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Avon Products, Inc. (known simply as Avon) is a direct-selling company.[1] It sells beauty products, personal care products and cosmetics, like perfume, soap, deodorant, lipstick, powders and nail polish.
The company was founded in 1886. It was incorporated in New York City in 1916.
In 2016, Avon sold its American business. It now operates outside of the United States. It plans to move into the United Kingdom.
The original name of the company was California Perfume Company.
In 1989, Avon phased out animal testing.[2]
Avon Products Media
The Story of Perfumery and the CPC by William Scheele, published in 1924, tells the history of Avon.
Former logo between 2019 and 2020
An Avon training center in the Bronx
References
- ↑ SEC Reports on AvonThe US Securities and Exchange Commission. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
- ↑ Respect for Animal WelfareAvon. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
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