Avon terminates all Jamaican contracts..mi neva know Avon did still deh bout

[evanovitch]

Avon terminates all Jamaican contracts

8:57 pm, Mon February 9, 2015

Jamaican women who earn extra income selling Avon products no longer have that outlet to earn.
Avon recently terminated all contracts in the country.

Avon terminated the contracts on January 29 and said all recruiting for new sales representatives must stop immediately.

It also said any unsold products must be returned to Avon.

[RichD]

And Jamaica had the Top Avon sales rep

The Avon lady

ALL WOMAN Monday, September 24, 2012 , By NADINE WILSON All Woman writer [email protected]

THERE is not much to smile about when you have lost a child, a job and your house in less than three years, but despite all this, Claudette Walters is a happy woman today, and she credits her joy to one company which helped to transform her life in a relatively short space of time .
Walters was devastated when her teenage son died in a motor vehicle accident in 2002, and as if this was not bad enough, she lost her job as a machine operator at the Kingston Freezone Manufacturing Company in 2005. That same year, she watched helplessly as fire gutted the house she was living in with her two other children off Whitehall Avenue in Kingston.
Desperately in need of a job, the single mother started browsing the daily newspapers for employment opportunities. When she came upon an advertisement one day recruiting Avon representatives, she didn't think twice about putting in a call to enquire more about the prospects.
"I was just looking through the paper to try and find a way to make an income when I saw the advertisement, so I decided to give the person a call," she said.
"When the person tried to explain the procedures to me, I was saying that this needed money, but I don't have any money," Walters told All Woman.
Avon is one of the world's largest direct sellers of beauty supplies and supports 6.4 million representatives in over 100 countries. Products are marketed directly to customers by these representatives, thereby allowing them the flexibility to determine their own working hours.
Given her limited financial resources, the single mother started her business on a small scale until she was able to pump even more funds into the venture. Armed with a gentle smile and a persistent attitude, she went out each day soliciting buyers for the wide range of products displayed in her Avon catalogue.
"I don't take 'no' for an answer and the 'no' is not going to deter me," said an adamant Walters.
The fact that Walters had no prior experience in sales was of no consequence as she went about recruiting customers daily. Most transactions were easily booked after a conversation with a random stranger about a piece of jewellery or other non-consequential subjects.
"Sometimes people will tell you that they don't know how to sell, but I am a testimony that when I started Avon, I couldn't sell an ice-mint to someone, but I knew that I had to do it because I wanted a change of situation in my life. I knew that I had to go out there and speak to persons," she said.
"I know the life that I am coming from and what I really wanted from Avon. So when I go out and I promote Avon, I try to tell persons that I am coming from where I literally was begging [money] to send my kids to school and with Avon, I don't have to go out there to try to beg for lunch money, because my son basically died in an accident trying to find his father to get lunch money to go to school," said Walters, who dropped out of school at 16 years old after becoming pregnant with her son.
To say Walters' situation has changed is an understatement. Since joining Avon, she has moved her family out of the wooden structure she was given by Food for the Poor after the fire, into a large five-bedroom house she purchased in a nice residential community. She has just recently returned from a cruise to Alaska which was paid for by Avon and was also promoted to the highly coveted post of senior executive unit leader, which is the ultimate achievement for an Avon sales leader.
"My mother has breast cancer, my father has prostate cancer, and I am the sole breadwinner for them now. Although they have a lot of kids, my other siblings don't have the funds to basically support them. But Avon has made it possible for me to be able to earn enough money to cover medical expenses," she said.
Walters has been ranked the number one Avon achiever in both the United States and the Caribbean region combined. To put that in context, there are over 5,000 sales representatives in Jamaica alone, and over 600,000 in the US. The single mother was also able to accumulate over US$2 million for Avon in the last business cycle and has been the recipient of the Spirit Award for the last two years.
"That award is given to someone who is not only a friend, but a teacher to the people that she represents in her group and as a mentor, she is always there for them," explained Avon's District Manager Juan Cabrera.
Both Cabrera and Avon's divisional director for the Caribbean, Auclaire Walters, described Walters as a stellar businesswoman and a humble worker who epitomises what Avon is about.
As senior executive unit leader, Walters is responsible for directing and mentoring a team consisting of over 1000 first, second and third generation Avon members.
"Sometimes they have questions that they would like to ask, especially if they are new persons just entering the business. So you need to be there with advice, do follow-ups with them. Remember, you want them to become as successful as you, and the only way to become successful is to walk side by side with them," she said.
The astute businesswoman has no plans to give up her job anytime soon, and finds that being an independent sales representative gives her the flexibility she needs to fulfil her daily responsibilities.
"You can go out, work the hours that you want to work, and be back at home in time for the children when they return from school. As a parent, you have to do what you have to do," she said.

[Tuff Gong]

I wonder why?

[kia027]

Why did they terminate contracts?

[RichD]

from what i see Avon going thru some major restructuring .

i see where they pulled out of Ireland and even thinking about pulling out of the US

[j-kid]

Dem sound like K-mart. Dem also close dung som ah dem highest earning stores in the USA.

from what i see Avon going thru some major restructuring .

i see where they pulled out of Ireland and even thinking about pulling out of the US

[RichD]

COSMETIC giant Avon is pulling its contract services from a number of Caribbean islands including Jamaica.
The US-based cosmetic company's decision to cease operations in Jamaica will affect the livelihood of some 6000 representatives.
Avon, which has been operating in Jamaica over the past 12 years, has been experiencing declines in its revenue. In 2004, Avon's North America sales reached US$2.6 billion; however, by 2013 revenues had fallen to US$1.46 billion despite efforts to produce lower-priced products.
The company continues to face increased competition from a number of cosmetic companies and is also experiencing negative returns from volatile exchange rates, according to reports. Last year, Avon reportedly slashed 600 jobs in an attempt to reduce its overhead costs.
Senior vice president and president of Avon North America, Pablo Muñoz, stated in an e-mail to Avon representatives on January 29, entitled 'Important Avon information' that after careful consideration and analysis, Avon Products, Inc. regrets to inform the representatives that it has decided to cease operations in the Islands served by the US mainland, including their territory.
"As a consequence, Avon is terminating all contracts in your territory, including the company's independent sales representatives contract with you," the email continued. "At the close of Campaign 5, in keeping with your applicable (representative processing schedule) RPS date, Avon will no longer accept any orders for Avon products placed in your territory and you may no longer promote the sale of any Avon products."
Effective Monday, Avon representatives will no longer be able to place orders to the company. Efforts made to ascertain why Avon Products, Inc is pulling its service from the Caribbean proved futile, as the Jamaica Observer was informed that the managers were engaged in a meeting.
Award-winning Avon representative Claudette Walters, stated that Avon's decision to stop its operations in Jamaica already has her contemplating her next move.
"I'm still wondering if this is really happening because this is my only source of income. It took me 11 years to build this business and then someone calls you on a two-minute conference call saying that they will be ceasing their operation in your territory -- it's really not news anyone wants to hear," Walters told the Business Observer.
Walters was featured in the Jamaica Observer a few years ago after buying a five-bedroom house from income made by selling Avon products. Currently, Walters oversees more than 800 representatives who she said are also uneasy about the matter.
"When we went in the question and answer session on Friday we thought they would have provided us with some more information, but when we asked the questions they tried to answer them from the letter that was emailed and that was not enough," she stated.
"All they're saying is that they are closing so that they can focus on the US market," Walters added.
Avon is one of the world's largest direct sellers of beauty supplies and supports 6.4 million representatives in over 100 countries. The 128-year-old beauty company, known for products such as Skin-So-Soft and ANEW skincare, allows representatives the freedom to market their products directly to customers, ultimately giving them the flexibility to determine their working hours.
"It is devastating because we have a lot of representatives who are in a steady job but still look towards this because the job may not be able to cover all their expenses," Walters said.

[j-kid]

How bout Mary-K?

[Tuff Gong]

Seems the decision is bigger than Jamaica?
Oh well there is always Herbalife!

[Peasie]

[kia027]

could it be that sales went down when the skin so soft product was ineffective against the chick v mosquitoes?

[Gen]

wow. nuh read the financial news fi a while and mi nuh know what a gwaan


the previous CEO, i remember when she got hired back in the nineties, female and asian. BIG news all over.. fast forward to 2012, and the company had losing quarters, less sales than expected. so the board does what they usually do, BOOT her.

add to that, AVON employees were accused of bribing officials in asia,( and I don't recall if they had cleared them name, so that might be still hanging over them head) and suspected of sharing information with analysts.


so Jung got the boot and was replaced by another CEO in 2012, however, the current CEO cannot seem to turn around sales fast enuff, she/he might be getting the boot as well.

in a nutshell she made some bad decisions, strayed away from AVON's core business concept and it began to come crashing down

The Buyout vultures might be circling

[Tuff Gong]

in a nutshell she made some bad decisions, strayed away from AVON's core business concept and it began to come crashing down

The Buyout vultures might be circling

...Again Herbalife. They need a legitimate gig to shore up the big ponzi scheme that it is.

[evanovitch]

...Again Herbalife. They need a legitimate gig to shore up the big ponzi scheme that it is.

Herbalife seems to grow from strength to strength even though it is termed a ponzi scheme…maybe because it is linked with the health food industry...

[Tuff Gong]

Herbalife seems to grow from strength to strength even though it is termed a ponzi scheme…maybe because it is linked with the health food industry...

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