I first predicted that some form of Amway would be back in the U.S. back in December of 2006. Then in late May, we heard additional rumblings thanks to Get The Facts – The Truth About Amway.

Now it looks like a memo has been leaked to the Associated Press with more information. 

You might as well call it official…

Amway is coming back to the United States and North America.

Here is a snip from the memo:

"Research has shown us that the Quixtar name is
weaker and less known in the U.S. and Canada than we ever expected,"
the memo said. "Meanwhile, even eight years after leaving North
America, the Amway name is stronger and better known than we realized."

According to the AP report, the public will not see the Amway name for 18 to 24 months because, according to the memo:

"That’s because this is – this has to be – more
than just a name change,"

"We want other key elements of
the transformation initiative to be in place before we invite customers
in to see the new Amway."

Commentary: I think you are going to see a completely different Amway when they re-launch in 18 to 24 months and I suspect that some of the largest Quixtar/Amway leaders will be out of the company or Quixtar will spin off with current leaders becoming owners (see my predictions, before this news came down here).