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Direct Sales
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Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Climbing a ladder made of lipstick
California | Local |
January 15, 2008
Altagracia Valdez is dreaming of a perfect pink Cadillac. Read more
Tuesday, February 28, 2006
China OKs Direct Sales by Avon
Business |
February 28, 2006
China is welcoming back the Avon ladies after seven years in the cold. Read more
Sunday, October 16, 2005
Profits Pouring In for Sierra Vintners
Business |
October 16, 2005
Houston wine lover Ron Nichely is so partial to Boeger Winery’s
offerings that family visits to nearby Stockton find him cramming his
luggage with bottles. Read more
Tuesday, May 17, 2005
Wine Sale Curbs Lifted
National |
May 17, 2005
The Supreme Court opened the way Monday for vintners to sell their
wines directly to consumers across the nation, a major victory for
California’s $15 billion-a-year wine industry. Read more
Saturday, April 9, 2005
Avon Wins OK to Test Direct Selling in 3 Chinese Areas
Business |
April 9, 2005
Ding-dong! Read more
Friday, February 13, 2004
Ruling Hits State Wine Shippers
Business |
February 13, 2004
A federal appeals court dealt a blow to California’s wine industry
Thursday, ruling that New York may ban out-of-state vintners from
selling directly to residents of the Empire State. Read more
Purveying Passion With a Giggle
California | Local |
February 13, 2004
In a spacious, modern home in Upland, 30 women have gathered on a
sunny Sunday afternoon to see the latest in home gadgets. Read more
Friday, December 5, 2003
In England, a new kind of movie marketing campaign
Entertainment |
December 5, 2003
As investment propositions go, it looked like the perfect practical joke. Read more
Monday, November 3, 2003
He’s the Zen master of cold calls
Entertainment |
November 3, 2003
Let’s say you sell telephone headsets or dental equipment or
corporate videos and your daily responsibility is to “cold call” –
to drum up new accounts on the telephone. Read more
Wednesday, May 3, 2000
Thursday, April 13, 2000
Pocket Farms Thrive on Smallness, Direct Sales
News |
April 13, 2000
These are not wheat-to-the-horizon farms. Read more
Wednesday, October 27, 1999
Signs of Hypoxia Tied to Altitude, Decompression
News |
October 27, 1999
Posing a grave danger to pilots and passengers in a plane that is
not pressurized, the air at 30,000 feet contains about 70% less oxygen
than it does at sea level, Gary Barnes, a meterologist at the University
of Hawaii, said Tuesday. Read more
Tuesday, August 31, 1999
Amway to Meld Its Multilevel Marketing With E-Commerce - Online: The firm plans to launch Web unit Quixtar on Wednesday. It says its strategy won’t harm distributors.
Business |
August 31, 1999
Amway Corp. Read more
Tuesday, May 25, 1999
Charting a New Marketing Map for Lands’ End
Business |
May 25, 1999
Direct merchant Lands’ End is well known for quality, service,
prompt delivery and up-to-date technology that has its Web site counted
among the best that apparel retailers have offered. Read more
Tuesday, March 30, 1999
Cookware Firm Charged With Sales Trickery
News |
March 30, 1999
The state attorney general has accused a Wisconsin cookware company
of using high-pressure sales techniques and scare tactics to prey on
working-class Latinos in California. Read more
Wednesday, March 3, 1999
Amway to Expand Its Reach With New Internet Site
Business |
March 3, 1999
Amway, a company known for cheery salespeople selling household
goods to friends in their living rooms, is taking a giant step into the
impersonal world of cyberspace. Read more
Thursday, November 12, 1998
The Trend in PC Sales: Be Direct
Business |
November 12, 1998
Only a few years ago, nearly all personal computer users–home and
business–bought computers in a store or through a distributor. Read more
Saturday, July 25, 1998
Avon and Amway Reopen in China–Under New Rules
Business |
July 25, 1998
Amway Corp., Avon Products Inc. Read more
Thursday, June 4, 1998
‘Shop Till You Drop’ Gets New Meaning
Business |
June 4, 1998
Shoppers walking down busy Flatbush Avenue in the New York borough
of Brooklyn usually do a double take when they pass a store that opened
just last month. Read more
Thursday, April 30, 1998
Sales Ban Sparks Riots; at Least 10 Die
News |
April 30, 1998
About 10 people have been killed and more than 100 injured in
rioting in central China after the government slapped a nationwide ban on
all forms of direct sales, officials said. Read more
