Avon Wants More Men As Sales Representatives In UK

Avon is recruiting more men as sales consultants in the UK. Men seem to be good in selling cosmetics and other Avon products, with Fife-based Avon sales leader Tracey Eydmann saying it is maybe because men have an idea of what women want. Avon sales representatives receive a 25 percent share on sales higher than £150 per month, and the company also offers incentives and bonuses for sales leaders managing other representatives and recruits. Avon reported sales decreased to £313 million in 2011 from £329 in 2010; however, the company said pre-tax profits rose from £4 million to £25.5 million during the same period. Avon's male representatives are part of a trend in the UK where more people are choosing self-employment with multi-level marketing companies, which contributed £1.5 billion to the UK economy in 2012, according to the Direct Selling Association.