The Journal News.com, NY - Sept 2, 2006: The Avon lady may not be knocking on your door, but she hasn't gone away. The 120-year-old company that started out with a Mrs. Albee toting her basket of violet, rose and Lily-of-the-Valley perfumes door-to-door is striving to maintain that personal touch along with the loyalty of customers tempted to stray into the cosmetics aisles of Duane Reade and Wal-Mart.

USATODAY.com (Sun, Sep 10) The Avon lady might not knock on your door anymore, but she hasn't gone away. Avon Products (AVP), which celebrates its 120th anniversary on Friday, is still striving to maintain that personal touch to keep the loyalty of customers tempted by the cosmetics aisles of drugstores and Wal-Mart.

Wednesday September 13, 10:46 am ET NEW YORK (AP) -- Bacardi Ltd., the producer of Bacardi rums, Bombay Sapphire gin and other spirits, said Wednesday three new members have been elected to its 16-member board.The Bermuda-based company tapped Robert Corti, 56, current chairman of the Avon Products Foundation, as a director. He was also Avon Products Inc.'s executive vice president and chief financial officer until he retired earlier this year.

Channel News Asia, Singapore - ( Sept 26, 2006 ) By Mira Kashinath, TODAY | Posted: 27 September 2006 0733 hrs. SINGAPORE: It's been over five years since the law was amended to allow legitimate multi-level-marketing (MLM) firms to operate here came into ...

Working Monday September 25, 4:47 pm ET Mother Magazine Releases List of 100 Top Places to Work NEW YORK (AP) -- Working Mother magazine released its annual list of the top 100 places to work, with its chief executive touting an improvement in mother-friendly benefits in corporate America.

EDGAR Online (Mon, Sep 11)Blyth is a designer and marketer of home fragrance products and accessories, home décor, seasonal decorations, household convenience items, personalized gifts and products for the foodservice trade. We compete in the global Home Expressions industry, and our products can be found throughout North America, Europe and Australia. Our financial results are reported in three segments - the Direct Selling segment, the Catalog & Internet segment and the Wholesale segment. These reportable segments are based on similarities in distribution channels, customers and management oversight.

EDGAR Online (Tue, Sep 12) On September 6, 2006, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Blyth, Inc. (the "Company") awarded a $500,000 bonus to Bruce G. Crain, a Senior Vice President of the Company and President of the Wholesale Group, in recognition of his contributions to the Company's recent restructuring of its European Wholesale operations.

Sep 7, 2006 SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Blyth Inc. on Thursday said it has increased its semi-annual cash dividend 17% to 27 cents a share from 23 cents a share. The Greenwich, Conn.-based marketer of home accessories said the increased dividend is payable Nov. 15 to shareholders of record as of Nov.

GREENWICH, Conn., Sept. 7, 2006 -- Blyth, Inc. (NYSE:BTH), a leader in home decor and home fragrance products, today announced that it has declared a semi-annual cash dividend of $0.27 per share on the Company's common stock for the six months ended July 31, 2006. This represents an increase of $0.04 per share, or approximately 17%, over the most recent dividend. For fiscal year 2007, the annual dividend will be $0.50 per share, representing a $0.06 per share, or approximately 14%, increase over the prior year.

GREENWICH, Conn., Sept. 7, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Blyth, Inc. (NYSE:BTH - News), a leader in home decor and home fragrance products, today announced that it has declared a semi-annual cash dividend of $0.27 per share on the Company's common stock for the six months ended July 31, 2006. This represents an increase of $0.04 per share, or approximately 17%, over the most recent dividend. For fiscal year 2007, the annual dividend will be $0.50 per share, representing a $0.06 per share, or approximately 14%, increase over the prior year. The semi-annual dividend, authorized at the September 7, 2006 Board of Directors meeting, will be payable to shareholders of record as of November 1, 2006, and will be paid on November 15, 2006.