Quixtar Milestones

Since its creation in 1999, Quixtar has experienced tremendous success and enabled millions of IBOs to better their lives. The following are significant events and accomplishments of the company and its IBOs.

2.18.2008	Quixtar announces fiscal 2007 retails sales of $1.072 billion, the fifth consecutive year in which the company surpassed the billion-dollar mark. Independent Business Owners (IBOs) also generated $70.1 million in revenues for Quixtar’s Partner Stores. For their business-building efforts, IBOs earned $363 million in bonuses and other incentives.
12.02.07	Quixtar announces fiscal 2006 retails sales of $1.118 billion, the fourth consecutive year in which the company surpassed the billion-dollar mark. This is the first year Quixtar announced sales since switching to a fiscal year ending Dec. 31. Previously, Quixtar and other Alticor subsidiaries operated on a fiscal year ending Aug. 31. In addition to revenue generated at quixtar.com, Independent Business Owners (IBOs) also drove a record $84.6 million in revenues for Quixtar’s Partner Stores. For their business-building efforts, IBOs earned more than $370.1 million in bonuses and other incentives.
12.29.06	Quixtar ranks fifth on ForeSee Result’s second annual holiday edition of the Top 40 Online Retail Satisfaction Index. Quixtar received a score of 79 on a 100-point scale, an increase over its 2005 score of 76. Quixtar tied for fifth along with online giants Apple.com and OldNavy.com.
12.18.06	As part of its One by One Campaign for Children, Quixtar Inc. donates $250,000 in gifts to NBC’s Today Show Toy Drive. Managing Director Jim Payne appears on the Today Show to present gift.
05.18.06	Quixtar IBOs once again propel the company to its ranking as the top online retailer in the Health & Beauty (H&B) category and 20th overall based on Web sales in Internet Retailer’s annual Top 500 Guide to the Web.
03.28.06	Quixtar wins IBM System i Innovation Award in Business Resiliency for using IBM’s System i to help achieve high website availability for Independent Business Owners.
12.20.05	As part of its One by One Campaign for Children, Quixtar Inc. donates $2.2 million in gifts to NBC's Today Show Toy Drive. Managing Director Jim Payne appears on the Today Show to present the gift.
11.03.05	Quixtar Inc. announces fiscal 2005 retails sales of $1.058 billion, the third consecutive year in which the company surpassed the billiondollar mark. In addition to revenue generated for quixtar.com, IBOs also drove a record $76 million in revenues for Quixtar's Partner Stores. For their business-building efforts, IBOs earned more than $345 million in bonuses and other incentives.
06.10.05	Independent Business Owners (IBOs) powered by Quixtar helped the company once again reach its ranking as the top online retailer in the Health & Beauty (H&B) category and 14th overall based on Web sales in Internet Retailer's annual Top 400 Guide to the Web.
05.01.05	Ken McDonald retires as Managing Director, after 28 years with the Alticor family of companies. Jim Payne, Executive Vice President – Alticor, adds to his responsibilities the position of Managing Director – Quixtar.
12.17.04	Quixtar continues its support of the PayKids Foundation with a $25,000 donation, aiding the foundation's ongoing campaign to identify deadbeat parents and get them to pay up – or risk going to jail. The latest donation brings Quixtar's total contributions to the PayKids Foundation to $75,000 in the past 15 months.
12.07.04	Jay Van Andel, who co-founded the family of companies that owns Quixtar, passed away at the age of 80.
10.28.04	Quixtar announces that more than $830,000 was contributed to Easter Seals in the U.S. and Canada by the company and IBOs during the 2004 fiscal year.
10.21.04	Quixtar Inc. announces fiscal 2004 retails sales of $1.1 billion, with IBOs generating another $68.5 million in revenues for Quixtar's Partner Stores. For their business-building efforts, IBOs earned more than $373 million in bonuses and other incentives.
09.07.04	Quixtar launches a completely redesigned Quixtar.com, created through User-Centered Design and improving navigation, functionality, and appearance.
08.31.04	On the final day of its fiscal 2004, Quixtar reports its first $12 million sales day.
06.07.04	In its "Top 300 Guide," Internet Retailer ranks Quixtar first in the online Drug/Health & Beauty category based on sales, and 12th among all e-commerce sites.
03.31.04	Quixtar reports its first $11 million sales day and its first $100 million sales month.
10.23.03	Quixtar Inc. announces fiscal 2003 retail sales of $1.035 billion, with IBOs generating another $58.3 million in revenues for Quixtar's Partner Stores. For their business-building efforts, IBOs earned more than $343 million in bonuses and other incentives.
10.13.03	Quixtar Inc. announces its national partnership with Easter Seals as a leading corporate partner and presenting sponsor of "Walk With Me," Easter Seals' signature event to be held in up to 75 markets in 2004.
03.31.04	Quixtar reports its first $11 million sales day and its first $100 million sales month.
09.01.03	Internet Retailer ranks Quixtar 5th among retailing e-commerce sites based on the average usage days per visitor per month and 3rd for the average minutes spent at the site per visitor per month (behind eBay and PeoplePC.com).
03.31.03	Quixtar reports record sales of $10 million, shattering previous the record day by 27%.
10.31.02	Quixtar reports its first $8 million sales day.
10.29.02	Quixtar Inc. announces fiscal 2002 retail sales of $901 million, with IBOs generating another $57 million in revenues for Quixtar's Partner Stores. For their business-building efforts, IBOs earned more than $282 million in bonuses and other incentives.
07.31.02	Quixtar reports its first $7 million sales day.
07.22.02	Quixtar is featured in a New York Times article about some of the surprises among comScore's rankings for top online retailers in May 2002. Quixtar ranked 6th on the list, outperforming top companies like Sears.com, QVC.com, JCPenney.com, BarnesandNoble.com, and Spiegel.com. The article outlines Quixtar’s sales success, attributing it to its business model and the efforts of Independent Business Owners.
06.07.02	Doug DeVos is named President of Quixtar Inc. and, upon the retirement of his brother Dick on August 31, 2002, also became President of parent company Alticor Inc.
11.13.01	In the "Numbers" section of its December issue, Business 2.0 ranked Quixtar #1 in sales for the online Health & Beauty category, with 20.5% of the estimated $1.45 billion market segment. Based on the analysis of Nielsen/NetRatings and Harris Interactive eCommercePulse, Quixtar was ranked ahead of Drugstore.com (12.2%), Merck-Medco.com (5.7%), Avon.com (4.5%), and MaryKay.com (4.1%).
11.07.01	Quixtar ranked #43 among all e-commerce companies – B2B and B2C– in Inter@ctive Week’s annual "Interactive 500" ranking. Among consumer retailers, only Amazon.com ranked ahead of Quixtar.
10.17.01	For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2001, Quixtar IBOs generated revenues of $816 million, including $751 million at Quixtar.com and $65 million at Partner Stores. For their business-building efforts, IBOs earned $230 million in bonuses and other incentives.
08.31.01	Quixtar ends its second year and achieves its first $6 million sales day.
06.25.01	In a Forbes article, a Harris Interactive analyst said Quixtar is the top health and beauty site online with 22.2% of sales, more than double the percentage of its nearest online competitor.
01.01.01	Alexa Research's "E-Commerce Report" for the fourth quarter of 2000 ranked Quixtar 17th overall for traffic among non-auction consumer retailer sites, and 3rd among those classified as "general merchandise" sites. Also, Quixtar was second only to eBay for repeat visitors.
11.30.00	Quixtar reports its first $5 million sales day.
09.01.00	The National Retail Federation's STORES magazine ranks Quixtar 7th among consumer e-commerce companies based on sales. Also, in a survey conducted for the Retail Council of Canada, Deloitte & Touche ranked Quixtar 1st for health and beauty in Canada and 2nd for overall e-commerce sales.
08.31.00	At the end of its first year in business, Quixtar reports revenues of $448 million generated by Quixtar Independent Business Owners, plus another $70 million generated by IBOs at Quixtar Partner Stores. For their business-building efforts, IBOs earned $143 million in bonuses and other incentives.
04.03.00	Quixtar reports its first $4 million sales day at Quixtar.com.
03.19.00	Quixtar reports $250 million in sales its first 200 days.
02.29.00	Quixtar reports its first $3 million sales day at Quixtar.com.
12.09.99	Quixtar reports $100 million in sales its first 100 days.
09.01.99	Quixtar officially launches web-based business.