George has extended its brand to housewares, jewelry, and more and recently began selling merchandise online. Factories in Bangldesh and China supply most of the goods. By George if George Clothing isn't one of the UK's largest apparel retailers! Founded by and named for the fashion entrepreneur George Davies in 1990, the George brand of apparel for men, women, and children (including school uniforms) occupies about 12.5% of its parent company ASDA's floorspace and accounts for 10% of its sales in the UK. About half of all of George's sales are rung up overseas in shops owned by the world's largest retailer Wal-Mart Stores in countries that include Argentina, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, and the US.

PC Connection is just a click away. A leading direct marketer of computer products in the US, the company sells hardware, software, networking devices, and peripherals. It offers more than 180,000 items from Apple, Hewlett-Packard, Lenovo, and Microsoft, among others. Through its catalogs, websites, and direct sales force, PC Connection targets small and midsized businesses, large corporations, government agencies, and educational institutions, as well as individual consumers. PC Connection was founded in 1982 by Patricia Gallup (chairman and CEO) and David Hall (director).

Super Center Concepts sell name brand and private label merchandise in the traditional grocery departments (produce, meat, bakery), and offer services such as check cashing and money orders. The first Superior Super Warehouse opened in Los Angeles in 1981.Super Center Concepts is big on superlatives as well as groceries. One of the largest independently-owned grocery supercenter chains in the Los Angeles metropolitan area, the company operates more than 30 outlets under the Superior Grocers banner. The regional grocery chain has continued to expand, in spite of operating in the super competitive supercenter market where it competes with national chains including Wal-Mart and Costco Wholesale.

Founded in 1990 in Southern California, Genica Corporation provides customers a better way to buy computer products and consumer electronics. At that time, the company's founders saw a significant business opportunity in the excess personal computer and electronics industry. The two entrepreneurs launched their direct computer supply business based on the philosophy that buying low and selling low would be a fruitful business model. A strong commitment to service was included in their philosophy. Today, the company has continued to flourish through reinvestment in its own technology, company resources and ever-expanding product offerings which include items untapped by competitors. Genica Corporation, from its inception, was designed to foster a business culture providing exemplary service through dedicated team members and long-term customer relationships. This strategy has proven to be very successful and remains a key component of Genica Corporation's current mission. Genica Corporation has adopted several industry programs to keep pace with change and stay ahead of its competition.

Acting as a holding company for subsidiaries The Brick Warehouse LP (dba The Brick) and United Furniture Warehouse, The Brick Group was founded to take Canada's biggest furniture business public. Other retail banners include The Brick Superstore, Urban Brick, and the unfortunately-named The Brick Mattress Store. Together the five chains offer furniture, mattresses, appliances, and consumer electronics through about 235 retail furniture stores (about 50 are franchise locations) across Canada and the company's Web site, catering to low-, middle-, and high-end consumers. The Brick Group began trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange in 2004.

Old homes in the New World and new homes in the Old can find home-improvement supplies from this "mister." Mr. Bricolage is a retail chain (whose name means do-it-yourself in French) that sells home-improvement and related items at about 600 stores in France, Belgium, Argentina, Bulgaria, Madagascar, Spain, and Uruguay. Mr. Bricolage SA operates its business under the Bricolage and Catena brand names; the Tabur family owns more than 25% of Mr. Bricolage SA company.

Emco is in good with construction workers. Emco Corporation company is one of Canada's leading makers and distributors of building products serving the residential, renovation, and new construction markets, as well as the commercial and industrial construction industries. Emco specializes in plumbing, waterworks, industrial, oilfield supply, and HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) products. The firm also provides geosynthetic products and services. Founded in 1906, Emco operates a network of more than 180 branches throughout Canada. Emco Corporation was acquired in 2003 by Ontario, Inc., an investment vehicle formed by Blackfriars Corp., an Illinois-based holding company.

The Officers Club wants its customers to feel more like gentlemen, even if they aren't dressed that way. The company is a discount retailer of men's apparel, including such products as jeanswear, jackets, leatherwear, shoes and accessories, and office attire. Operating under the names The Officers Club, Petroleum Casualwear, and Blakes Menswear, the company has about 150 stores around the UK and sells merchandise through its Web site. The Officers Club recently faced allegations of misleading advertising by Britain's Office of Fair Trading. A pared-down version of the chain remains operational after CEO David Charlton purchased the majority of its assets from administrators in early 2009.

Guess?, Inc. designs, markets, distributes, and licenses lifestyle collections of apparel and accessories for men, women, and children. It offers collections of denim and cotton clothing, including jeans, pants, overalls, skirts, dresses, shorts, blouses, shirts, jackets, and knitwear. The company also grants licenses to manufacture and distribute a range of products that include eyewear, watches, handbags, footwear, kids' and infants' apparel, leather apparel, swimwear, fragrance, jewelry, intimate apparel, and other fashion accessories. Guess?, Inc. markets its apparel under various trademarks, including GUESS, GUESS?, GUESS U.S.A., GUESS Jeans, GUESS? and Triangle Design, MARCIANO, Question Mark and Triangle Design, a stylized G and a stylized M, GUESS Kids, Baby GUESS, YES, G by GUESS, GUESS by MARCIANO, and Gc. The company sells its products through retail, wholesale, e-commerce, and licensing distribution channels. As of January 30, 2010, it operated 432 stores in the United States and Canada comprising 191 GUESS? retail stores, 107 GUESS? factory outlet stores, 52 GUESS by MARCIANO stores, 44 G by GUESS stores, and 38 GUESS? Accessories stores. Guess?, Inc. also operated 84 stores in Europe and 13 stores in Mexico. Guess?, Inc. was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

The TJX Companies, Inc. operates as an off-price retailer of apparel and home fashions in the United States and internationally. Its stores offer apparel, including footwear and accessories; home fashions, including home basics, accent furniture, lamps, rugs, wall decor, decorative accessories, and giftware; jewelry and accessories; menas and juniors offerings; childrens furniture; seasonal merchandise; and other merchandise. The company operates its stores under the T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods, A.J. Wright, Winners, HomeSense, and T.K. MAXX trademarks. As of February 24, 2010, it operated 890 T.J. Maxx, 813 Marshalls, 323 HomeGoods, and 150 A.J. Wright stores in the U.S.; 208 Winners, 79 HomeSense, and 3 STYLESENSE stores in Canada; and 263 T.K. Maxx and 14 HomeSense stores in Europe.

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