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QNet Ltd and QN Europe, formerly known as QuestNet, GoldQuest, and QI Limited, is a Hong Kong based direct selling company owned by the QI Group. The company sells a variety of products including energy, weight management, nutrition, personal care, home care, luxury goods, and fashion accessories.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.qnet.net/products/en/ )〕 Qnet was founded in Hong Kong by Vijay Eswaran in 1998. It promotes its products on its website using claims "that would not pass official muster in much of the world."〔 The company's marketing strategy follows a direct selling and multi-level marketing model, depending on independent representatives to refer its products to consumers and receive compensation based on the sales volume of their referrals and the sales volume of other independent representatives in their teams who are arranged in a binary fashion.〔 The company has operated in Indonesia, Philippines, United Arab Emirates, Thailand, Taiwan, Vietnam, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Côte d'Ivoire and Rwanda with franchise companies in India and Turkey.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.qnet.net/about_qnet/worldwide_offices/en/ )〕 Egypt,〔 India,〔〔 Iran,〔 Indonesia,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Kewaspadaan terhadap Bahaya Money Game Meningkat )〕 Nepal, Rwanda,〔 Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=SriLanka banned Gold Quest long time ago )〕〔 Sudan, Syria, and Turkey sued Qnet for allegedly operating a product-based pyramid scheme. The company and its franchise Vihaan are also being investigated in India. The company has denied the allegations.〔 == History == Qnet, the main subsidiary of the QI Group of Companies, was founded by Vijay Eswaran and Joseph Bismark in Hong Kong in 1998. The company, first known as GoldQuest and QuestNet, made custom-commissioned numismatic coins and later began selling luxury jewelry and watches.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Quest International Holding )〕 In 2000, Qnet was the official distributor of the Sydney Olympic Games commemorative coins and was also a distributor at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games and 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=QNET Teams Up With Avalokitesvara Trust to Build Libraries in India )〕 In 1999, Qnet expanded its operations to Malaysia and Singapore and began a partnership with B.H. Mayer's Mint, a German-based mint coin facility.〔 The company expanded its operations to Dubai, India, Indonesia and Thailand during 2001. Qnet started to diversify its products in 2002 into travel and vacations by partnering with QVI Club brand holidays.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 QNet Timeline )〕 During this time, the company also announced that it was the official coin distributor for the 2002 FIFA World Cup and an expansion into Europe, Australia and Sri Lanka.〔〔 Qnet became a licensed distributor for FIFA in 89 countries with its commemorative coin program in July 2004.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=GoldQuest – official Distributor of FIFA Coin programme )〕 In 2005, Qnet acquired QI Comm, a British telecommunications company.〔 The company announced that it had more than 1 million independent distributors during the introduction of the ''aspIRe Magazine''.〔 In 2006, Qnet began marketing energy, health and nutritional products.〔 That same year, Qnet acquired Prana Resorts and Spa, a vegetarian holiday resort in Koh Samui.〔 Qnet also acquired the Swiss watchmaker, Cimier. In 2007, the QI Group acquired Down To Earth (DTE), a vegetarian organic health store chain in Hawaii.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Organic Health Food Supermarket Chain )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Down to Earth )〕 The company announced an initial sponsorship of Team Meritus, a Malaysian motor racing team, and became a sponsor for the Commonwealth Heads Of Government Meeting Business Forum in 2007. In 2007, Qnet acquired Down To Earth (DTE), a vegetarian organic health store chain in Hawaii.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Organic Health Food Supermarket Chain )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Down to Earth )〕 From 2007 and 2012, Qnet's direct sales increased by 70%.〔 The company's operations as QuestNet and GoldQuest were shut down in India by police in 2009.〔 From 2009 to 2012, Qnet was an official sponsor of the Asian Football Confederation during the AFC Champions League. In 2010, the company started a partnership with Virgin Racing. Qnet received the TRUSTe Privacy Certification in late 2012. In 2013, Qnet announced its intention to shift its manufacturing operations to India and to open an office in Russia. The company's QI Tower in Malaysia received the 2013 Building and Construction Authority (BCA) Green Mark Gold Award. In 2014, Qnet started a three year partnership with Manchester City football club to become the club's official direct selling partner. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Qnet」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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