vision and values of our business. Two of the messages heard this year tied into our focus and theme of 'The Pursuit' with the pursuit of happiness and no excuses," said Jeff Yager.

These events also showcased renowned guest speakers such as Paul Zane Pilzer author and economist, Christopher Gardner author of The Pursuit of HappYness, and subject of the upcoming coming movie titled after the book starring actor Will Smith to be released December 15, Kyle Maynard, born a congenital amputee and author of No Excuses, William Danko author of The Millionaire Next Door and Bob McEwen former Congressman. Entertainers included Mike "Elvis" Albert, Day One and the Eve Selis band. A product exposition was held to give emphasis to Quixtar's Health & Beauty Products (number one in sales in the Health & Beauty category on the Web), and it was an amazing testimony to see Nutrilite as the official sponsor of the world's "Fastest Man" Asafa Powell. David Vanderveen, a partner of the XS brand of Energy products available exclusively through Quixtar was present and spoke as well.

As this event commemorates the achievements of the end of the fiscal year, it also commences the start of the new one which is expected to be another sales record with Quixtar offering up to 93 million dollars in business incentives. The 2007 Yager Group theme is "Energize Your Life: Expect More. Do More. Get More."

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Quixtar's New XS Energy Drink - Cola Blast

Quixtar's newest XS Energy Drink, Cola Blast, gives cola drinkers the blast of energy they want and the flavor they love, without the empty sugars or carbs used in most cola-flavored soft drinks. Available exclusively from Quixtar Independent Business Owners, XS Cola Blast Energy Drinks contain a potent formula of B vitamins and key amino acids to help boost mental and physical energy without sugar.

XS Cola Blast contains 100 percent or more of the recommended daily value of four energy packed B vitamins, B6 (pyridoxine), B12 (cobalamin), B3 (niacin), and B5 (panthothenic acid). Each can contains no carbs, no sugar, no fat, and only 8 calories. Cola Blast is also Kosher Certified.

XS Energy Drink Launches Next Daring Flavor, Cola Blast - Yahoo! News

Randy Haugen Loves The Artistry Skin Care

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., October 23, 2006 – Recent reports by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery indicate that Americans spent more than $4.2 billion in 2005 for nonsurgical cosmetic procedures. These statistics demonstrate an increasing desire to combat the signs of aging. “This trend is good news for our members, Quixtar Independent Business Owners (IBOs), who market Artistry Time Defiance skin care products,” says Randy Haugen of the Independent Business Owners Association International (www.IBOAI.com).

WebWire® | Artistry Skin Care Offers Alternatives to Expensive Cosmetic Procedures Says Randy Haugen of IBOAI

Dick Devos Tax Proposal

Republican gubernatorial candidate Dick DeVos' assertion that he'd eliminate personal property taxes on businesses dropped a $1.7-billion bomb on the fractious election-year issue of taxes and state spending.

DeVos' remarks during Tuesday's debate with Gov. Jennifer Granholm furthered his support for a drastic overhaul of business taxes, compared to Granholm's more measured approach.

He also piqued concern among schools and local governments, which rely on personal property taxes.

DeVos' tax proposal slammed

Quixtar Artistry Launches New Skin Care System

Quixtar, the #1 online retailer of Health and Beauty products, launches the Artistry® Time Defiance® Skin Care System, the newest anti-aging development in skin protection and restoration. Backed by the most advanced science, pharmaceutical-grade ingredients, and proven clinical performance, Time Defiance Skin Care is the secret to defying age beyond procedures.

While cosmetic procedures can provide an immediate change to the skin, they can’t change the age of your skin, provide daily sunscreen protection, or daily hydration

"While cosmetic procedures can provide an immediate change to the skin, they can’t change the age of your skin, provide daily sunscreen protection, or daily hydration," says Dr. Indira Misra-Higgins, Dermatologist and Diplomate, American Academy of Dermatology. "An anti-aging skin care system like Time Defiance provides these daily benefits that go beyond what procedures can provide to create younger-acting and younger-looking skin."

Time Defiance Skin Care products offer the ultimate in anti-aging solutions at every step of the daily skin care routine. The system is formulated with Derma Cell Exchange technology to naturally awaken, connect, and protect the lines of cellular communication for 41% younger acting and looking skin. It includes:

•     Cleansing Treatment
•     Conditioning Toner
•     Day Protect Crème/Lotion
•     Night Recovery Crème/Lotion

Derma Cell Exchange helps slow the natural breakdown of cellular communication in the skin, allowing it to act and look years younger. And, Time Defiance Skin Care products offer the most advanced protection from the two leading causes of premature aging with SPF-15 UVA/UVB and Defense 4 free radical protection. Artistry Time Defiance Skin Care offers the most advanced anti-aging skin care available beyond what dermatological procedures can offer.

Quixtar's Artistry Time Defiance Skin Care Offers Benefits Beyond Procedures

Quixtar Time Defiance Skin Care System

Quixtar's new Artistry® Time Defiance® Skin Care System is the newest anti-aging development in skin protection and restoration. The system is formulated with Derma Cell Exchange technology to naturally awaken, connect, and protect the lines of cellular communication for 41% younger acting and looking skin.

ADA, Mich., October 10, 2006 – Quixtar, the #1 online retailer of Health and Beauty products, launches the Artistry® Time Defiance® Skin Care System, the newest anti-aging development in skin protection and restoration. Backed by the most advanced science, pharmaceutical-grade ingredients, and proven clinical performance, Time Defiance Skin Care is the secret to defying age beyond procedures.

“While cosmetic procedures can provide an immediate change to the skin, they can’t change the age of your skin, provide daily sunscreen protection, or daily hydration,” says Dr. Indira Misra-Higgins, Dermatologist and Diplomate, American Academy of Dermatology. “An anti-aging skin care system like Time Defiance provides these daily benefits that go beyond what procedures can provide to create younger-acting and younger-looking skin.”

Quixtar's Artistry Time Defiance Skin Care Offers Benefits Beyond Procedures

Amway India Raided By CID

Following the allegations made by some distributors in line with cheating harrasment, Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officials have on Monday raided offices of multilevel marketing firm Amway Corporation in Andhra Pradesh.

The state police has conducted a massive search and seizure operations at the offices of Amway India Enterprises located in Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Guntur, Nellor, Tirupati and other towns.

The police registered cases against the company and half-a-dozen persons involved in its operations under various sections of IPC, including Section 420, and the Prize Chits and Money Circulation Scheme (prevention) Act of 1978.

It is for the first time in the state and elsewhere that Amway, which runs direct marketing operations by offering incentive to members on enrollment of new members, has run into trouble with the law enforcement agency. The police seized a number of� documents and articles from the Amway facilities.

andhracafe.com - Amway offices under CID raid

Quixtar's Don Wilson Enjoys The Company's New Cosmetic Line

Don Wilson, of the Independent Business Owners Association International (IBOAI, www.iboai.com) announced the Trade Association’s endorsement for new limited edition trend color palettes from NAO never accept ordinary cosmetics.

“NAO never accept ordinary pushes the limits of color with this third edition of ultra-luxurious, artist-grade colors, textures and formulas,” says Don Wilson. “Quixtar’s NAO color collection is redefined every six months, reflecting the latest styles and trends,” adds Wilson.

WebWire® | Push the limits of beauty with NAO never accept ordinary™ Cosmetics says Don Wilson of IBOAI

Amway Letting Employees Define the Company in Ads

Amway is running ads in the state's three largest television markets, trying to bolster the company's public image. The spots show Amway employees speaking positively about the company.

"Since it's a name that is getting talked about by a lot of people this year, we wanted people who work here to define the company," said Rob Zeiger, a spokesman for Amway parent, Alticor Inc.

Zeiger says the spots were the company's idea and were not discussed with the DeVos campaign, something campaign Spokesman John Truscott confirms.

We showed the ads to political pollster Ed Sarpolus, who is the vice president of EPIC-MRA.

WILX | Will Amway Ads Affect the Gubernatorial Race?

Amway Running Ads to Boost Moral at Corporate

Amway Corporation has begun running T-V ads saying the company is a great place to work.

The ads are running less than a week after Governor Granholm criticized G-O-P opponent Dick DeVos for laying off Michigan workers and adding workers in China while he was president of Amway.

Alticor, Amway's parent company, says on its blog that it's running the ads because Amway workers feel like they're under attack.

The ads could give a boost to DeVos, who headed the direct sales marketing company from 1993 through 2002.

Fred Wertheimer of the campaign watchdog group Democracy 21 says its unusual to see a company so identified with a candidate run ads of its own.

A DeVos campaign spokesman says there's no coordination between the campaign and Amway on the ads.

WOODTV.com & WOOD TV8 - Grand Rapids news and weather - Amway begins running ads, saying workers feel under attack

Amways DeVos Battle it Out With Governer Granholm

Gov. Jennifer Granholm and her Republican challenger, Dick DeVos, lobbed mid-range bombs at Saturday's Democratic and Republican state conventions -- each accusing the other of being a job-killer.At the GOP convention at Novi's Rock Financial Showplace -- largely a ceremonial gathering, since the slate of statewide candidates was determined in advance -- DeVos told 3,000 of the party faithful that he has the experience needed to turn around Michigan's limping economy."I like Gov. Granholm. Many of us like Gov. Granholm," said DeVos, a 50-year-old millionaire whose Grand Rapids-based family helped build the Amway direct-marketing empire."She's a nice person and a gifted communicator, but you have to judge a governor not on what they say but what they do and what they get done. Frankly and tragically for the citizens of Michigan, the results speak for themselves."Contrasting his business experience with the background of Granholm, an attorney, DeVos noted that there is "only one candidate in this race who has ever run a manufacturing company.

DeVos, Granholm spar over jobs - 08/27/06 - The Detroit News Online

Nutrilite Clearguard from Quixtar

New all-natural Nutrilite® Clearguard™ Dietary Supplement, offered exclusively through Quixtar helps balance histamine production, and a clinical study found it helped to support clear noses in three days or less.

Quixtar Announces New All-Natural Nutrilite Health Supplement to Help Clear Stuffy Noses in Just Three Days ClearGuard Offers Relief From Nasal Irritants

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Amway India Update

What a roller-coaster ride it has been! When direct selling company Amway entered India in 1998, it established its first warehouse in Nagpur thinking the city would become the hub for its distribution system. The logic: it was located at the centre of India! As orders started collapsing under the weight of deadlines, the company ‘fixed’ the strategic error by expanding its base. Error of judgments, like these, were not uncommon during the first flush of liberalisation when a bevy of MNC brands—with inadequate homework, deep pockets and visions of quick turnaround times— strutted into India.

Redrawing the battlelines

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Quotes about Alticor - Quixtar

"Over time, you begin to understand how each other works and you develop that trust, and I think we have a tremendous amount. If I go away and I'm off doing something else and Doug's here and a decision comes up, Doug makes the decision and I have full confidence that whatever the decision is, it will be the right one." Alticor Chairman Steve Van Andel, discussing his business relationship with his lifelong friend, Alticor President Doug DeVos.

mlive.com: NewsFlash - Quotes regarding direct-sales giant Alticor Inc.

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80% of Alticor - Amway Overseas, Quixtar "Flat to Down"

As recently as the late 1980s, direct-sales giant Amway Corp. did 80 percent of its business in the United States and the remaining 20 percent overseas.But its aggressive expansion in recent years into such markets as China, India and Russia has flipped those figures around: Now $4 out of every $5 of the company's revenue comes from foreign countries.

"Our whole concept of person-to-person selling is a concept that fits right into the culture in Asia, so we've been able to take that original model and move it into some of those markets," says Steve Van Andel, chairman of Alticor Inc.

Alticor was formed in October 2000 during a corporate restructuring to serve as a holding company for Amway, which now handles foreign sales, and Quixtar Inc., a Web-based business through which domestic sales are made.

This is not their fathers' Amway - 08/06/06 - The Detroit News Online

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Alitcor Quixtar Buys Commetic and Skin Care Line

You might have expected Janet Gurwitch and Laura Mercier to pop champagne corks in New York Thursday night. After all, they'd just completed the sale of Gurwitch Products, which includes the cosmetics and skin-care company that bears Mercier's name.But after Alticor Inc. signed the papers, Gurwitch and Mercier opted not for champagne but for fine French burgundy. The triumphant pair dined together late Thursday night at Le Singe Vert, a trendy French restaurant near Mercier's home in Chelsea.Click to learn more..."It was one of the best days of my life," Gurwitch said from New York Friday as she headed to Connecticut to celebrate with friends. It was a good day as well for Neiman Marcus, which owned 51 percent of the company. (The sale price not disclosed.)The good news for Gurwitch is that Alitcor, a multibillion-dollar company that includes Amway Corp., plans to keep all 85 employees in place in Houston, where Gurwitch will remain CEO.

Chron.com | Ladies don't celebrate sale the usual way

Get Dad What He Really Wants for Father’s Day

With Father’s Day just around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about gifts for dad. A recent survey released by the National Retail Federation (NRF) shows that U.S. consumers are planning on spending $9 billion on Father’s Day gifts this year. “Our members, Quixtar Independent Business Owners (IBOs), offer great gifts for every dad,” says Randy Haugen of the Independent Business Owners Association International (IBOAI).

According to the NRF 2006 Father’s Day Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey the average person plans to spend $88.80 on Father’s Day gifts with 15% of people planning to shop online.

“Quixtar IBOs make shopping for Father’s Day easy,” says Randy Haugen. Through Quixtar.com, IBOs offer everything from iPods to mountain bikes to gas grills and barbecue tool sets.

“You can even find silk ties from designers such as Kenneth Cole, Geoffrey Beene, and Sean John,” adds Haugen

“The Quixtar Gift and Incentive Guy Gear Album is a great option for those who don’t know what dad wants,” explains Randy Haugen. “The Gift and Incentive Album let’s dad choose from great gifts such as a Waxx Pro Car Wax Kit, a Craftsmen 8-piece Wrench Set, a TexSport Seadrift Hammock and much more.”

“Through the Quixtar Partner Store program, you can even get dad a Gateway computer, fishing gear from Bass Pro Shops, or a juicy top sirloin from Omaha Steaks,” says Randy Haugen.

“All these fantastic Father’s Day gifts and more are available exclusively from our association members, Quixtar Independent Business Owners in the United States and Canada,” notes Haugen.

WebWire® | Get Dad What He Really Wants for Father’s Day says Randy Haugen of IBOAI