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Market America is a Greensboro, North Carolina-based product brokerage, ecommerce, and multilevel marketing company founded in 1992 by JR and Loren Ridinger. The company operates through the Market America Worldwide | SHOP.COM brand and promotes its independent-distributor opportunity as the UnFranchise business system.
Market America acquired SHOP.COM in 2010, expanding its ecommerce and cash-back shopping platform while continuing to use a direct-selling model built around UnFranchise Owners, product volume, downline volume, and management bonuses.
The company remains active, with Loren Ridinger serving as Co-Founder and CEO and Marc Ashley serving as President and COO. Market America has faced criticism and litigation alleging pyramid-scheme characteristics and deceptive income claims, but it continues to operate publicly as an active MLM/direct-selling company.
A 2017 federal class-action/RICO lawsuit accused Market America and related executives of operating an illegal pyramid scheme; Market America sought to compel arbitration, and a North Carolina federal court proceeding addressed that arbitration dispute. Those were allegations, not a finding in the sources reviewed.
Truth in Advertising also investigated Market America income claims in 2020 and 2023, saying the company had used atypical income claims; TINA.org says Market America removed the vast majority of the claims identified in 2020.
James H. Ridinger, CEO
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GREENSBORO, N.C. NOVEMBER 13, 2017 -- 2017 marks the 13th consecutive year that Greensboro-based Market America has been named to the Grant Thornton North Carolina 100 (NC100). The NC100 ranks the state's largest private companies by revenue.
'We take pride in the consistency of our company, both in terms of our growth and our unwavering commitment to conducting business with the very highe...
GREENSBORO, N.C. NOVEMBER 08, 2017 -- Market America Worldwide, currently in its 25th anniversary year, proudly heralded the Market Malaysia Grand Opening event, held at Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre from October 13th through 15th. This momentous occasion saw more than 6,000 enthusiastic independent distributors, known as UnFranchise™ Owners (UFOs), and guests join with company leaders to celebra...
Miami, FL February 12, 2015 -- Ready. Set. Click. At the 2015 Market America | SHOP.COM World Conference in Miami, Florida chief operating officer Marc Ashley announced a new technology partnership with Visa that will enhance the checkout process on SHOP.COM making it even faster and easier to purchase all the products consumers want.
"The goal is to make the online shopping experience easi...
Miami, FL February 03, 2014 -- A new company. A new opportunity. A new you.That is the message Market America | SHOP.COM will deliver to more than 20,000 eager entrepreneurs at its upcoming 2014 World Conference here in Miami next week.This year's event, to be held February 6-8 at the American Airlines Arena in downtown Miami, will showcase the latest developments in Market America | SHOP.CO...
Mexico City, Mexico June 06, 2012 -- Today, Internet retailing giant Market America, Inc., announces its official launch into Mexico. JR Ridinger, President and CEO of Market America and SHOP.COM, Sr. Vice President of Market America and SHOP.COM Loren Ridinger, and other top executives will be in Mexico City to lay the foundation for the company's success. Market America is a product brokerage...
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