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05.22.08
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The efforts of Quixtar IBOs propel the company for the fifth consecutive year to be named the #1 online retailer in Health & Beauty, based on Web sales in Internet Retailer's annual Top 500 Guide to the Web. Quixtar is ranked 26th for overall Web sales.
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02.28.08
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Amway Corporation and Quixtar Inc. announce the signing of two-time FIFA Player of the Year and soccer phenomenon Ronaldinho to a multi-year, global endorsement agreement to represent Nutrilite®, the world's leading brand of vitamin, mineral and dietary supplements.
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02.15.08
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Quixtar Inc. announces fiscal 2007 sales of $1.072 billion, the fifth consecutive year in which the company surpassed the billion-dollar mark. Quixtar Independent Business Owners (IBOs) earned $363 million in bonuses and other incentives for their business efforts in 2007, which also included $70.1 million in sales at Quixtar's Partner Stores.
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12.03.07
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As part of its One by One Campaign for Children, Quixtar Inc. donates more than $522,000 in gifts to NBC's Today Show Toy Drive. Managing Director Steve Lieberman appears on the Today Show to present gift.
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09.06.07
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Nutrilite signs Sanya Richards, the U.S. Record holder in the 400-meter sprint, and Jenn Stuczynski, the U.S. Record holder in the Pole Vault, as brand spokespersons.
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05.31.07
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The efforts of Quixtar IBOs propel the company for the fourth consecutive year to be named the #1 online retailer in Health & Beauty, based on Web sales in Internet Retailer's annual Top 500 Guide to the Web. Quixtar is ranked 22nd for overall Web sales.
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02.28.07
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Nutrilite signs world record holder Liu Xiang as a global brand spokesperson. Liu Xiang, a native of China, is the 2004 Olympic gold medalist and world record holder for the 110 m hurdles.
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02.02.07
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Quixtar announces fiscal 2006 retails sales of $1.118 billion, the fourth consecutive year in which the company surpassed the billion-dollar mark. This is the first year Quixtar announced sales since switching to a fiscal year ending Dec. 31. Previously, Quixtar and other Alticor subsidiaries operated on a fiscal year ending Aug. 31. In addition to revenue generated at quixtar.com, Independent Business Owners (IBOs) also drove a record $84.6 million in revenues for Quixtar's Partner Stores. For their business-building efforts, IBOs earned more than $370.1 million in bonuses and other incentives.
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12.29.06
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Quixtar ranks fifth on ForeSee Result's second annual holiday edition of the Top 40 Online Retail Satisfaction Index. Quixtar received a score of 79 on a 100-point scale, an increase over its 2005 score of 76. Quixtar tied for fifth along with online giants Apple.com and OldNavy.com.
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12.18.06
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As part of its One by One Campaign for Children, Quixtar Inc. donates $250,000 in gifts to NBC's Today Show Toy Drive. Managing Director Jim Payne appears on the Today Show to present gift.
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04.24.06
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Nutrilite, the world's leading brand of vitamins, minerals and dietary supplements, offered exclusively by Quixtar in North America, signs Asafa Powell, the World Record holder in the 100-meter sprint, as a global brand spokesperson. In June, 2005, the then 22-year-old Asafa broke the men's 100-meter world record at a meet in Athens, Greece -- just three months after his brother introduced him to Nutrilite Double X®.
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03.28.06
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Quixtar wins IBM System i Innovation Award in Business Resiliency for using IBM's System i to help achieve high website availability for Independent Business Owners.
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12.20.05
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As part of its One by One Campaign for Children, Quixtar donates $2.2 million in gifts to NBC's Today Show Toy Drive. Managing Director Jim Payne appears on the Today Show to present gift.
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11.03.05
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Quixtar announces fiscal 2005 retails sales of $1.058 billion, the third consecutive year in which the company surpassed the billion-dollar mark. In addition to revenue generated at quixtar.com, IBOs also drove a record $76 million in revenues for Quixtar's Partner Stores. For their business-building efforts, IBOs earned more than $345 million in bonuses and other incentives.
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05.01.05
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Ken McDonald retires as Managing Director, after 28 years with the Alticor family of companies. Jim Payne, Executive Vice President -Alticor, adds to his responsibilities the position of Managing Director - Quixtar.
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12.17.04
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Quixtar continues its support of the PayKids Foundation with a $25,000 donation, aiding the foundation's ongoing campaign to identify deadbeat parents and get them to pay up - or risk going to jail. The latest donation brings Quixtar's total contributions to the PayKids Foundation to $75,000.
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12.07.04
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Jay Van Andel, who co-founded the family of companies that owns Quixtar, passed away at the age of 80.
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10.28.04
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Quixtar announces that more than $830,000 was contributed to Easter Seals in the U.S. and Canada by the company and IBOs during the 2004 fiscal year.
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10.21.04
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Quixtar announces fiscal 2004 retail sales of $1.1 billion, with IBOs generating another $68.5 million in revenues for Quixtar's Partner Stores. For their business-building efforts, IBOs earned more than $373 million in bonuses and other incentives.
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09.07.04
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Quixtar launches a completely redesigned Quixtar.com, created through User-Centered Design and improving navigation, functionality, and appearance.
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08.31.04
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On the final day of its fiscal 2004, Quixtar reports its first $12 million sales day.
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03.31.04
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Quixtar reports its first $11 million sales day and its first $100 million sales month.
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10.23.03
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Quixtar announces fiscal 2003 retail sales of $1.035 billion, with IBOs generating another $58.3 million in revenues for Quixtar's Partner Stores. For their business-building efforts, IBOs earned more than $343 million in bonuses and other incentives. |
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10.13.03
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Quixtar announces its national partnership with Easter Seals as a leading corporate partner and presenting sponsor of "Walk With Me," Easter Seals' signature event to be held in up to 75 markets in 2004.
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09.00.03
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Internet Retailer ranks Quixtar 5th among retailing e-commerce sites based on the average usage days per visitor per month and 3rd for the average minutes spent at the site per visitor per month (behind eBay and PeoplePC.com).
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03.31.03
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Quixtar reports record sales of $10 million, shattering previous record day by 27 percent.
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10.31.02 |
Quixtar reports its first $8 million sales day.
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10.29.02
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Quixtar announces fiscal 2002 retail sales of $901 million, with IBOs generating another $57 million in revenues for Quixtar's Partner Stores. For their business-building efforts, IBOs earned more than $282 million in bonuses and other incentives.
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07.31.02 |
Quixtar reports its first $7 million sales day.
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07.22.02
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Quixtar is featured in a New York Times article about some of the surprises among comScore's rankings for top online retailers in May 2002. Quixtar ranked 6th on the list, outperforming top companies like Sears.com, QVC.com, JCPenney.com, BarnesandNoble.com and Spiegel.com. The article outlines Quixtar's sales success, attributing it to its business model and the efforts of Independent Business Owners.
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06.07.02
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Doug DeVos is named President of Quixtar Inc. and, upon the retirement of his brother Dick on Aug. 31, 2002, also became President of parent company Alticor Inc.
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11.13.01
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In the 'Numbers' section of its December issue, Business 2.0 ranked Quixtar #1 in sales for the online Health & Beauty category, with 20.5% of the estimated $1.45 billion market segment. Based on the analysis of Nielsen/NetRatings and Harris Interactive eCommercePulse, Quixtar was ranked ahead of Drugstore.com (12.2%), Merck-Medco.com (5.7%), Avon.com (4.5%) and MaryKay.com (4.1%).
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11.07.01
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Quixtar ranked #43 among all e-commerce companies - B2B and B2C - in Inter@ctive Week's annual "Interactive 500" ranking. Among consumer retailers, only Amazon.com ranked ahead of Quixtar.
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10.17.01
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For the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2001, IBOs powered by Quixtar generated revenues of $816 million, including $751 million at http://www.quixtar.com/ and $65 million at Partner Stores. For their business-building efforts, IBOs earned $230 million in bonuses and other incentives. |
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08.31.01
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Quixtar ends its second year and achieves its first $6 million sales day.
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06.25.01
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In a Forbes article, a Harris Interactive analyst said Quixtar is the top health and beauty site online with 22.2 percent of sales, more than double the percentage of its nearest online competitor.
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01.01.01
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Alexa Research's "E-Commerce Report" for the fourth quarter of 2000 ranked Quixtar 17th overall for traffic among non-auction consumer retailer sites, and 3rd among those classified as "general merchandise" sites. Also, Quixtar was second only to eBay for repeat visitors.
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11.30.00 |
Quixtar reports its first $5 million sales day.
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09.01.00
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The National Retail Federation's STORES magazine ranks Quixtar 7th among consumer e-commerce companies based on sales. Also, in a survey conducted for the Retail Council of Canada, Deloitte & Touche ranked Quixtar 1st for health and beauty in Canada and 2nd for overall e-commerce sales.
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08.31.00
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At the end of its first year in business, Quixtar reports revenues of $448 million generated by Quixtar Independent Business Owners (IBOs), plus another $70 million generated by IBOs at Quixtar Partner Stores. For their business-building efforts, IBOs earned $143 million in bonuses and other incentives.
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04.03.00
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03.19.00 |
Quixtar reports $250 million in sales its first 200 days.
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02.29.00
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12.09.99 |
Quixtar reports $100 million in sales its first 100 days.
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09.01.99 |
Quixtar officially launches Web-based business.
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