The multi-level marketing (MLM) industry has been part of American commercial life for at least 100 years. What began as the door-to-door selling of vitamins and perfume has become a channel worth ...

Amazon’s “LuLaRich” docuseries was shocking to many who had never before seen the inner workings of a multi-level marketing company. The show, released last month, centered on MLM clothing company ...

Multilevel marketing businesses (also known as MLMs) — a method that uses everyday people to sell and distribute products and services — have existed for decades. Instead of selling directly to ...

Medifast, a health and wellness company, has seen its stock price decline by 76% since 2021, despite its Optavia platform helping over 2 million customers with weight loss. The company's earning power ...

Infinitus is a Chinese herbal health products maker established in 1992. The company manufactures skincare, personal care, home care, and health care products using Chinese herbal formulas. Infinitus ...

FTC enforcement actions against MLM pyramid schemes can be viewed in eras, with recent years among the most active. The FTC’s first-ever Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) regarding ...

Chances are you've gotten a "Hey girlie!" from someone you went to high school or college with, aka someone who's now neck deep in a multilevel marketing scheme, or MLM for short. If you don't know ...

A cervical cancer survivor tells her story of how a MLM company urged her to use her diagnosis to sell more products. At the time of her cervical cancer diagnosis in 2015, Emily Lynn Paulson was ...