Italian direct selling association AVEDISCO has announced that its member companies have generated more than 418 million Euros in sales in the first nine months of 2015. This shows a growth of 16.17% from the same period last year.
AVEDISCO believes that its members have contributed significantly towards combating the economic crisis by providing 151,265 individuals during this period with opportunities to become self-employed by becoming sales representatives of consumer products and services.
The ‘Clothing and Textiles’ segment recorded the most substantial growth compared to all other sectors with an increase of almost 30%, followed by “Food – Nutritional” that reached sales of 309 million euro, an increase of nearly 20% from the previous year. ‘Services’ and ‘Home and Durable Goods’ improved by more than 16% and 11% respectively. The positive trend continued in the
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Italian Direct Selling Industry Q1 Turnover 130 Million Euros
by Ramya Chandrasekaran • • 0 Comments
AVEDISCO, the Italian Direct Selling Association has started 2015 with a very positive trend. With a turnover of 130 million euro in the first quarter and an overall increase of 17.83%, member companies of AVEDISCO began the year with a significant increase in turnover compared to the same period in 2014.
The data released by the center of studies and statistics at AVEDISCO, attests to the positive trend in the first quarter 2015, with the Food and Nutrition sector leading the growth with a turnover of 93.3 million euro, an increase of 21.95% over the same period last year.
The cosmetics and fashion accessories sector had a turnover of 11.3 million euros while the home and durable goods sector had a turnover of 10.7 million euros. The textile and services sector experienced significant growth at 20.89% and 18.8% increase respectively.
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