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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWASHINGTON D.C. 20549

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FORM 10-Q

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FOR THE QUARTER ENDED JULY 31, 2001

Commission file number 1-13026

BLYTH, INC.(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE

36-2984916(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)


One East Weaver Street, Greenwich, Connecticut 06831(Address of principal executive offices)
                   (Zip Code)

(203) 661-1926(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
 Yes /x/  No / /

Indicate
the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

47,069,176 Common Shares as of August 31, 2001

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BLYTH, INC.

INDEX

|                     |  |                        |  |                                                                                       |  | Page 
|-------------------- |  | ---------------------- |  | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | -----
|Form 10-Q Cover Page |  | 1                     
|Form 10-Q Index      |  | 2                     
|Part I.              |  | Financial Information: |  |                                                                                      
|                     |  | Item 1.                |  | Financial Statements:                                                                 |  |      
|                     |  |                        |  | Consolidated Balance Sheets                                                           |  | 3    
|                     |  |                        |  | Consolidated Statements of Earnings                                                   |  | 4,5  
|                     |  |                        |  | Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity                                       |  | 6    
|                     |  |                        |  | Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows                                                 |  | 7    
|                     |  |                        |  | Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements                                            |  | 8-10 
|                     |  | Item 2.                |  | Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |  | 11-14
|                     |  | Item 3.                |  | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk                            |  | 15   
|Part II.             |  | Other Information      |  |                                                                                      
|                     |  | Item 1.                |  | Legal Proceedings                                                                     |  | 16   
|                     |  | Item 2.                |  | Changes in Securities                                                                 |  | 16   
|                     |  | Item 3.                |  | Defaults upon Senior Securities                                                       |  | 16   
|                     |  | Item 4.                |  | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders                                   |  | 16   
|                     |  | Item 5.                |  | Other Information                                                                     |  | 16-18
|                     |  | Item 6.                |  | Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                                                      |  | 18   
|Signatures           |  | 19                    

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Part I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item I.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

BLYTH, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES  CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

|(In thousands, except share data)                                                                                                            |                                                                      | July 31,
2001                              |         | January 31,
2001 |        
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------ | ------- | ---------------- | -------
|
|ASSETS                                                                                                                                       |                                                                      |                                            |         |                  |        
|Current assets:                                                                                                                              |                                                                      |                                            |         |                  |        
|Cash and cash equivalents                                                                                                                    |                                                                      | $                                          | 23,275  |                  | $      
|Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful receivables of $2,793 and $2,120, respectively                                              |                                                                      |                                            | 103,354 |                  |        
|Inventories                                                                                                                                  |                                                                      |                                            | 235,838 |                  |        
|Prepaid and other                                                                                                                            |                                                                      |                                            | 9,202   |                  |        
|Deferred income taxes                                                                                                                        |                                                                      |                                            | 10,893  |                  |        
|                                                                                                                                             |                                                                      |                                            |         |                  |        
|                                                                                                                                             |                                                                      | Total current assets                       |         |                  | 382,562
|Property, plant and equipment, at cost:                                                                                                      |                                                                      |                                            |         |                  |        
|                                                                                                                                             | Less accumulated depreciation of $158,176 and $142,738, respectively |                                            |         | 257,215          |        
|Other assets:                                                                                                                                |                                                                      |                                            |         |                  |        
|Investments                                                                                                                                  |                                                                      |                                            | 3,563   |                  |        
|Excess of cost over fair value of assets acquired, net of accumulated amortization of $13,559 and $11,240, respectively                      |                                                                      |                                            | 114,978 |                  |        
|Deposits and other assets                                                                                                                    |                                                                      |                                            | 12,783  |                  |        
|                                                                                                                                             |                                                                      |                                            |         |                  |        
|                                                                                                                                             |                                                                      |                                            | 131,324 |                  |        
|                                                                                                                                             |                                                                      |                                            |         |                  |        
|                                                                                                                                             |                                                                      | Total assets                               |         | $                | 771,101
|                                                                                                                                             |                                                                      |                                            |         |                  |        
|LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY                                                                                                         |                                                                      |                                            |         |                  |        
|Current liabilities:                                                                                                                         |                                                                      |                                            |         |                  |        
|Bank lines of credit                                                                                                                         |                                                                      | $                                          | 38,712  |                  | $      
|Current maturities of long-term debt                                                                                                         |                                                                      |                                            | 5,559   |                  |        
|Accounts payable                                                                                                                             |                                                                      |                                            | 37,424  |                  |        
|Accrued expenses                                                                                                                             |                                                                      |                                            | 36,589  |                  |        
|Income taxes                                                                                                                                 |                                                                      |                                            | 818     |                  |        
|                                                                                                                                             |                                                                      |                                            |         |                  |        
|                                                                                                                                             |                                                                      | Total current liabilities                  |         |                  | 119,102
|Deferred income taxes                                                                                                                        |                                                                      |                                            | 24,347  |                  |        
|Long-term debt,less current maturities                                                                                                       |                                                                      |                                            | 189,536 |                  |        
|Minority interest and other                                                                                                                  |                                                                      |                                            | 3,424   |                  |        
|Commitments and contingencies                                                                                                                |                                                                      |                                            |        |                  |        
|Stockholders' equity:                                                                                                                        |                                                                      |                                            |         |                  |        
|Preferred stockauthorized 10,000,000 shares of $0.01 par value; no shares issued and outstanding                                            |                                                                      |                                            |        |                  |        
|Common stockauthorized 100,000,000 shares of $0.02 par value; issued and outstanding, 47,069,176 shares and 47,074,776 shares, respectively |                                                                      |                                            | 989     |                  |        
|Additional contributed capital                                                                                                               |                                                                      |                                            | 97,184  |                  |        
|Retained earnings                                                                                                                            |                                                                      |                                            | 414,294 |                  |        
|Accumulated other comprehensive loss                                                                                                         |                                                                      |                                            | (20,204 | )                |        
|Treasury stock, at cost, 2,383,600 shares and 2,356,800 shares, respectively                                                                 |                                                                      |                                            | (57,571 | )                |        
|                                                                                                                                             |                                                                      |                                            |         |                  |        
|                                                                                                                                             |                                                                      | Total stockholders' equity                 |         |                  | 434,692
|                                                                                                                                             |                                                                      |                                            |         |                  |        
|                                                                                                                                             |                                                                      | Total liabilities and stockholders' equity |         | $                | 771,101
|                                                                                                                                             |                                                                      |                                            |         |                  |        

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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BLYTH, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES  CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS  (Unaudited)

|Six months ended July 31 (In thousands, except per share data) |                                                                                            | 2001 |         | 2000    |  
|-------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---- | ------- | ------- | -
|Net sales                                                      |                                                                                            | $    | 510,838 |         | $
|Cost of goods sold                                             |                                                                                            |      | 247,478 |         |  
|                                                               |                                                                                            |      |         |         |  
|                                                               | Gross profit                                                                               |      |         | 263,360 |  
|Selling and shipping                                           |                                                                                            |      | 163,581 |         |  
|Administrative                                                 |                                                                                            |      | 48,082  |         |  
|Amortization of goodwill                                       |                                                                                            |      | 2,011   |         |  
|                                                               |                                                                                            |      |         |         |  
|                                                               |                                                                                            |      | 213,674 |         |  
|                                                               |                                                                                            |      |         |         |  
|                                                               | Operating profit                                                                           |      |         | 49,686  |  
|Other expense (income):                                        |                                                                                            |      |         |         |  
|                                                               | Interest expense                                                                           |      |         | 8,098   |  
|                                                               | Interest income and other                                                                  |      |         | (4,055  | )
|                                                               | Equity in earnings of investees                                                            |      |         | 175     |  
|                                                               |                                                                                            |      |         |         |  
|                                                               |                                                                                            |      | 4,218   |         |  
|                                                               |                                                                                            |      |         |         |  
|                                                               | Earnings before income taxes, minority interest and cumulative effect of accounting change |      |         | 45,468  |  
|Income tax expense                                             |                                                                                            |      | 16,914  |         |  
|                                                               |                                                                                            |      |         |         |  
|                                                               | Earnings before minority interest and cumulative effect of accounting change               |      |         | 28,554  |  
|Minority interest                                              |                                                                                            |      |        |         |  
|                                                               |                                                                                            |      |         |         |  
|                                                               | Earnings before cumulative effect of accounting change                                     |      |         | 28,554  |  
|Cumulative effect of accounting change                         |                                                                                            |      |        |         |  
|                                                               |                                                                                            |      |         |         |  
|                                                               | Net earnings                                                                               |      | $       | 28,554  |  
|                                                               |                                                                                            |      |         |         |  
|Basic:                                                         |                                                                                            |      |         |         |  
|                                                               | Net earnings per common share before cumulative effect of accounting change                |      |         | 0.61    |  
|                                                               | Cumulative effect of accounting change                                                     |      |         |        |  
|                                                               |                                                                                            |      |         |         |  
|                                                               |                                                                                            |      | 0.61    |         |  
|                                                               | Weighted average number of shares outstanding                                              |      |         | 47,076  |  
|                                                               |                                                                                            |      |         |         |  
|Diluted:                                                       |                                                                                            |      |         |         |  
|                                                               | Net earnings per common share before cumulative effect of accounting change                |      |         | 0.60    |  
|                                                               | Cumulative effect of accounting change                                                     |      |         |        |  
|                                                               |                                                                                            |      |         |         |  
|                                                               |                                                                                            |      | 0.60    |         |  
|                                                               | Weighted average number of shares outstanding                                              |      |         | 47,265  |  
|                                                               |                                                                                            |      |         |         |  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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BLYTH, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES  CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS  (Unaudited)

|Three months ended July 31 (In thousands, except per share data) |                                                    | 2001 |         | 2000    |  
|---------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------- | ---- | ------- | ------- | -
|Net sales                                                        |                                                    | $    | 249,685 |         | $
|Cost of goods sold                                               |                                                    |      | 124,982 |         |  
|                                                                 |                                                    |      |         |         |  
|                                                                 | Gross profit                                       |      |         | 124,703 |  
|Selling and shipping                                             |                                                    |      | 78,140  |         |  
|Administrative                                                   |                                                    |      | 23,141  |         |  
|Amortization of goodwill                                         |                                                    |      | 1,021   |         |  
|                                                                 |                                                    |      |         |         |  
|                                                                 |                                                    |      | 102,302 |         |  
|                                                                 |                                                    |      |         |         |  
|                                                                 | Operating profit                                   |      |         | 22,401  |  
|Other expense (income):                                          |                                                    |      |         |         |  
|                                                                 | Interest expense                                   |      |         | 4,072   |  
|                                                                 | Interest income                                    |      |         | (1,871  | )
|                                                                 | Equity in earnings of investees                    |      |         | (310    | )
|                                                                 |                                                    |      |         |         |  
|                                                                 |                                                    |      | 1,891   |         |  
|                                                                 |                                                    |      |         |         |  
|                                                                 | Earnings before income taxes and minority interest |      |         | 20,510  |  
|Income tax expense                                               |                                                    |      | 7,630   |         |  
|                                                                 |                                                    |      |         |         |  
|                                                                 | Earnings before minority interest                  |      |         | 12,880  |  
|Minority interest                                                |                                                    |      |        |         |  
|                                                                 |                                                    |      |         |         |  
|                                                                 | Net earnings                                       |      | $       | 12,880  |  
|                                                                 |                                                    |      |         |         |  
|Basic:                                                           |                                                    |      |         |         |  
|                                                                 | Net earnings per common share                      |      |         | 0.27    |  
|                                                                 | Weighted average number of shares outstanding      |      |         | 47,066  |  
|                                                                 |                                                    |      |         |         |  
|Diluted:                                                         |                                                    |      |         |         |  
|                                                                 | Net earnings per common share                      |      |         | 0.27    |  
|                                                                 | Weighted average number of shares outstanding      |      |         | 47,272  |  
|                                                                 |                                                    |      |         |         |  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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BLYTH, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES  CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY  (Unaudited)

|                                                                     |                      | Common stock |   |   |     |  |   |        |  | Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss) |         |   |  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------- | ------------ | - | - | --- |  | - | ------ |  | --------------------------------------------- | ------- | - | -
|
|
|For the six months ended July 31, 2000:                              |                      |              |   |   |     |  |   |        |  |                                               |         |   |  
|Balance, January 31, 2000                                            |                      | 48,037,309   |   | $ | 985 |  | $ | 93,784 |  | $                                             | 320,384 |   | $
|Net earnings for the period                                          |                      |              |   |   |     |  |   |        |  |                                               | 38,441  |   |  
|Foreign currency translation adjustments                             |                      |              |   |   |     |  |   |        |  |                                               |         |   |  
|Unrealized holding gains on certain investments (net of tax of $304) |                      |              |   |   |     |  |   |        |  |                                               |         |   |  
|                                                                     |                      |              |   |   |     |  |   |        |  |                                               |         |   |  
|                                                                     | Comprehensive income |              |   |   |     |  |   |        |  |                                               |         |   |  
|Common stock issued in connection with exercise of stock options     |                      | 150,465      |   |   | 3   |  |   | 2,056  |  |                                               |         |   |  
|Tax benefit from stock options                                       |                      |              |   |   |     |  |   | 397    |  |                                               |         |   |  
|Dividends paid                                                       |                      |              |   |   |     |  |   |        |  |                                               | (4,793  | ) |  
|Treasury stock purchase                                              |                      | (227,100     | ) |   |     |  |   |        |  |                                               |         |   |  
|                                                                     |                      |              |   |   |     |  |   |        |  |                                               |         |   |  
|Balance, July 31, 2000                                               |                      | 47,960,674   |   | $ | 988 |  | $ | 96,237 |  | $                                             | 354,032 |   | $
|                                                                     |                      |              |   |   |     |  |   |        |  |                                               |         |   |  
|For the six months ended July 31, 2001:                              |                      |              |   |   |     |  |   |        |  |                                               |         |   |  
|Balance, January 31, 2001                                            |                      | 47,074,776   |   | $ | 989 |  | $ | 96,912 |  | $                                             | 390,447 |   | $
|Net earnings for the period                                          |                      |              |   |   |     |  |   |        |  |                                               | 28,554  |   |  
|Foreign currency translation adjustments                             |                      |              |   |   |     |  |   |        |  |                                               |         |   |  
|Net gain or loss on cash flow hedging instruments                    |                      |              |   |   |     |  |   |        |  |                                               |         |   |  
|                                                                     |                      |              |   |   |     |  |   |        |  |                                               |         |   |  
|                                                                     | Comprehensive income |              |   |   |     |  |   |        |  |                                               |         |   |  
|Common stock issued in connection with exercise of stock options     |                      | 21,200       |   |   |     |  |   | 272    |  |                                               |         |   |  
|Tax benefit from stock options                                       |                      |              |   |   |     |  |   |        |  |                                               |         |   |  
|Dividends paid                                                       |                      |              |   |   |     |  |   |        |  |                                               | (4,707  | ) |  
|Treasury stock purchase                                              |                      | (26,800      | ) |   |     |  |   |        |  |                                               |         |   |  
|                                                                     |                      |              |   |   |     |  |   |        |  |                                               |         |   |  
|Balance, July 31, 2001                                               |                      | 47,069,176   |   | $ | 989 |  | $ | 97,184 |  | $                                             | 414,294 |   | $
|                                                                     |                      |              |   |   |     |  |   |        |  |                                               |         |   |  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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BLYTH, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES  CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS  (Unaudited)

|Six months ended July 31(In thousands)           |                                                                                      | 2001                                   |        | 2000                                      |        
|------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------- | ------ | ----------------------------------------- | -------
|Cash flows from operating activities:            |                                                                                      |                                        |        |                                           |        
|                                                 | Net earnings                                                                         |                                        | $      | 28,554                                    |        
|                                                 | Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:  |                                        |        |                                           |        
|                                                 |                                                                                      | Cumulative effect of accounting change |        |                                           |       
|                                                 |                                                                                      | Depreciation and amortization          |        |                                           | 17,455 
|                                                 |                                                                                      | Tax benefit from stock options         |        |                                           |       
|                                                 |                                                                                      | Deferred income taxes                  |        |                                           | 272    
|                                                 |                                                                                      | Equity in earnings of investees        |        |                                           | 175    
|                                                 |                                                                                      | Minority interest                      |        |                                           |       
|                                                 |                                                                                      | Gain on sale of long-term investments  |        |                                           | (1,981 
|                                                 | Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of business acquisitions: |                                        |        |                                           |        
|                                                 |                                                                                      | Accounts receivable                    |        |                                           | (21,901
|                                                 |                                                                                      | Inventories                            |        |                                           | (17,616
|                                                 |                                                                                      | Prepaid and other                      |        |                                           | (859   
|                                                 |                                                                                      | Deposits and other assets              |        |                                           | (2,245 
|                                                 |                                                                                      | Accounts payable                       |        |                                           | (20,085
|                                                 |                                                                                      | Accrued expenses                       |        |                                           | (15,155
|                                                 |                                                                                      | Other liabilities                      |        |                                           | 825    
|                                                 |                                                                                      | Income taxes                           |        |                                           | (8,647 
|                                                 |                                                                                      |                                        |        |                                           |        
|                                                 |                                                                                      |                                        |        | Total adjustments                         |        
|                                                 |                                                                                      |                                        |        |                                           |        
|                                                 |                                                                                      |                                        |        | Net cash used in operating activities     |        
|Cash flows from investing activities:            |                                                                                      |                                        |        |                                           |        
|                                                 | Purchases of property, plant and equipment                                           |                                        |        | (6,593                                    | )      
|                                                 | Long term investments                                                                |                                        |        | 11,634                                    |        
|                                                 | Purchase of businesses, net of cash acquired                                         |                                        |        | (61,392                                   | )      
|                                                 |                                                                                      |                                        |        |                                           |        
|                                                 |                                                                                      |                                        |        | Net cash used in investing activities     |        
|Cash flows from financing activities:            |                                                                                      |                                        |        |                                           |        
|                                                 | Proceeds from issuance of common stock                                               |                                        |        | 272                                       |        
|                                                 | Purchase of treasury stock                                                           |                                        |        | (612                                      | )      
|                                                 | Borrowings from bank line of credit                                                  |                                        |        | 23,512                                    |        
|                                                 | Repayments on bank line of credit                                                    |                                        |        | (12,078                                   | )      
|                                                 | Borrowings (repayments) on long-term debt                                            |                                        |        | 21,411                                    |        
|                                                 | Dividends paid                                                                       |                                        |        | (4,707                                    | )      
|                                                 |                                                                                      |                                        |        |                                           |        
|                                                 |                                                                                      |                                        |        | Net cash provided by financing activities |        
|                                                 |                                                                                      |                                        |        |                                           |        
|                                                 |                                                                                      |                                        |        | Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents |        
|Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |                                                                                      |                                        | 93,036 |                                           |        
|                                                 |                                                                                      |                                        |        |                                           |        
|Cash and cash equivalents at end of period       |                                                                                      | $                                      | 23,275 |                                           | $      
|                                                 |                                                                                      |                                        |        |                                           |        

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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BLYTH, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES  NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (Unaudited)

1.  Basis of Presentation

The Company operates in two business segmentsthe Candles and Home Fragrance Products segment and the Creative Expressions and Foodservice segment.
The Company has operations outside of the United States and sells its products in both segments worldwide. The Candles and Home Fragrance Products segment designs, manufactures and markets an
extensive line of products including scented candles, potpourri and other fragrance products and markets a broad range of complementary candle accessories. These products are sold direct to the
consumer under the PartyLite® brand, to retailers in the mid-tier and premium retail channels, under the Colonial Candle of Cape Cod®, Kate's Original
Recipe and Carolina Designs® brands, and in the mass retail channel under the Ambria, Florasense® and FilterMate® brands. In Europe, these
products are also sold under the Gies, Liljeholmens®, Colony®, Carolina Designs® and Wax Lyrical brands. The Creative Expressions and
Foodservice segment designs, manufactures or sources and markets a broad range of complementary specialty products for the consumer market, including decorative seasonal products under the Midwest of
Cannon Falls® and Impact® brand names, paper-related products under the Jeanmarie® brand, and tabletop illumination products and portable heating fuel products for
the hotel, restaurant and catering trade, under the Ambria, Sterno® and HandyFuel® brand names.

The
consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, and its direct and indirect subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been
eliminated. Investments in companies which are not majority owned or controlled are reported using the equity method and are recorded in other assets. Certain of the Company's subsidiaries operate on
a 52 or 53 week fiscal year ending on the Saturday closest to January 31. European operations maintain a calendar year accounting period, which is consolidated with the Company's fiscal period.
In the opinion of the Management, the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include all accruals (consisting only of normal recurring accruals) necessary for fair presentation of
the Company's consolidated financial position at July 31, 2001 and the consolidated results of its operations and cash flows for the six-month periods ended July 31, 2001 and
2000. These interim statements should be read in conjunction with the Company's consolidated financial statements for the year ended January 31, 2001, as set forth in the Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-K. Operating results for the six months ended July 31, 2001 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending
January 31, 2002.

2.  Accounting Changes

For the fiscal year ended January 31, 2001, the Company adopted the newly-effective Staff Accounting Bulletin ("SAB") 101, "Revenue Recognition in
Financial Statements". As a result of adopting SAB 101, the Company changed its revenue recognition policy to recognize revenue upon delivery, when both title and risk of loss are transferred to the
customer. In accordance with the provisions of SAB 101, the Company recorded a one-time charge of $1.2 million, net of tax, which is reflected as a cumulative effect of an
accounting change in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings. This one-time charge had an effect equal to $.02 Diluted Earnings Per Share. This adoption by the Company affected certain
amounts reported in the fiscal 2001 fourth quarter and full year Consolidated Statements of Earnings and certain year-end Consolidated Balance Sheet amounts such as a decrease in accounts
receivable of approximately $12.5 million.

Effective
February 1, 2001 the Company adopted the provisions of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 133 ("SFAS 133"), "Accounting for
Derivative Instruments and

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Hedging Activities" and its corresponding amendment under SFAS 138. These statements establish accounting and reporting standards for derivative instruments, including certain derivative
instruments embedded in other contracts, and for hedging activities. It requires that all derivative instruments be recorded on the balance sheet at their fair value. If the derivative is designated
and is effective as a fair value hedge, the changes in the value of the derivative and of the hedged item attributable to the hedged risk are recognized in earnings in the same period. If the
derivative is designated and is effective as a cash flow hedge, the effective portions of changes in the fair value of the derivative are recorded in other comprehensive income ("OCI") and are
recognized in the income statement when the hedged item affects earnings. Ineffective portions of changes in the fair value of cash flow hedges are recognized in earnings. The adoption of
SFAS 133 and 138 on February 1, 2001 did not have a material impact on the results of operations.

Derivative
gains or losses included in OCI are reclassified into earnings at the time the forecasted revenue or expense is recognized. During the six months ended July 31,
2001, minimal gain and loss amounts were reclassified to cost of sales. Approximately $171,000 of derivative gains or losses are included in OCI at July 31, 2001, and will be transferred to
earnings within the next twelve months.

The
Company uses forward foreign exchange contracts to hedge the impact of foreign currency fluctuations on certain committed capital expenditures, certain inventory purchases,
Canadian intercompany payables and on certain intercompany loans. The Company does not hold or issue derivative financial instruments for trading purposes.

3.  Business Acquisitions

On April 11, 2001, the Company acquired Midwest of Cannon Falls, Inc., a leading creative expressions company in the decorative products and
giftware industry for approximately $61.0 million in cash. The excess of the purchase price over the estimated air value of the net assets acquired approximated $25.4 million and is
being amortized over 20 years.

4.  Inventories

The components of inventory consist of the following (in thousands):

|                |  | July 31, 2001 |         | January 31, 2001
|--------------- |  | ------------- | ------- | ----------------
|Raw materials   |  | $             | 38,999  |                 
|Work in process |  |               | 3,419   |                 
|Finished goods  |  |               | 193,420 |                 
|                |  |               |         |                 
|                |  | $             | 235,838 |                 
|                |  |               |         |                 

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5.  Earnings per Share

The components of basic and diluted earnings per share are as follows (in thousands):

|                                                      |                                  | Three Months Ended July 31, 2001 |        | Six Months Ended July 31, 2001 |   | Three Months Ended July 31, 2000 |        | Six Months Ended July 31, 2000
|----------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ------ | ------------------------------ | - | -------------------------------- | ------ | ------------------------------
|Net earnings                                          |                                  | $                                | 12,880 |                                | $ | 28,554                           |        | $                             
|                                                      |                                  |                                  |        |                                |   |                                  |        |                               
|Weighted average number of common shares outstanding: |                                  |                                  |        |                                |   |                                  |        |                               
|                                                      | Basic                            |                                  |        | 47,066                         |   |                                  | 47,076 |                               
|                                                      | Dilutive effect of stock options |                                  |        | 206                            |   |                                  | 189    |                               
|                                                      |                                  |                                  |        |                                |   |                                  |        |                               
|Weighted average number of common shares outstanding: |                                  |                                  |        |                                |   |                                  |        |                               
|                                                      | Diluted                          |                                  |        | 47,272                         |   |                                  | 47,265 |                               
|                                                      |                                  |                                  |        |                                |   |                                  |        |                               

As of July 31, 2001 and 2000, options to purchase 171,944 and 56,176 shares of common stock, respectively, are not included in the computation of
earnings per share because the effect would be antidilutive.

6.  Segment Information

The Company operates in two business segmentsthe Candles and Home Fragrance Products segment and the Creative Expressions and Foodservice segment.
The Company has operations outside of the United States and sells its products in the Candles and Home ragrance Products segment worldwide. The majority of sales in the Creative Expressions and
Foodservice segment are domestically based.

Earnings
represents net sales less operating expenses directly related to the business segments and corporate expenses allocated to the business segments. Other income (expense)
includes interest expense, interest income and equity in earnings of investees which are not allocated to the business segments.

|                                                                                           |                                      | Three Months Ended July 31, |        | Six Months Ended July 31, |        
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------ | --------------------------- | ------ | ------------------------- | -------
|
|Net Sales                                                                                  |                                      |                             |        |                           |        
|                                                                                           | Candles and Home Fragrance           |                             | $      | 192,342                   |        
|                                                                                           | Creative Expressions and Foodservice |                             |        | 57,343                    |        
|                                                                                           |                                      |                             |        |                           |        
|                                                                                           |                                      | Total                       |        | $                         | 249,685
|Earnings                                                                                   |                                      |                             |        |                           |        
|                                                                                           | Candles and Home Fragrance           |                             | $      | 16,620                    |        
|                                                                                           | Creative Expressions and Foodservice |                             |        | 5,781                     |        
|                                                                                           |                                      |                             |        |                           |        
|                                                                                           |                                      | $                           | 22,401 |                           | $      
|                                                                                           | Other expense                        |                             |        | (1,891                    | )      
|                                                                                           |                                      |                             |        |                           |        
|Earnings before income taxes, minority interest and cumulative effect of accounting change |                                      | $                           | 20,510 |                           | $      
|                                                                                           |                                      |                             |        |                           |        

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Item 2.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS:

Net Sales

Net sales decreased $29.3 million, or 5.4%, to $510.8 million in the first six months of fiscal 2002 from $540.1 million in the first six
months of fiscal 2001. Net sales in the second quarter ended July 31, 2001, increased $1.0 million, or 0.4% to $249.7 million compared with $248.7 million a year earlier.
The slight sales increase in the second quarter of fiscal 2002 versus last year was attributable to the inclusion of sales from Midwest of Cannon Falls, which was acquired in April of this year, which
more than offset the loss in sales from the discontinuance of the Company's citronella and religious candle businesses. Net sales continue to be negatively impacted by the general economic slowdown in
North America and Europe, especially Germany, as well as the year-to-year decline in European currencies through the end of the second quarter. International sales accounted
for approximately 21% of the total net sales for the quarter ended July 31, 2001.

Net
sales in the Candles and Home Fragrance Products segment were negatively impacted by the same factors that affected the Company overall whereby wholesalers, retailers and
consumers continued to be quite cautious in their purchases, most notably in the U.S. mass market channel. The value of the euro and the British pound declined approximately 7% in the second quarter
of fiscal 2002 when compared to a year ago. This devaluation impacted the Company's net sales by nearly 2 percentage points with most of this impact affecting the Candles and Home Fragrance
Products segment. A slowdown in the Company's North American direct selling channel, which management believes is temporary, also negatively impacted sales in the Candles and Home Fragrance segment.
However, sales in the direct selling channel in the second quarter when compared to the prior year were significantly improved over the first quarter comparison. The second quarter sales comparison in
the Candles and Home Fragrance segment was also negatively impacted by 2 percentage points due to the decision to exit the citronella and religious candle businesses since both historically had
their strongest sales in the second quarter.

Net
sales in the Creative Expressions and Foodservice segment increased during the second quarter versus last year due to the acquisition in April of Midwest of Cannon Falls. However,
JMC Impact, Blyth's mass channel seasonal décor business, experienced lower second quarter sales than last year due to overall retailer and consumer caution, as well as the loss of
several mass channel customers due to bankruptcies.

Gross Profit

Gross profit decreased $27.3 million, or 9.4%, from $290.7 million in the first six months of fiscal 2001 to $263.4 million in the first
six months of fiscal 2002. Gross profit margin decreased from 53.8% for the first six months of fiscal 2001 to 51.6% for the first six months of fiscal 2002. Gross profit in the second quarter ended
July 31, 2001 decreased $7.5 million, or 5.7%, from $132.2 million for the quarter ended July 31, 2000 to $124.7 million. Gross profit margin decreased from 53.2%
for the quarter ended July 31, 2000 to 49.9% for the quarter ended July 31, 2001. The main factors that contributed to the decrease in gross profit in fiscal 2002 compared to fiscal 2001
were: the decrease in net sales described earlier; the additional provision on mass channel inventory; and a shift in sales mix. However, the gross profit contribution from Midwest of Cannon Falls
partially offset the affect of these factors.

Selling and Shipping Expense

Selling and shipping expense decreased $9.3 million, or 5.4%, from $172.9 million in the first six months of fiscal 2001 (32.0% of net sales), to
$163.6 million in the first six months of fiscal 2002 (32.0% of net sales). Selling and shipping expense ncreased $1.7 million, or 2.2%, from $76.4 million in

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the quarter ended July 31, 2000 (30.7% of net sales), to $78.1 million in the quarter ended July 31, 2001 (31.3% of net sales). The increase in the second quarter ended
July 31, 2001 when compared to the prior year was attributable to the inclusion of Midwest of Cannon Falls. Excluding Midwest of Cannon Falls, selling and shipping expenses decreased in both
the three and six month periods ended July 31, 2001 when compared to the prior year periods primarily due to cost containment programs that are in place at each of our business units.

Operating Profit

Operating profit decreased $19.8 million, or 28.5%, to $49.7 million in the six months ended July 31, 2001 compared with
$69.5 million a year earlier. Operating profit in the second quarter ended July 31, 2001 decreased $9.8 million, or 30.4%, to $22.4 million compared to $32.2 million
in the same period last year. The decrease in the operating profit in the quarter ended July 31, 2001 versus that period in the prior year was due to the same factors that affected net sales
and gross profit, with the most significant
factors being the additional mass channel inventory provision of $6.3 million, the continued weak global economy and European currency weakness.. The Candles and Home Fragrance segment was
impacted by all of the aforementioned factors with the inventory provision being entirely in this segment. The Creative Expressions and Foodservice segment, which was also negatively impacted by the
weakness in the economy, did benefit from the acquisition of Midwest of Cannon Falls, bringing this segment's operating profit in fiscal 2001 ahead of the prior year's three and six month periods.

Administrative Expense

Administrative expense increased $1.9 million, or 4.1%, from $46.2 million in the first six months of fiscal 2001 (8.6% of net sales) to
$48.1 million in the first six months of fiscal 2002 (9.4% of net sales). Administrative expense increased $0.5 million, or 2.2%, from $22.6 million in the quarter ended
July 31, 2000 (9.1% of net sales) to $23.1 million in the quarter ended July 31, 2001 (9.3% of net sales). The increases in administrative expenses for the three and six months of
fiscal 2001 versus last year were a result of the inclusion of Midwest of Cannon Falls. As discussed earlier, cost containment efforts are in place Company-wide. Excluding Midwest of
Cannon Falls, administrative expenses decreased in both the three and six month periods ended July 31, 2001 when compared to last year.

Net Earnings

As a result of the foregoing, net earnings decreased $9.8 million, or 25.5%, from $38.4 million for the six months ended July 31, 2000 to
$28.6 million for the six months ended July 31, 2001. Net earnings decreased $5.8 million, or 31.0%, from $18.7 million in the quarter ended July 31, 2000 to
$12.9 million in the quarter ended July 31, 2001.

Basic
earnings per share for the six months ended July 31, 2001 decreased $0.20 or 24.7%, to $0.61 compared to $0.81 for the six months ended July 31, 2000. Excluding
the additional inventory provision previously discussed, basic earnings per share for the ix months ended July 31, 2001 would have been $0.69 compared to $0.81 for the same period last year.
Basic earnings per share for the quarter ended July 31, 2001 decreased $0.12, or 30.8%, to $0.27 compared to $0.39 for the quarter ended July 31, 2000. xcluding the additional inventory
provision, basic earnings per share for the quarter ended July 31, 2001 would have been $0.36 compared to $0.39 for the quarter ended July 31, 2000. Diluted earnings per share were $0.60
for the six months ended July 31, 2001 compared to $0.80 for the same period last year, a decrease of $0.20, or 25%. Excluding the additional inventory provision, diluted earnings per share
would have been $0.69 for the six months ended July 31, 2001 compared to $0.80 for the same period last year. Diluted earnings per share were $0.27 for the quarter ended July 31, 2001
compared to $0.39 for the same period last year, a decrease of $0.12 or 30.8%. Excluding the additional inventory provision, diluted earnings per share would have been $0.36 for the quarter ended
July 31, 2001 compared to $0.39 for the same period last year.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

When compared to January 31, 2001, when inventory levels are typically at the lowest point of the fiscal year, inventory increased $34.7 million,
from $201.1 million, to $235.8 million at July 31, 2001. This increase in inventory is due to normal seasonal build and to the acquisition of Midwest of Cannon Falls. Accounts
receivable increased $36.4 million, to $103.4 million at July 31, 2001 compared to $67.0 million at January 31, 2001 with most of this increase coming from the
acquisition of Midwest of Cannon Falls. Accounts payable and accrued expenses decreased $28.3 million, to $74.0 million at July 31, 2001 compared to $102.3 million at
year-end due to cost containment programs and normal payment patterns of operating expenses.

Pursuant
to the Company's revolving credit facility ("Credit Facility"), as amended on September 14, 1999, which matures on October 17, 2002, lending institutions have
agreed, subject to certain conditions, to provide an unsecured revolving credit facility to the Company in an aggregate amount of up to $135.0 million and to provide, under certain
circumstances, an additional $33.8 million. Amounts outstanding under the Credit Facility bear interest, at the Company's option, at Bank of America's prime rate (6.75% at July 31, 2001)
or at the Eurocurrency rate plus a credit spread ranging from 0.25% to 0.50%, based on a pre-defined financial ratio, for a weighted average interest rate of 4.36% at July 31, 2001.
At July 31, 2001, $31.9 million (including outstanding letters of credit) was outstanding under the Credit Facility. The Credit Facility contains, among other provisions, requirements
for maintaining certain financial ratios and limitations on certain payments. At July 31, 2001, the Company was in compliance with such covenants.

As
of July 31, 2001, the Company had a total of $45.0 million available under uncommitted bank lines of credit maturing in September 2001, April 2002 and
May 2002. Amounts outstanding under the lines of credit bear interest at short-term fixed rates. At July 31, 2001, $10.9 million was outstanding under the lines of
credit at a weighted average interest rate of 4.35%.

As
of June 30, 2001, The Gies Group ("Gies") had available lines of credit of approximately $30.9 million of which approximately $13.5 million was outstanding.
The amounts outstanding under the lines of credit bear interest at a weighted average rate of 5.18% at June 30, 2001. The lines of credit are renewed annually.

Colony
Gift has a short-term revolving credit facility with Barclays Bank ("Barclays"), which matures on June 21, 2002, pursuant to which Barclays has agreed to
provide a revolving credit facility in an amount of up to $21.2 million. As of June 30, 2001, Colony Gift had borrowings under the credit facility of approximately $14.3 million,
at a weighted average interest rate of 5.91%.

At
June 30, 2001, Gies had various long-term debt agreements in multiple European currencies maturing at different dates over the next two to six years. The total
amount outstanding as of June 30, 2001 under the loan agreements was approximately $3.8 million with variable interest rates ranging from 5.0% to 5.6%, of which $1.3 million
relates to current maturities. The loans are collateralized by certain of Gies' real estate.

Net
cash used in operating activities amounted to $41.2 million for the six months ended July 31, 2001 compared to a use of $0.8 million for the six months ended
July 31, 2000 which is primarily a result of weaker earnings in the current year versus the prior year, seasonal spending patterns and the inclusion of Midwest Of Cannon Falls since its
acquisition in April 2001. The Company expects to have strong cash flows from operations in the second half of fiscal 2002.

On
December 14, 2000, the Company's Board of Directors authorized the Company to repurchase up to 1,000,000 additional shares of its common stock bringing the total
authorization to 4,000,000 shares. As of July 31, 2001, the Company had cumulatively purchased on the open market 2,383,600 common shares for a total cost of approximately $57.6 million.
The acquired shares are held as common stock in treasury at cost.

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On September 6, 2001 the Company declared a cash dividend of $0.10 per share of the Company's common stock for the six months ended July 31, 2001. The dividend is
payable to shareholders of record as of November 1, 2001 and will be paid on November 15, 2001.

Impact of Adoption of Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In April 2001, the EITF issued EITF Issue No. 00-25, "Vendor Income Statement Characterization of Consideration Paid to a Reseller of
the Vendor's Products". This issue requires the classification of certain advertising program incentives, paid to the Company's customers, as a reduction of sales. EITF 00-25 becomes
effective for annual or interim periods beginning after December 15, 2001. The adoption of this issue will have no effect on the Company's financial position or net earnings.

In
May 2000, the EITF issued EITF Issue No. 00-14, "Accounting for Certain Sales Incentives." EITF 00-14 addresses the recognition, measurement
and statement of earnings classification of various sales incentives such as discounts, coupons, rebates and free products. The effective date has been delayed until annual or interim periods
beginning after December 15, 2001. EITF 00-14 becomes effective in the Company's first quarter of fiscal 2003 at which time the Company will report the cost of sales incentives
covered by EITF 00-14 as a reduction of revenue. The adoption will have no impact on net earnings.

In
June 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued SFAS No. 141, "Business Combinations". This standard prohibits the use of
pooling-of-interest method of accounting for business combinations initiated after June 30, 2001 and applies to all business combinations accounted for under the
purchase method that are completed after June 30, 2001. The standard also requires that identifiable intangible assets shall be recognized as assets apart from goodwill. We do not expect that
implementation of this standard will have a significant impact on our financial statements.

Also
in June 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets". This standard eliminates the amortization of indefinite- lived goodwill and
intangibles, and requires indefinite-lived assets to be reviewed periodically for impairment. This standard also requires the useful lives of previously recognized intangible assets to be reassessed
and the remaining amortization periods to be adjusted accordingly.

New
disclosures are required for goodwill and other intangible assets including information about the changes in carrying amounts from period to period. This standard is effective for
fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2001, for all goodwill and other intangible assets recognized on our balance sheet at that date, regardless of when the assets were initially
recognized. We have not yet determined the effects of this standard on our financial statements.

In
July 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 143, "Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations". This standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after June 15,
2002, and provides accounting requirements for asset retirement obligations associated with tangible long-lived assets. We do not expect that implementation of this standard will have a
significant impact on our financial statements.

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Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Market Risk

The Company has operations outside of the United States and sells its products worldwide. The Company's activities expose it to a variety of market risks,
including the effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates, interest rates and commodity prices. These financial exposures are actively monitored and, where considered appropriate, managed by
the Company.

Interest Rate Risk

As of July 31, 2001 the Company is subject to interest rate risk on approximately $65.1 million of variable rate debt, including Gies and Colony
Gift. Each 1.00% increase in the interest rate would impact pre-tax earnings by approximately $651,000 if applied to the total.

Foreign Currency Risk

The Company uses forward foreign exchange contracts to hedge the impact of foreign currency fluctuations on certain committed capital expenditures, Canadian
intercompany payables and on certain intercompany loans. The Company does not hold or issue derivative financial instruments for trading purposes.

With
regard to commitments for machinery and equipment in foreign currencies, upon payment of each commitment the underlying forward contract is closed and the corresponding gain or
loss is included in the measurement of the cost of the acquired asset. With regard to forward exchange contracts used to hedge Canadian intercompany payables, gain or loss on such hedges is recognized
in earnings in the period in which the underlying hedged transaction is settled. Gains or losses on foreign currency forward contracts related to intercompany loans are recognized currently through
income and generally offset the transaction gains or losses in the foreign currency cash flows which they are intended to
hedge. If a hedging instrument is sold or terminated prior to maturity, gains and losses are deferred until the hedged item is settled. However, if the hedged item is no longer likely to occur, the
resultant gain or loss on the terminated hedge is recognized into earnings. For consolidated financial statement presentation, net cash flows from such hedges are classified in the categories of the
cash flow with the items being hedged.

The
following table provides information about the Company's foreign exchange forward contracts at July 31, 2001.

|(In thousands, except average contract rate) |  | U.S. Dollar
Notional Amount |        | Average
Contract Rate |        | Estimated
Fair Value |  
|-------------------------------------------- |  | --------------------------- | ------ | --------------------- | ------ | -------------------- | -
|Canadian Dollar                              |  | $                           | 1,600  |                       | 1.5232 |                      | $
|Swiss Franc                                  |  |                             | 2,615  |                       | 1.7200 |                      |  
|Euro                                         |  |                             | 32,335 |                       | 0.8800 |                      |  
|Pound Sterling                               |  |                             | 3,704  |                       | 1.4199 |                      |  
|                                             |  |                             |        |                       |        |                      |  
|                                             |  | $                           | 40,254 |                       |        |                      | $
|                                             |  |                             |        |                       |        |                      |  

The
foreign exchange contracts outstanding as of July 31, 2001 have maturity dates ranging from August 2001 through March 2002.

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Part II.  OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

None

Item 2.  Changes in Securities

None

Item 3.  Defaults upon Senior Securities

None

Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The following matters were voted upon at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on June 12, 2001, and received the votes set forth below:



For

Against

WithheldRobert B. Goergen

42,697,847

0

1,555,883Neal I. Goldman

44,100,188

0

153,542Howard E. Rose

43,791,306

0

462,424


In
addition to the directors elected at the meeting, the directors of the Company whose terms of office continued after the meeting are: Roger A. Anderson, John W. Burkhart, Pamela M.
Goergen, John E. Preshlack, Frederick H. Stephens, Jr.



Item 5.  Other Information

The Company is including the following cautionary statement in this Report to make applicable, and to take advantage of, the safe harbor provisions of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 for any forward-looking statements made by, or on behalf of, the Company. Forward-looking statements include statements concerning plans, objectives,
goals, strategies, future events or performance and underlying assumptions and other statements which are other than statements of historical facts. From time to time, the Company and its
representatives may publish or otherwise make available forward-looking statements of this nature. All such forward-looking statements, whether written or oral, and whether made by or on behalf of the
Company, are expressly qualified by the following cautionary statements. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially
from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are expected to be based on various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions.

There
can be no assurance that management's expectations, beliefs or projections will occur or be achieved or accomplished. In addition to other factors and matters discussed
elsewhere in this Report
and in the Company's other public filings and statements, the following are important factors that, in the view of the Company, could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in
the Company's forward-looking statements. The information contained herein does not reflect in any way

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the potential impact of recent attacks against American interests. The Company disclaims any obligation to update any forward- looking statements, or the following factors, to reflect events or
circumstances after the date of this Report.

Risk of Inability to Maintain Growth Rate

The Company has grown substantially in past years. We expect that our future growth will be generated in part by sales to the worldwide consumer market for
Candles and Home Fragrance Products. We expect continued growth in the Creative Expressions and Foodservice Products segment, both organically and via acquisition. The market for our Foodservice
products has grown, but more slowly, and we expect it will continue to do so. Our ability to continue to grow depends on several factors, including market acceptance of existing products, the
successful introduction of new products, our ability to recruit new independent sales consultants, effective sourcing of raw materials, and increases or decreases in production and distribution
capacity to meet demand. The Candles and Home Fragrance Products and Creative Expressions industries are driven by consumer tastes. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that our existing or future
products will maintain or achieve market acceptance. In addition, our sales and earnings results have recently been impacted negatively by a slowing of the United States economy as a whole and by a
drop in consumer confidence at both the individual and retailer levels. In addition, our sales and earnings results have been impacted by the loss of several mass channel customers due to
bankruptcies. There can be no assurance that our sales and earnings results will not be materially adversely affected by these factors in the future. If the United States economy continues to slow
and/or consumer confidence continues to drop, our operating results may be materially adversely affected. Also recently, we have incurred certain one-time expenses in connection with the
restructuring of our U.S. and European consumer wholesale operations and our exit from certain lower margin products lines. While we expect these actions to position us more effectively for continued
growth and profitability, there can be no assurance that we will achieve these results. We expect that, as we grow, our rate of growth will be less than our historical growth rate. Our growth in both
the Candles and Home Fragrance Products segment and the Creative Expressions and Foodservice segment has been due, in part, to acquisitions. We expect our future growth in the Candles and Home
Fragrance segment to be primarily organic, with the possibility of selective acquisitions and we continue to pursue strategic acquisitions in certain areas of the Creative Expressions and Foodservice
segment. There can be no assurance that we will be able to continue to identify suitable acquisition candidates, to consummate acquisitions on terms favorable to the Company, to finance acquisitions
or to integrate successfully acquired operations. In the future, acquisitions may contribute more to the overall Company's sales growth rate than historically.

Ability to Respond to Increased Product Demand

Our internal growth has required increases in personnel, expansion of production and distribution facilities, and enhancement of management information
systems. Our ability to meet future demand for candles and home fragrance products and creative expressions and foodservice products will be dependent upon success in (1) training, motivating
and managing new employees, (2) bringing new production and distribution facilities on line in a timely manner, (3) improving management information systems in order to respond promptly
to customer orders and (4) improving our ability to forecast anticipated product demand in order to continue to fill customer orders promptly. If we are unable to meet future demand for
products in a timely and efficient manner, our operating results could be materially adversely affected.

Risks Associated with International Sales and Foreign-Sourced Products

Our
international business has grown at a faster rate than sales in the United States in recent years. In addition, we source a portion of our candles, accessories and decorative gift
bags and seasonal

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décor from independent manufacturers in the Pacific Rim, Europe and Mexico. For these reasons we are subject to the following risks inherent in foreign manufacturing and sales:
fluctuations in currency exchange rates, economic and political instability, transportation delays, difficulty in maintaining quality control, restrictive actions by foreign governments,
nationalizations, the laws and policies of the United States affecting importation of goods (including duties, quotas and taxes) and trade and foreign tax laws. In particular, during fiscal years 2001
and 2002, declining European currencies have had a significant negative impact on our international sales results. If European currencies remain weak or decline further, our operating results may be
materially adversely affected.

Raw Materials

For certain raw materials, there may be temporary shortages due to weather or other factors, including disruptions in supply caused by raw material
transportation or production delays. Such raw material shortages have not previously had, and are not expected to have, a material adverse effect on the Company's operations.

Dependence on Key Management Personnel

Our success depends upon the contributions of key management personnel, particularly our Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Robert B. Goergen. We
do not have employment contracts with any of our key management personnel except for Mr. Goergen, nor do we maintain any key person life insurance policies. Also, certain of our senior
executives have assumed new positions recently. The loss of any of the key management personnel or the inability of executives to perform in their new positions could have a material adverse effect on
the Company.

Competition

Our business is highly competitive, both in terms of price and new product introductions. The worldwide market for candles and home fragrance products, as well
as for creative expressions and foodservice products, is highly fragmented, with numerous suppliers serving one or more of the distribution channels served by the Company. Because there are relatively
low barriers to entry to the candles and home fragrance products and creative expressions and foodservice industries, we may face increased future competition from other companies, some of which may
have substantially greater financial and marketing resources than those available to us. From time to time during the year-end holiday season, we compete with companies offering candles
manufactured in foreign countries, particularly China. In addition, certain competitors focus on a particular geographic or single-product market and attempt to gain or maintain market share solely on
the basis of price.

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K







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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

|                         |  | BLYTH, INC.                                                                          
|------------------------ |  | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|                         |  |                                                                                      
|Date: September 14, 2001 |  | By:/s/ROBERT B. GOERGENRobert B. Goergen President and Chief Executive Officer       
|Date: September 14, 2001 |  | By:/s/ROBERT H. BARGHAUSRobert H. Barghaus Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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