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Amway Global Wellness: Americans Not Exercising

Posted by Ty Tribble on October 13th, 2008

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ADA, Mich., Oct. 7 /PRNewswire/ — Americans want to improve their wellness, but are finding it difficult to keep up with regular exercise. The Amway Global Wellness Index, a new study of more than 15,000 Americans, shows that nearly one in five (18 percent) claim to never participate in a group activity, such as walking or biking with family or friends. And 23 percent — about 52 million Americans — are not exercising for at least 30 minutes or more at a time on a regular basis.

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Olympic Pole Vaulter Paid To Take Amway Vitamins

Posted by Ty Tribble on October 13th, 2008

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For the time being, the only product Olympic silver medal pole vaulter Jennifer Stuczynski gets paid to endorse is Nutrilite, a line of supplements sold by Amway. But when she is spotted sipping java at Leaf & Bean Coffee Co. in Chili, she’s just a regular paying customer.

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XS Gold Product Launch Delayed

Posted by Ty Tribble on October 1st, 2008

From XS Energy:

Thank you for the enthusiastic embrace of new XS Gold. It is a big change from previous XS products with some exciting new ingredients.

We had hoped to make XS Gold available for Advance Order on September 15 but have had to postpone the launch to complete final reviews.

That review will extend the launch date. We will be posting a new date for Advance Order as soon as possible.

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Amway Global Q and A About Amway China

Posted by Ty Tribble on October 1st, 2008

Direct seller’s roller-coaster ride pays off

Direct sales company Amway has had a dramatic experience in China. It had to re-engineer its Chinese network when its original mode of operation was virtually outlawed by the central government as unsuitable. Now, it runs 180 retail outlets around the nation that contributed over 13 billion yuan in revenue last year, compared with the company’s global sales of $6.4 billion.

So how did Amway manage this turnaround? Steve Van Andel, chairman of Amway Corp and its parent company Alticor Inc, talks to China Daily’s Wu Yong and Liu Ce about the firm’s unique marketing, management and development approach to the Chinese market.

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Amway Global Works To Keep Shipping Reasonable

Posted by Ty Tribble on October 1st, 2008

Internet Retailer:

Pricing shipping rates is definitely a balancing act between giving our customers low or free shipping and trying to cover our costs, says Sue De Boer, supervisor of pricing at Amway Global/Quixtar, a direct marketer of health and beauty products owned by Alticor Inc. The retailer has raised its shipping fees on orders above $120 by between 80 cents and $2, about 5%.

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