Breakout Brand—Motives by Loren Ridinger

By: Mary J. Palmieri

Get “motive”-ated by this month’s Breakout Brand from HBA blogger Mary J. Palmieri.

CEW Welcomes Andrea Jung

By: Nancy Jeffries

Avon's CEO shares insights on consumer relationships, specificity of channels, marketing through trust and the leadership required in expanding into new markets, saying "the vehicle and the pride is the brand."

Retailer Expands in Mumbai

Beauty retailer an outlet for local beauty professionals to experience global brands, including those not marketed in India.

Belief in a Mission: Avon Marks 125 Years

By: Jeff Falk

As Avon marks its 125th anniversary, we consider the history of one of the industry’s biggest names, its business model and its relationship with consumers. Various Avon spokespersons answered questions for GCI.

Central Asia: Cosmetics, Culture and Politics

By: Gregory Grishchenko

Because the region's relatively low-income levels, it is inevitable that consumer expenditure on beauty is far from high in Central Asia; the absence of locally produced cosmetics and toiletries means the region depends on imports.

Avon Announces Management Realignments

Company looks to capture opportunities across global geographic portfolio by realigning top management; realigned structure reflects new realities of global beauty business. Company also repositioning its six commercial business units into the developed market group and the developing market group.

Avon Reports 1% Revenue Gain Q4 2010

Avon's 2010 sales negatively impacted by service disruptions in Brazil and weak performance in Russia; fragrance remains company's top performer.

From Fiction to Fact—Ideas Build Beauty Business

By: Abby Penning

Votre Vu, a small, direct-selling beauty business, is leveraging its founders’ unique backgrounds and experiences, as well as elements of fun and infotainment to build success.