• USANA's second quarter results were $32.5 million. That's up 5.1% from $30.9 million. Net earnings declined to $2.2 million from $2.4 million. USANA's results were impacted by the movement of its annual international convention to the third quarter as opposed to holding it in the second quarter in 1998. Last year it's Annual International Convention generated nearly $1 million in sales.

• Nutrition for Life International reported sales of $17.2 million for the quarter—up from $15.4 million last year. Net income was $493,00 compared to a net loss of $321,000. Net sales for the nine months ended June 30 were $50.7 million, compared to $51.4 million. Net income was $912,000 compared to $36,000 the prior year.

• Reliv International sales for the quarter were up 58% to $19.0 million, with a loss of $300,000 in earning compared to net income of $1.15 million last year.

• Mannatech sales increased to $45 million for the second quarter from $43 million, with net income at $2.2 million, down from $3.4 million.

• Pre-Paid Legal Services sales were up 17% for the quarter ended June 30 to $47.96, with net income reaching $9.87 million, up from $6.42 million.

• Twinlab Corporation (parent of Changes International), reported net sales of $74.2 million for the second quarter compared to $83.3 million, with net income of $1.8 million contrasted with second quarter earnings of $6.0 million in 1998.

• GlobeNet's second quarter sales increased 27% to $8.45 million and net income increased 314% to $239,000

• Avon's net sales through the second quarter were $2.472, up from $2.430 billion, with net income of $72.5 million, down from $80.4 milion.

• Market America had sales of $11.03 million for its fiscal year, with $14.2 million in net income.

• Nu Skin Enterprises' sales for the quarter were $211.3 million versus $209.1 million. Net income was $22.0 million.

• Royal BodyCare has opened offices/warehouses in Moscow, the Ukraine and Austria.

• Quixtar, the new e-commerce operation owned by Amway's DeVos and Van Andel families launched this September.

• Tupperware's web site is offering sections dedicated to planning, sales force recruitment and U.S. distributor locations. The aim is to give consumers a new level of access to Tupperware offerings. According to Tupperware's U.S. President Betty Palm, the company is "committed to defining the direct selling industry in the 21st century" to the same degree it helped define it in the 20th century.

Information provided by the U.S. Direct Selling Association