Vorwerk celebrated its new Thermomix production site in France with the German tradition of the “roofing ceremony,” which celebrates construction progress when the building frame and roof truss of a project are completed.
This expansion accelerates the company’s footprint in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region.
It was another record year for the direct selling industry, which garnered $192.9 billion (constant U.S. dollars) in estimated retail sales globally in 2018—a 1.2 percent increase over 2017—and produced 24 Billion Dollar Markets, according to research by the World Federation of Direct Selling Associations (WFDSA), its partner DSAs and direct selling companies around the […]
The World Federation of Direct Selling Associations (WFDSA) earlier this month released business results for 2018. According to WFDSA: Global estimated retail sales for 2018 were a record $192.9 billion, an increase of 1.2% over 2017. Compound annual growth rate for the period from 2015 through 2018 was 1.7%, showing sustained growth over time. The […]
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LifeVantage recently launched its third European market in the past eight months with the addition of Ireland last week. “The opening of Ireland is something that has been highly anticipated among many of our leaders in the UK in particular, and we expect it to be a productive asset in our larger European strategy,” said […]
LifeVantage announced that it is expanding its footprint in Europe by launching in Spain. The new market opened as part of the company’s European Leadership Academy in Barcelona. Spain is open for both distributor enrollments and customer orders. LifeVantage will initially offer select products, including its flagship Protandim Nrf2 Synergizer® supplement. “We are extremely pleased with […]
WellStar recently announced that it has expanded into the Russian and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) markets. The Berlin, Germany-based direct seller of skin care and hair care products opened an office in Russia last October. The company also announce that it is preparing an office in South Korea to allow for expansion into the […]
Seldia, the European Direct Selling Association, recently released a new survey on direct sellers in the European Union. Seldia commissioned Ipsos, a Paris-based global market research firm, to conduct a socio-economic study on the direct selling salesforce. This is the first such report in the last 10 years to cover the makeup and motivation of […]
Sandy, Utah-based LifeVantage announced it has formally expanded into Austria. The new market opened September 1 and is open for both distributor enrollments and orders as well as customer orders. “This is yet another step forward in expanding our strategic footprint throughout Europe and a key part of the larger European plan,” said Dave Fleming, […]
Ahlen, Germany-based LR Health & Beauty Systems, one of Europe´s leading direct sales companies, today announced that, effective immediately, Andreas Friesch is the company’s new CEO. He succeeds Dr. Thomas Stoffmehl, who leaves the company by mutual agreement. Friesch’s professional experience roots in the European direct sales industry. For 10 years, he led the product […]
Ahlen, Germany-based LR Health & Beauty is further expanding its competencies in the health sector by launching its first product in the energy category: LR LIFETAKT Mind Master Extreme is a quick energy boost for mental and physical performance in to-go format. LR has more than 20 years of experience in the development and production […]