This Week: Tupperware, Stella & Dot, and the Long Herbalife Short

Admin   |   13 January, 2015   |   402   |   3980

Catch up on this week’s industry chatter with these click-worthy links:

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  In “5 Ways to Make More Money in 2015,” Kiplinger encouraged readers to consider direct sales in the new year. The piece cites low startup costs, a flexible work schedule and commission-based earnings as benefits of the model.


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  Tupperware Brands announced that the company’s Executive Vice President and CFO, Mike Poteshman, will participate in the ICR XChange Conference, one of the largest investment conferences of the year. Tupperware will webcast Poteshman’s Orlando presentation, scheduled for 8:30 a.m. EST on Jan. 12, 2015.


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  Stella & Dot CEO Jessica Herrin appeared on HuffPost Live with host Caroline Modarressy-Tehrani. The fashion executive shared insights into her entrepreneurial journey and the opportunity that Stella & Dot brings to women worldwide.


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  USA Today took a look at Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital, which posted gains of 40.2 percent in 2014—all without material profit from the activist investor’s $1 billion Herbalife short.