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Monthly Archives: February 2016
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Lawsuit Brought Against Wal-Mart Over Claims of Wood Pulp in Parmesan Cheese
by Anita Balakrishnan • • 0 Comments
A New York man is accusing the retail giant of deceptive business practices after the company’s ‘100% Grated Parmesan Cheese’ is found to contain almost 10 percent of a filler derived from wood chips.
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10 Eye-Catching Gadgets From the Mobile World Congress
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Check out some of the most innovative products unveiled at this year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
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3 Simple Tips to Convert Curious Visitors Into Paying Customers
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Zenefits Lays Off 17 Percent of Workers to 'Refocus'
by Erin Griffith • • 0 Comments
Zenefits has been in crisis mode for the last few weeks after removing its CEO and founder, Parker Conrad.
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Facebook Boss Is Still Tech's Most Popular CEO
by Hilary Brueck • • 0 Comments
According to a new poll conducted this week by Morning Consult, nearly half of respondents view Mark Zuckerberg favorably.
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A Deep Dive Into Developing a Content Strategy That Resonates
by Brie Moreau • • 0 Comments
User engagement metrics, which measure what users do on your website and how they do it, have become unofficial ranking signals with Google.
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Nature’s Sunshine Reports Q4 & Full Year 2015 Financial Results
by Nicole Dunkley • • 0 Comments
Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc., a leading natural health and wellness company engaged in the manufacture and direct selling of nutritional and personal care products, today reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2015.
Fourth Quarter 2015 Financial Highlights
Net sales revenue of $80.0 million, decreased 7.7% compared to $86.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2014. On a local currency basis, net sales revenue decreased 3.2% compared to the fourth quarter of 2014.
Net sales revenue was negatively impacted by $3.8 million of unfavorable foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, as well as a $3.8 million decline in net sales in the NSP Russia, Central and Eastern Europe segment.
Net income from continuing operations was $3.3 million, or $0.19 per diluted common share, compared to $0.9 million, or $0.05
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Usana Three-Time Winner Of Top Rated Direct Selling Brand
by Nicole Dunkley • • 0 Comments
The awards continue to roll in for global health and wellness company USANA, as they were just recently named the 2016 Top Rated Direct Selling Brand in ConsumerLabs’s Survey of Vitamin and Supplement Users.
This award was presented to USANA based on customer satisfaction, with a greater percentage of consumers being “highly satisfied” with USANA than with other direct selling brands.
USANA continues its momentum from 2015 where the company was recognized with the prestigious ConsumerLab.com Seal of Approved Quality — a certification of purity and label accuracy — from ConsumerLab.com for 10 of its supplements: Visionex®, CoQuinone® 30, Active Calcium™, Vitamin D, Pure Rest™, USANA® Probiotic , USANA® Essentials™, Usanimals™, BabyCare Prenatal Essentials and Body Rox™.
“When consumers continue giving our products the highest ratings possible through ConsumerLa’s annual survey, it holds serious weight
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Herbalife Reportes 2015 Q4 Net Sales Of $1.1 Billion
by Nicole Dunkley • • 0 Comments
Herbalife Ltd. reported fourth quarter net sales of $1.1 billion. Net sales, excluding currency impact, grew by 9.7%, while reported net sales declined 3.1% primarily due to the continuing unfavorable impact of currency exchange rates.
Adjusted1 earnings for the quarter were $1.19 per diluted share compared to $1.41 per diluted share for the same period in 2014. On a reported basis, fourth quarter net income was $84.5 million, or $0.98 per diluted share, compared to $103.3 million, or $1.21 per diluted share for the same period in 2014.
Fourth quarter 2015 net income and diluted EPS were negatively impacted by $26.0 million2 and $0.302 per diluted share respectively, due to currency fluctuations.
For the quarter ended December 31, 2015, the company generated $135.5 million in net operating cash flow, and invested $30.4 million