AdvoCare International is bolstering its sports performance products with the largest endorsement deal in the company’s history.

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Youngevity International is adding another segment to its diverse direct selling business, this time in the services category.

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Nontoxic skincare and cosmetics brand Beautycounter has teamed up with a group of likeminded organizations to introduce the Chemical Footprint Project (CFP). The project, an initiative of BizNGO and the Lowell Center for Sustainable Production and Pure Strategies, is using a model similar to carbon footprinting to establish the first-ever common metric on corporate chemicals management.

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After surpassing the 1,000 employee milestone this June, Young Living Essential Oils has announced plans to grow its workforce by nearly 50 percent over the next seven years. The Salt Lake City-based company worked with the Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development on a plan to bring 445 new jobs to the state.

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In his first six months at LegalShield, CEO Jeff Bell has restructured the company’s top leadership and created an Office of the Chief Executive (OCE) to streamline communication between key areas of the business.

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The Department of Justice will defer criminal prosecution of Avon Products Inc. for three years, according to a bribery probe settlement disclosed Wednesday. A six-year federal investigation of the company has ended with Avon’s Chinese subsidiary pleading guilty and accruing $135 million in fines

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Thirty-One Gifts is ringing in the new year with a new addition to its family of brands. The Columbus, Ohio-based company has announced the acquisition of Utah-based direct seller Jewel Kade, an artisan jewelry brand founded in 2009. Beginning in spring 2015, Thirty-One will offer JK by Thirty-One jewelry in addition to its handbags, totes and home organization products.

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Direct sellers, suppliers, marketing professionals and a host of other industry influencers gathered in Dallas from Dec. 3-5 to exchange ideas and resources at the Direct Selling Association’s 2014 Be Connected Conference.

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Major League Soccer’s LA Galaxy donned their Herbalife jerseys on the way to a historic win on Sunday.

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