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	Avon Products - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Avon Products, Inc. (NYSE: AVP) is an American cosmetics, perfume and toy seller with markets in over 135 countries across the world and a sales of $7.74 billion worldwide.
		Avon uses both door to door sales people ("Avon ladies," primarily) and catalogs to advertise their products, but in some markets (most notably China, who banned all door-to-door selling in the 1990s) Avon products are sold primarily in retail stores.
		Current members of the board of directors of Avon Products, Inc. are: Don Cornwell, Edward Fogarty, Stanley Gault, Fred Hassan, Andrea Jung, Susan Kropf, Maria Lagomasino, Ann Moore, Paul Pressler, Paula Stern, and Lawrence Weinbach.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Avon_Products,_Inc (479 words)

	Avon Products News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Avon Products Inc., the world's largest door-to-door seller of cosmetics, is cutting more than 1,300 jobs and closing some unprofitable businesses as it moves to cut costs.
		Avon Products Inc. said Monday it will fire 1,300 workers by the end of the year and record $70 million in charges in the first quarter in connection with its previously announced restructuring.
		Avon President & COO Susan J. Kropf to Retire Avon Products Inc.: Susan J. Kropf will retire after 35 years with the company at the end of this year, but step down from her roles as president and chief...
	www.topix.net /com/avp (582 words)

	ZoomInfo Web Summary: Avon Products , Inc. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Avon is the world's leading direct seller of beauty and related products, with $7.7 billion in annual revenues.
		Avon "pink ribbon" products are priced at $7.00 or less, and are affordable to virtually anyone who wishes to participate in the fight against breast cancer.
		Avon commenced operations in 1886 and was incorporated in the State of New York on January 27, 1916.
	www.zoominfo.com /Search/CompanyDetail.aspx?CompanyID=12849176&cs=QFxBAYrY (1058 words)

	Avon Products Supports Resolution of Direct Selling Issue in China
		Avon China is based in Guangzhou and operates branches throughout the country.
		Avon is the world's leading direct seller of beauty and related products, with $5.2 billion in annual revenues.
		Avon is also one of the world's largest manufacturers of fashion jewelry, and markets an extensive line of apparel, gifts and collectibles.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/04-16-1999/0000911021&EDATE= (367 words)

	Inflatable Boats & Products - Avon Canada - Innovation in Avon Inflatable Boats and Inflatable Products
		AVON are world leaders in every sense offering a wealth of experience and expertise that is difficult to match.
		AVON products are built using the best available materials, from our Hypalon boat fabrics - immensely strong, wear resistant, waterproof and completely immune to the hazards of sunlight, ozone, fuel, oil, acids and contaminants, to our high quality marine ply woodwork timbers and other component and accessory parts.
		AVON products are relied upon in the most demanding conditions from military operations to essential rescue missions to challenging and exhilarating river running on the world's most treacherous rivers.
	www.avoninflatables.com /about (1329 words)

	Avon Products Foundation Awards Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center $2.5 Million for Breast Cancer Research and ...
		The funds were awarded by the Avon Products Foundation and were generated through the fundraising initiatives of the Avon Breast Cancer Crusade.
		Launched in 1993, the mission of the Avon Breast Cancer Crusade is to fund medical research into the possible prevention, diagnosis, treatment and cure of breast cancer, and to provide women, particularly those who are medically underserved, with access to breast cancer education, early detection screening services, clinical care, financial assistance and support services.
		Avon is the world's leading direct seller of beauty and related products, with $5.7 billion in annual revenues.
	www.fhcrc.org /about/ne/news/2001/08/12/avon.html (1033 words)

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		Avon's retail concept, symbolized by the direct-sales "Avon lady," is a cherished part of American culture, and now, a recognized addition to countries around the globe as well.
		In the 1990s,; Avon was the world's top direct-sales cosmetics firm, with a total work force of 2.6 million in over 130 countries, producing sales of $4.8 billion ($1.7 billion in the United States alone).
		Ninety percent of American women have purchased Avon products in their lifetime, most likely because of the convenience, price, and quality, but perhaps also due to the history of female fraternity and empowerment that Avon promotes.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_g1epc/is_tov/ai_2419100075 (446 words)

	Avon Pulls Phthalates; FDA Rejects Plan B
		Avon Products, Inc. announced it would remove phthalates from all its makeup products at the company's annual shareholder's meeting this week.
		Avon spokesperson Victor Beaudet said that the move was a part of Avon's "wish to allay public concern, not a safety concern," contending that phthalates are not dangerous.
		Avon, along with all other U.S. companies, will be removing them from the products sold in the European Union, effective September 2004, in response to an EU mandate that prohibits use of phthalates.
	www.womensenews.org /article.cfm/dyn/aid/1824/context/archive (627 words)

	Bringing Health and Wellness Home--Avon Products, Inc. Launches Avon Wellness (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Avon knows that women tend to be the "gatekeepers" of their families.
		Avon Wellness also meets the needs of today’s time-constrained woman, by providing her with convenient one-stop shopping, personalized service and home delivery of affordable quality products that can be used in the comfort of her own home…on her own time…including vitamins and nutritional supplements, personal aromatherapy, and exercise, fitness and relaxation products
		Products in the carefully selected Avon Wellness Body and Mind collection allow individuals to develop a personalized fitness, relaxation and stress management program in the comfort and privacy of their own home.
	www.rocheusa.com /newsroom/current/2001/pr2001022101.html (1074 words)

	Avon Products Inc. Investor Relations
		Avon also announced four strategic marketing alliances to partner with Mark, and the start of a national print and television advertising campaign.
		Products are compact, portable and customizable, enabling the user to create a personalized' collection.
		Avon is the world's leading direct seller of beauty and related products, with $6.2 billion in annual revenues.
	www.corporate-ir.net /ireye/ir_site.zhtml?ticker=AVP&script=410&layout=6&item_id=440837 (1256 words)

	Avon reborn, refocuses on younger generation By GWENDOLYN MICKELSON SENTINEL CORRESPONDENT December 7, 2003
		Avon — the company we all remember for the Avon lady of yore — has come out in the past five years with innovative new product lines and lucrative incentives for its independent contractors.
		Avon periodically has offered beauty items for teens, but this is the first time it has developed a specific brand for this age group.
		The company is counting on its network of 550,000 active U.S. Avon representatives to recruit their teenage daughters and other young women expected to do most of the selling of the 300 products.
	www.santacruzsentinel.com /archive/2003/December/07/biz/stories/01biz.htm (1620 words)

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		Having earned Fortune 500 status as the world's leading direct seller of beauty products, we're laying the foundation for future growth with a strong and diverse portfolio of jewelry, accessories, toys, educational aids and home decoratives.
		Already, the evidence is clear: Avon in the mall succeeds in attracting an entirely new customer -- one who prefers to do her shopping and make her purchases in a retail setting.
		Avon Beauty Centers provide the immediate access and instant gratification she wants in a shopping experience.
	avon.youravon.com /shared/manage/careeroptions/career_landing_page/lic_beauty_center_HP/lic_beauty_center_HP.htm (663 words)

	Forbes.com: Growth Ahead For Avon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Since it doesn't sell its products in department stores, Avon Products (nyse: AVP - news - people) won't feel the effects of retailers deciding to scale down inventory levels in reaction to the soft economy.
		"Avon is well-positioned in markets where per capita usage of product and disposable incomes are rising over time," says Constance Maneaty, a consumer-products analyst at Prudential Securities, who has a "buy" rating on the stock and a $55 12-month price target.
		Avon's management team is seasoned when it comes to marketing popular products like Anew, its 10-year-old retroactive skin care line.
	www.forbes.com /2001/12/27/1227bigcap.html (754 words)

	Avon Products
		Avon Products announced both a change in its business focus and a reduction of its dividend in June 1988.
		To offset the likely stock price effect of the dividend reduction, Avon announced at the same time an unusual exchange offer, under which it would take up to 25% of its common stock in exchange for an unusual preferred stock.
		Requires students to evaluate Avon's efforts at diversification in the early 1980s, and to relate that effort to the company's dividend history.
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	Avon Inflatables Ltd. - About Avon Inflatables Products
		Avon has been setting the standard for quality, style and innovation for generations - the Roll Away is a prime example, and as you're about to see, we're still leading the way and leaving everything in our wake.
		Every AVON is designed built to the highest standards of efficiency and safety, and your chosen model will be reassuringly safe, seaworthy, buoyant and stable.
		It's no coincidence that AVON is the preferred choice of major defence agencies, the R.N.L.I, United States Coast Guard, NATO, major rescue services, explorers and adventurers world wide.
	www.avoninflatables.co.uk /page/fd_aboutprod (513 words)

	Essay or Coursework : AVON Products, Inc. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Avon is one of the world's largest direct selling organization with beauty as the primary foundation.
		Having Sales Representatives for Avon makes an opportunity for them to earn income, inspire to pursue their goals and to show them how to build their business.
		Avon has a wide array of products offered in the market.
	www.coursework.info /i/57160.html (312 words)

	Avon 4 Sale Avon4sale Home Page
		Avon values are based on condition of the piece.
		There is a reference book by Bud Hastin called "Avon Collector's Encyclopedia", that contains most Avon products and their value.
		This Avon candle stick is a clear glass with a gold plastic cap used for holding a candle.
	www.avon4sale.zoovy.com (237 words)

	AVON PRODUCTS FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES FUNDING FOR FIGHT AGAINST BREAST CANCER
		Gifts from the Avon Products Foundation are also unique in that they have a special focus on medically underserved women, including those who are low-income, elderly, minority, under- and un-insured.
		Since 1993, the Avon Breast Cancer Crusade has generated $140 million net for the fight against breast cancer, distinguishing Avon as the world's largest corporate supporter of the breast cancer cause and the only company to target significant funding to help disadvantaged women obtain clinical care.
		Avon is committed to reaching $250 million worldwide by the end of 2002.
	cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk /cancernet/400385.html (1825 words)

	Avon Products Inc. Investor Relations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Scalamandre, age 44, joins Avon from Prada Beauty, where she created Prada's beauty division and led all phases of planning, developing and launching Prada's beauty brand around the world.
		Avon product lines include such recognizable brand names such as Avon Color, Anew, Skin-So-Soft, Advance Techniques Hair Care, beComing and Avon Wellness.
		Avon also markets an extensive line of fashion jewelry and apparel.
	www.corporate-ir.net /ireye/ir_site.zhtml?ticker=AVP&script=410&layout=6&item_id=388032 (335 words)

	Avon Products "underweight," target price reduced \| newratings.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		In a research note published yesterday, the analyst mentions that Avon Products is facing several challenges that are likely to adversely affect its operating results in the near term.
		Avon Products is also witnessing increasing competition from new products in skin care, the analyst says.
		The company is selling more and more products at heavy discounts in order to boost its near-term sales, Prudential Financial adds.
	www.newratings.com /analyst_news/article_1121890.html (284 words)

	Avon At A Glance: A Career with Avon
		Avon is the world's leading direct seller of beauty and related products, with over $8 billion in annual revenues.
		Avon product lines include such recognizable brand names as Avon Color, Anew, Skin-So-Soft, Avon Solutions, Advance Techniques Hair Care, Avon Naturals, Mark, and Avon Wellness.
		Wherever you work for Avon in the world, you are assured of outstanding career opportunities and the chance to prove yourself in a fast-paced and challenging working environment.
	www.avoncompany.com /about/career.html (246 words)

	Corporate Social Responsibility Profile for Avon Products, Inc. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Audit includes product safety, environment, workplace issues, international operations and human rights, community relations and weapons contracting.
		Fueling this development is the increasing visibility of product toxicity in the news, with the Environmental Protection Agency issuing record fines.
		The benchmark, released by the Rose Foundation today, addresses the scientific uncertainty of product toxicity through risk assessment and opportunity identification instead of inaction.
	www.socialfunds.com /csr/profile.cgi/177.html (234 words)

	Avon Products Stock Report (AVP) \| Quote & News
		Avon's restructuring in 2006 should help the company be better positioned.
		Avon is the world's largest direct seller of cosmetics; its famed "Avon ladies" now number 5 million.
		Avon makes most of its own beauty-care products; it plans to expand its jewelry line and add lingerie products as well.
	quote.morningstar.com /Quote.html?ticker=AVP (176 words)

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		HTTP Error 404 - File or directory not found.
		Go to Microsoft Product Support Services and perform a title search for the words HTTP and 404.
		Open IIS Help, which is accessible in IIS Manager (inetmgr), and search for topics titled Web Site Setup, Common Administrative Tasks, and About Custom Error Messages.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/av/avon_products,_inc.htm (121 words)

	Beauty Dish
		Every two weeks Avon has at least a hundred new "in" colors and compacts and lipglosses and sparkling (real and fake) jewels.
		The Avon Banishing Cream is one of those goodies.
		It comes in a short cylindrical beige container with the Avon logo and the product name in a simple font.
	blogs.salon.com /0003522/stories/2005/09/30/reviewAvonBanishingCreamSk.html (448 words)

	AVON Representative Madeleine Showalter, Unit Leader serving the Cedar Park, Austin, TX area
		I provide free delivery of Avon products in northwest Austin and Cedar Park, TX.
		I do not ship products; however, nationwide shipping is available (for a fee) directly from Avon at avon.com.
		Please click here to view a short video about the Avon opportunity whenever it is convenient for you, day or night (turn on your computer's sound first).
	mshowalter.avonrepresentative.com (446 words)

	Rip Off Report:AVON Products AVON Cosmetics ripoff rude unprofessional lies dont believe you doesnt answer your calls ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Some surprise that was for me, a week in ahalf after my b-day the district manager e-mailed me and told me in the e-mail that it was against AVONs polcies to charge a representative for closing they're accounts, she also stated this incident along, with your complaints from the Branch lead me to no option.
		She, stated she's been working with AVON for 22 yrs, and she's never heard of that rule.
		Avon is a wonderful opportunity, with great products.
	www.ripoffreport.com /reports/ripoff121907.htm (1595 words)

	AVON Representative LYNN PALMEN-C serving the Oak Creek, WI area
		Now you can purchase your favorite Avon products 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, while still enjoying free delivery and the unmatched Avon tradition of personal service.
		Your Representative is always within reach offering the convenience of buying the brands you love with a company of unmatched reputation, innovation and value.
		The journey of an Avon career is exciting, challenging and personally and professionally rewarding.
	lpalmenc.avonrepresentative.com (128 words)

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