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NHTC Q1 Revenues Increase to $40.9 Million

 
Natural Health Trends Corp. (Nasdaq: NHTC) estimates revenue for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 to be $40.9 million.  The Company also estimates that its deferred revenue at March 31, 2015 was $10.2 million, compared to $2.7 million at December 31, 2014.  In the first quarter of 2014, revenue was $23.2 million, with deferred revenue of $7.9 million at March 31, 2014 and $2.6 million at December 31, 2013.
Increase in quarter end deferred revenue compared to a year ago was attributable to the rapid increase in total orders, the Chinese New Year falling on a later date this year compared to last year and the labor strife on the U.S. West Coast.
The revenue estimate is preliminary and has not been reviewed by the Company’s independent accountants.  Significant updates and revisions may be

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India’s Chamber of Commerce Seeks MLM Legislation

 
Sensing the need to regularise direct selling, the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has urged the government to provide clarity. Shilpa Gupta, Head – Retail, FMCG, Luxury Gems & Jewellery, Direct Selling, FICCI, shares her views about the potential of this multi-level marketing model and the steps to regularise it. 
How do you assess Direct Selling in India?
Direct selling is not new to India. Around the year 1995, many companies started with it; Amway was one of them. But the misfortune is that we only understand direct selling on the basis of one or two companies. In fact, there are so many companies in India today that are following this business model. In India, Direct Selling is a very old model of sales. For example, a cycle rickshaw peddler

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