a retail company sells products to brands.
who does a retail company sell products to?
brands
herbalife is a multi-level marketing company. as a result of the 2016 ftc settlement, the company is required to prove that at least 80 percent of its sales are made to individuals outside of its distributor network. distributors are responsible for providing receipts for sales and proving they have legitimate customers. the settlement also required that distributors are only able to earn two-thirds of their rewards based on retail sales of herbalife products. the company is also required to show a differentiation between individuals who join as a distributor to buy discounted products and those seeking a business opportunity. discount buyers are unable to earn rewards or sell products. herbalife is also required to have its practices monitored by an outside party for seven years to ensure compliance.
herbalife nutrition
prior to administration and the subsequent acquisition of the brand by whsmith in 2013, it operated as a retail company through a chain of high-street stores and a distribution arm, amerang; when modelzone entered administration in june 2013, the company had 47 branches and 385 employees, and was the uk's largest model retailer. on 28 august 2013, administrators announced that the company would cease independent trading during september 2013 and the remaining 18 shops would close at that point. in october 2013, whsmith announced that it had acquired the modelzone name, with plans to use the brand to sell products through existing whsmith branches; 10 of its shops had begun to carry products under the brand name by the end of november 2013, with whsmith also using the modelzone name to sell online by december 2013.
modelzone