Alticor
Alticor is a privately-held corporation, owned by members of the DeVos and Van Andel families. It was established to serve as the parent corporation for a handful of business ventures, most notably the Amway and Quixtar and a manufacturing and distribution company Access Business Group. The name was said to be coined from the Latin words altus and cor, roughly meaning "high heart". Alticor currently operates in 57 markets and 80 countries.
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Amway Global Corporation
Amway currently operates in 80 countries and territories as one of the biggest multi-level marketing companies of the world. Their sales numbers as of fiscal year 2005 were 6.4 Billion USD; they reported sales increases in 43 out of 59 markets during FY2005. Their largest market was China with sales of 2 Billion USD.
Amway Global/Quixtar North America
Operates as Quixtar Inc. in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico.
Amway Hotel Corporation
Owns 2 Hotels in Downtown Grand Rapids and operate a third.
Sales Data
| Year | Sales (USD) |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.84 Billion (5.1 Billion ERP*) |
| 2001 | 4.1 Billion (5.4 Billion ERP*) |
| 2002 | 4.5 Billion |
| 2003 | 4.9 Billion |
| 2004 | 6.2 Billion |
| 2005 | 6.4 Billion |
| 2006 | 6.3 Billion |
| 2007 | 7.1 Billion |
| 2008 | 8.2 Billion[1] |
| 2009 | 8.4 Billion[2] |
| 2010 | 9.2 Billion |
| 2011 | 10.9 Billion |
| 2012 | 11.3 Billion[3] |
| 2013 | 11.8 Billion[4] |
- ↑ Amway Parent Hits 50th year running recording 15% sales growth
- ↑ Amway Parent grows to $8.4 billion in 2009
- ↑ Amway posts record sales, expands in Michigan and Asia
- ↑ Amway reports record sales of USD$11.8 billion
* Prior to 2000, Alticor companies reported sales at Estimated Retail. Sales are now reported at value of sales to ABOs. Comparison data is provided for 2000 and 2001.
Brands
- Artistry
- Atmosphere
- Body Series
- clear.now
- Dish Drops
- eSpring
- Eddie Funkhouser
- Glister
- iCook
- L.O.C.
- Magna Bloc
- NAO Cosmetics
- Nutrilite
- Pursue
- SA8
- Satinique
- Seismic
- Tolsom
- Trim Advantage
- XS Power Nutrition
These brands are available only through Quixtar and Amway distributors.
Product Categories
- Apparel
- Baby
- Beauty
- Business-to-Business
- Electronics
- Food
- Gifts
- Health
- Home
- Personal Care
- Seasonal
These are many of the same product categories available through retail outlets such as Wal-Mart Stores and websites such as Amazon.com.
