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MARY KAY INC.
2003 Fact Sheet
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Mary Kay Inc.
is one of the largest direct selling skin care and color cosmetic companies in
the world.
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Mary Kay Inc.
has more than 1 million Independent Beauty Consultants worldwide. Since opening
its first international venture in
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In 2002, sales
reached nearly $1.6 billion at the wholesale level.
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The Mary Kay
U.S. career car program includes more than 10,000 vehicles. In addition to the pink Cadillac, the program
features the Pontiac Grand Prix and the Pontiac Grand Am. Since the inception of the career car
program, Mary Kay Inc. has awarded the use of more than 80,000 cars to its
independent sales force.
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Mary Kay develops, tests, manufactures and packages the majority of
its own products at its state-of-the art plants in
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Mary Kay does not
conduct animal testing for its products and is a PETA pledge member.
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More than 300
women worldwide have attained the position of Independent National Sales
Director, the highest status within the independent sales force.
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More than 200
women in the
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More than
19,000 women across the world have reached the rank of Independent Sales
Director. In the
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Starting a
Mary Kay independent business costs as little as $100 (plus tax and shipping)
for a starter kit and educational materials.
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Mary Kay Inc.
awards more than $50 million annually in incentive awards to Independent Beauty
Consultants and Independent Sales Directors.
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Mary Kay’s
world headquarters in
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Richard
Rogers, co-founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics and son of Mary Kay Ash, resumed
duties as CEO in June 2001.
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Mary Kay Ash
passed away on Thanksgiving Day,
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Mary Kay Ash’s
autobiography has sold more than two million copies and her two other books, You Can Have It All and Mary Kay on People Management achieved
best‑seller status.
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Mary Kay Inc.
is a member of the Direct Selling Association (DSA). The Company
has been awarded two prestigious DSA awards in recent years: in 2001, the Industry Innovation Award for
the company’s Personal Web Site program, which assists the independent sales
force with their businesses; and in 2002; the Vision for Tomorrow Award for
underwriting a groundbreaking documentary “Breaking the Silence: Journeys of
Hope” that addresses the issue of violence against women.
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In 1984 and
1993, Mary Kay Inc. was featured in The
100 Best Companies to Work For in America. Mary Kay was listed as one of the 10 best
companies for women, and it was the only cosmetics
company on the list. Mary Kay was one of
only 55 companies to be included in both the first and second editions of the
book. In January 1998, Mary Kay Inc. was
again included in The 100 Best Companies
to Work for in America listing,
which was published by Fortune magazine. Mary Kay Inc. was one of only 28 companies to
be named to the list each of these three times.
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Mary Kay Inc. is
one of 20 company profiles in the 1996 book, Forbes Greatest Business Stories of All Time. Mary Kay Ash is the
only woman included.
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The Mary Kay Ash Charitable Foundation was created in 1996
to fund research of cancers affecting women, and in 2000, expanded its mission
to include the prevention of violence against women.
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Online orders
from its independent sales force account for more than 85 percent of Company
revenues. Mary Kay Inc. was noted as one
of the top companies in the world in online sales according to Interactive Week magazine, and its Web
site has been honored by CIO and Darwin magazines.
Mary Kay Inc., one of the largest direct
sellers of skin care and color cosmetics in the world, achieved another year of
record results in 2002, reaching nearly $1.6 billion in wholesale sales. The company has more than 1 million Mary Kay
Independent Beauty Consultants in 34 markets worldwide. Mary Kay has averaged double-digit annual
growth since the Company's founding in 1963 and celebrates 40 years of
enriching women’s lives. The Mary Kay®
product line includes more than 200 premium products in eight categories:
facial skin care, color cosmetics, nail care, body care, sun protection,
fragrances, men’s skin care and men’s and women’s dietary supplements. To
locate a Consultant near you, call 1-800-MARY KAY (627-9529) or use the
Consultant Locator at www.marykay.com.
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