Fred's, Inc. and its subsidiaries sell general merchandise through retail discount stores and pharmacies in the southeastern United States. It offers pharmaceuticals, household goods, food and tobacco products, apparel and linens, health and beauty aids, household cleaning supplies, disposable diapers, pet foods, paper products, and various beverage products principally to low, middle, and fixed income families. The company also sells general merchandise to franchised Fred's stores. As of April 3, 2010, it operated 669 discount general merchandise stores, including 24 franchised stores. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee.

Earth Fare stores offer about 26,000 natural and organic products, house cafes and juice bars, sell vitamins and herbs, and offer deli service and cooking classes. Earth Fare was founded in 1975 by Roger Derrough who owns it along with other investors.Shoppers looking to fill their carts with products containing high fructose corn syrup, trans fats, artificial flavors, and synthetic growth hormones need not shop at Earth Fare. The regional organic and natural foods supermarket chain operates some 20 stores in Alabama, the Carolinas, Georgia, and Tennessee. Its stores are smaller than those of its conventional supermarket competitors and national natural foods chains like Whole Foods Market.

Atlantic Plywood Corporation was founded in 1974 by by Nick Cucci and Dave Larson and is owned by its employees. Atlantic Plywood - the name says it all. The company is a wholesale distributor of hardwoods and other mill products along the Atlantic seaboard. It supplies hardwood, softwood, and imported plywood products; medium density fiberboard; cabinet hardware; high-pressure laminates; hardboard; and other items to customers in the New England and Mid-Atlantic regions. It also supplies architectural panels and doors along with veneers. Atlantic Plywood has nine branches in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Virginia.

The Finish Line, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a mall-based specialty retailer in the United States. It engages in the retail of athletic casual footwear, apparel, and accessories for men, women, and kids under the Finish Line brand name. The company’s Finish Line brand products include Nike, Brand Jordan, Puma, adidas, Under Armour, Sketchers, Asics, Converse, Lacoste, New Balance, Reebok, and North Face. It sells its merchandise through its Web site, finishline.com. As of April 16, 2010, the company operated 667 Finish Line stores in 47 states. The Finish Line, Inc. is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Euro Car Parts is dedicated to an auto's performance once it drives down the road a pace. The company is the largest independent supplier of auto parts for the UK aftermarket. The company has a catalog of more than 100,000 parts for European vehicles, including brands such as Audi, BMW, Citroen, Mercedes-Benz, Peugeot, and Volvo. Euro Car Parts Limited company operates about 70 branches throughout the UK and offers delivery services to repair shops through its own fleet. Euro Car Parts Limited company's roots date back to 1978.

In 1953, a single modest store began operating in Portland, Oregon to serve the needs of local contractors. That first Johnstone Supply may have been small, but it operated with a commitment to finding the best products for its customers and servicing them like nobody else. Today, Johnstone Supply is the top cooperative wholesale distributor in the country and a recognized national leader in the HVACR industry. With regional distribution centers based in Portland, Oregon, Memphis, Tennessee, Allentown, Pennsylvania, and Jacksonville, Florida, the company boasts over 350 independently-owned stores throughout the United States and beyond, totaling over a billion dollars in annual sales. Unbeatable service, support, product knowledge and competitive pricing remain Johnstone’s core values. An expanding regional distribution network means even better product availability and delivery times for local contactors, and ongoing improvements to our distribution and operations systems means Johnstone is poised to remain a true “one-stop-shop” for contractors nationwide. We offer superior customer service, technical advice and training seminars and feature the industry’s most respected catalog (available both in print and online) featuring more than 50,000 quality parts, supplies and equipment.

Brookshire's stores average about 40,000 sq. ft., while its warehouse-style Super 1 Foods stores average 80,000 sq. ft. More than 110 of Brookshire Grocery's stores have pharmacy departments. Originally part of the Brookshire Brothers grocery chain (dating back to 1921), the company split from it in 1939. By selling staples, specialties, and Southern hospitality, Brookshire Grocery Co. has grown into a chain of about 155 Brookshire's, Super 1 Food, Olé Foods, and ALPS supermarkets in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. The company also owns three distribution centers, a dairy, and BGC Manufacturing, its private label manufacturing unit.

Mathis Bros. Furniture Co., Inc operates a handful of Mathis Brothers-branded furniture showrooms: two each in Oklahoma and California. Its 130,000-sq.-ft. Oklahoma City store draws customers from across the state. In addition, Mathis Bros. owns a Thomasville Home Furnishings and a Drexel Heritage Home Furnishings store, both also located in Oklahoma City. The furniture retailer has grown through acquisitions, such as its purchase of Bedtime, a juvenile furniture importer. Brothers Bill and Larry Mathis own and operate the company.

Master Nursery Garden Centers was established in 1954 by a group of independent nurseries in the San Francisco Bay area. You can master your garden with just a little help from the right people. Master Nursery Garden Centers is a cooperative of more than 750 nurseries in about 45 states and two Canadian provinces. Besides having banded together for discounts and to share advertising costs, the cooperative also offers plants under its own Garden Elements brand and gardening products (such as potting soils and fertilizers) under the Master Nursery name.

Charming Shoppes, Inc. operates as a specialty apparel retailer primarily for women in the United States. Charming Shoppes, Inc. operates retail stores and related e-commerce Web sites under the LANE BRYANT, LANE BRYANT OUTLET, FASHION BUG, and CATHERINES PLUS SIZES names. Its retail stores offer plus-size, misses, sportswear, dresses, coats, and intimate apparel, as well as accessories and casual footwear. Charming Shoppes, Inc. also sells food and specialty gifts through its FIGI’S catalog and related e-commerce Web site. As of January 30, 2010, it operated 2,121 retail stores. Charming Shoppes, Inc. was founded in 1940 and is headquartered in Bensalem, Pennsylvania.

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