Hundreds of Exclusive Products and National Brands

Quixtar's business model is supported by more than 450 high quality exclusive products and nationally recognized brands.

All exclusive products are covered by Quixtar's satisfaction guarantee - with a focus on health and beauty brands. In fact, Quixtar is ranked # 1 in online health and beauty sales, according to Internet Retailer. That's good news for IBOs powered by Quixtar, since a shop.org study indicates that health and beauty categories are the fastest growing e-commerce segments.

Quixtar's exclusive products deliver high-quality, proven performance plus added value, providing value to customers and a fair market return for IBOs and Alticor stakeholders. The brands offered through Quixtar are backed by extensive research, with more than 516 patents worldwide. Quixtar's products further benefit from the latest technology at seven manufacturing plants and five state-of-the-art distribution centers.

In addition to exclusive products, Quixtar also offers products from leading brands like Calvin Klein^®, Adidas^®, Maytag^®, and many others. Plus, Quixtar provides access to tens of thousands of additional products through its Partner Stores, linking to industry leaders like Barnes & Noble.com, Shop.com, Circuit City, Disney Store.com and dozens more.

Statistics on two of Quixtar's leading exclusive brands...

Nutrilite

• Nutrilite^® is the world's leading brand of vitamins, minerals, and dietary supplements, based on 2006 sales.
• Nearly 6 billion Nutrilite vitamin and mineral tablets/capsules are sold each year. 
• More than 100 scientists are involved in Nutrilite clinical research, product development, and brand education.
• In mid 2006, the Nutrilite Health Institute will unveil its 35,000 square foot center for Optimal Health in Buena Park, California, U.S.
• Nutrilite began in a small California lab in the 1930s is now a family of more than 200 products including nutritional food supplements in liquid, powder, food bar, tablet, and capsule form, distributed in more than 50 countries.
• Nutrilite grows many of its own ingredients on farms in Brazil, Mexico, and Trout Lake, Washington. All four are certified organic. Trout Lake is one of the largest organic herb farms in the United States and produces about 1 million pounds of herbs each year.
• The Nutrilite Health Institute has collaborated in clinical studies and research projects with 28 research sites worldwide.
• Eight of these sites are currently conducting research which is at the forefront of scientific efforts to unlock the secrets of human DNA - research that could eventually lead to supplements that can be tailored to an individual's personal health and nutrition needs.
• More than 100,000 quality assurance tests are conducted on Nutrilite products each month.

Artistry

• Artistry^® skin care and cosmetics is one of the world's top five largest-selling prestige brands of facial skin care and colour cosmetics (based on a study by Euromonitor International). The top five brands in prestige colour cosmetics and prestige facial skin care are Clinique, Lancome, Estee Lauder, Chanel, and Artistry.
• The top five Artistry products, based on sales, in 2004 were Time Defiance^® Intensive Repair Serum, Alpha Hydroxy Serum Plus, Vitamin C and Wild Yam, Clarifying Skin Care System, and Skin Refinishing Lotion.
• The Artistry Beauty Institute is a 10,000 square foot spa located in downtown Grand Rapids, Mich. It offers salon and spa services using Artistry cosmetics and skin care products,and is a training destination for thousands of IBOs around the globe.