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Orlando City Councel Approves Amway Arena Renovation

The Sports Network:

Orlando,  FL  (Sports Network) - The Orlando City Council reportedly agreed on a  $1.1 billion  project to build a  new arena, a performing arts center and a renovated Citrus Bowl in downtown Orlando.

The  Orlando  Sentinel reported on  its web site  Monday that the city council voted  6-1  to approve the  project in front  of a standing-room-only crowd at City Hall.

The  report  further states  the  Orange  County  Commission, which  meets  on Thursday, must now vote on the proposal.

Amway India Goes Rural For Sales

la times:

Agriculture and rural India have also beckoned Amway India, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ada, Mich.-based Amway Corp., one of the largest direct-selling companies in the world.

Amway India, established in 1995, began commercial operations in May 1998 and has emerged as the largest direct-selling, "fast-moving consumer goods" company in India.

In 2001, the company introduced APSA-80, its only product for the rural market, a solution mixed with pesticides to enhance their effectiveness. Rajat Banerji, a spokesman for Amway India, said the solution commanded a market of more than $5 million in India and, besides its agricultural application, had been used in other interesting ways, such as lessening the dew on the field during the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy cricket matches in Mohali, Punjab.

To boost sales, Amway India began a program in which a sales van fully equipped with a generator, projectors, a digital screen, a public address system and display materials runs through villages on schedules and routes decided in consultation with local Amway representatives.

Many Have No Real Idea What Amway Sells

I found an article on mLive.com about an outsiders view of Grand Rapids, MI, home of the Amway Corporation. The thing that struck me was that the group of people visiting the Michigan town really didn't have any idea what Amway really sells.

I suspect that many people would say soap, but I am pretty sure that Heath and Beauty products outsell Amway's soap products by a sizable margin.

All of this leads me to believe that there really may be an opportunity for Amway to bring back the brand in the U.S. and for Amway distributors to have some success in selling the products to end users.

Amway Blog Pre-Launch Party

Hello and welcome to the official pre-launch of the Amway Blog.  This site has been around since November of 2006, but it was not really officially launched or given the time and attention it deserves. So stay tuned. We will be posting rumors, news and information about Amway on a regular basis.

If you would be interested in writing a regular article or post on the subject of Amway, please get in touch with me at TyTribble.com

You might also notice that the site is now mapped to AmwayBlog.com so that the domain name and links are easy to remember.

India Gets Nutrilite Chocoblast

Amway India, direct selling FMCG company, has launched a balanced nutritional drink for children - Nutrilite Chocoblast. The company is hoping to make a dent in the Rs 1200 crore milkfood drinks segment with this product.

Indiantelevision.com's Kidology: Amway launches kid's nutritional drink 'Nutrilite Chocoblast'

Amway to begin recruiting and training in China within the month

China View:

Amway (China) Co Ltd will begin to recruit direct-salespeople and start training this month. The US-based firm received its license in December and was among the latest batch of companies approved by the Ministry of Commerce to conduct door-to-door sales on the mainland.

    "China's reopening of direct sales is fantastic news for us," said Audie Wong, president of Amway (China) Co Ltd.

    "The company is preparing training programs to make sure our prospective salespeople follow the new regulations."

    Amway said direct sales will make up a major part of its revenue, but it still plans to expand its network of stores across the country. The nutritional products and cosmetics maker runs 188 outlets across China.

    Wong, however, declined to disclose the target number of its direct salespeople, nor would he offer a sales forecast for this year.

    Amway has been joined by other overseas-funded direct-sales companies anxious to penetrate the market.

Amway India Sales

The Hindu:

Amway India, the country's leading direct selling company, has pegged its revenues at Rs 738 crore in 2005-06, as compared to Rs 633 crore in the previous year, officials said.

"This represents a robust 17 per cent growth and we believe that the Rs 1,000 crore milestone is just around the corner," Sanker Parmeswaran, Director (corporation and legal affairs) Amway, told reporters here.

Parmeswaran attributed the growth to the top-class quality of Amway's products as well as the consumers' confidence in the brand.

Amway India, Associate Vice President, Sandip Mishra said that the business is driven by 45,000 active distributors providing them an income earning opportunity.

"The company contributed more than Rs 175 crore to the Government exchequer in 2006, by way of direct and indirect taxes and duties," Mishra said.

Amway Korea

Borneo Bulletin:

Local travel agent Goodmiles Sdn Bhd is set to welcome its biggest group of tourists from Amway Korea, which is expected to arrive in the country on February 3.

Some 200 tourists will spend six days and five nights in the country, taking part in activities such as golf, city tour and visiting the green jewel of Brunei in the Temburong District.

The group will receive a traditional Bruneian welcome upon arrival at the Brunei International Airport at 9 pm, said Goodmiles managing director TC Chun at a handover ceremony of a 47-seater Yutong bus recently at the Audi showroom in Lambak Kanan Industrial Area.

Growth in Amway India

Despite the distractions of being temporarily shutdown in the state of Andhra Pradesh because of a marital dispute, Amway India has reported spectactular sales growth for 2006. Amway India sales for 2006 are reported at Rs 738 crore (US$168 million) compared to revenues of Rs 633 crore in 2005 - growth of 16.6%. This is a spectacular turnaround on the relatively flat growth of the previous few years.

16.6% growth for Amway India

Amway Thailand Beats Expectations

2006 sales for Amway (Thailand) Co , the country's largest direct-sales business, reached 9.71 billion baht in 2006 (US$271.6million), slightly higher than the expected 9.3 billion projected earlier in 2006 and an increase of 9.1% over 2005 revenues of 8.9 billion baht.

Amway Thailand beats expectations, with 9.1% growth in 2006