Avon Products announced it will sell a new line of products, starting mid-2001, that will be on the shelves at cosmetic counters at J.C. Penney and Sears, Roebuck and Co. The goal, in part, is to attract customers who may feel that the idea of having one of its three million independent Avon ladies come calling is archaic. The $5.3 billion company, which announced the venture Monday, said it wasn’t retiring the Avon lady, and emphasized that direct sales will continue to represent its core...