Independent business owners (IBOs) supported by BWW rely on Quixtar for products and services to fuel their business. This powerful shopping portal — developed by Microsoft, IBM, Intel and Compaq — is now one of the most successful e-commerce ventures today.

Since its launch in September 1999, Quixtar has quickly become a leading Internet distribution company. With the help of its independent business owners, Quixtar is setting the pace in the world of e-commerce, already surpassing many dot-coms in terms of sales and growth over a short period of time.

Quixtar was featured in a May 2002 New York Times article
about some of the surprises among comScore's rankings for top online retailers. Quixtar ranked 6th on the list—outperforming top companies like Sears.com, QVC.com, JCPenny.com, BarnesandNoble.com and Spiegel.com.

Through its business opportunity, Quixtar provides hundreds of
top-quality exclusive consumable products. Combined with its affiliation with nearly 100 online merchants, it offers thousands
of brand-name products and services to satisfy every type of consumer and lifestyle.

Quixtar's health and beauty offerings feature top brands like
Artistry skin care and cosmetics, Nutrilite nutrition and wellness products, Trim Advantage weight management program, the eSpring water purification system and much more.

Quixtar announced fiscal 2004 retail sales of $1.1 billion, with
IBOs generating another $68.5 million in revenues for Quixtar's Partner Stores. Independent business owners affiliated with Quixtar earned more than $373 million in bonuses and
incentives in 2004.

Quixtar is setting the pace in the world of e-commerce. Its business model has proven to be effective for dozens of the biggest names in business and for tens of thousands of business owners in the U.S. and Canada.

Quixtar - the #1 health and beauty site on the Internet, with sales that double its nearest online competitor. - Harris Interactive	IBM -- “Quixtar continues to be an exciting e-commerce business for IBM to be a part of.” - Andrew Stiles, IBM Marketing Manager
Office Max -- “From the very beginning of the relationship, Quixtar has been one of our most important online partners.” -Ryan Vero, President of OfficeMax	DisneyStore.com -- “We are very pleased to have Quixtar as a partner. It has quickly become one of our top affiliates and we will continue to recognize Quixtar as a valuable partner.” - Michael Crosby, Disney Store Planning and Forecasting Manager
Bass Pro Shop -- “The partnership with Quixtar has been great for us! Quixtar was our first experience with an online affiliate relationship and we certainly picked a winner.” - Susie Henry, Bass Pro Shop Executive Vice President	Hickory Farms -- “Quixtar is one of our strongest, fastest growing and most successful partnerships.” - Mark Pescara, Hickory Farms Vice President, Direct Marketing