Herbalife’s Chinese provinces
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
China's Ministry of Commerce grants the Los Angeles-based nutritional products direct-seller five additional licenses to conduct direct-selling business in the Beijing, Guangdong, Shandong, Zhejiang and Guizhou provinces. The licenses are effective immediately except for the Beijing province, which will activate after the firm opens service outlets, Herbalife says July 20. Herbalife received its first direct-selling license for China in March 2007, covering Suzhou and Nanjing in the Jiangsu province. The licenses allow distributors to conduct business outside retail locations in the specific province and cities ("The Tan Sheet" April 2, 2007, In Brief)...