Avon Products, Inc. (NYSE: AVP) recently announced its results for the quarter ended September 30, 2018.
Jan Zijderveld, Avon CEO, said, “As we said at the recent investor day, it is going to take time for us to execute this turn-around. While we are not yet satisfied with the overall quarterly results, I am encouraged by the speed at which initiatives are being adopted in our markets. We are beginning to see benefits from recruiting and training initiatives that have been put in place in countries around the world.”
Mr. Zijderveld continued, “At its heart, Avon is the world’s largest social selling company, focused on improving the lives of women. Rebooting our sales model and returning the 6 million women to the center of everything we do, making it easier for her to succeed with Avon, will ensure our long-term success”.
“While we are still in the beginning stages of our turn-around, we are beginning to see early results of various initiatives. Through Avon Opportunity Meetings, we are bringing significantly more people in our Asia Pacific region, global training programs are exceeding participation goals and faster launched, on-trend beauty products are being met with strong acceptance in the marketplace. We know that in order to make “Her” successful, we have to