Roots is owned by Michael Budman and Don Green, who co-founded Roots Canada Ltd. company as a footwear store in 1973. From its original shoot, Roots Canada has branched out into many areas. The apparel chain, known among some as the Canadian Gap, sells clothing and accessories for men, women, and children. Firmly planted in the land of maple leaves and beavers, the company has more than 120 stores in Canada and the US, and over 40 locations in Asia (China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan). Besides apparel, Roots Canada Ltd. company offers leather goods, eyewear, watches, and fragrances, even lending its name to a line of furniture. It was the official outfitter of the 2002 Winter Olympics and also outfitted Canada and three other nations in 2004.

Lawtons Drugs' core values reflect the commitment and convictions of our parent company, Sobeys Inc., which have helped shape our company over the past 100 years. Lawtons Drugs is an integral part of the Sobeys business. Since our 1907 beginning as a small pharmacy in Halifax, Lawtons Drugs has portrayed integrity, commitment to its employees, and a desire to consistently exceed customer expectations in service, value and product selection. Lawtons Drugs has since grown to over 65 locations in Atlantic Canada with plans to expand even further. We have services though our PROfile programs to complement customers’ prescriptions and help them manage their family’s medication and health care needs. Lawtons Drugs has a full line of health care, beauty, convenience, and giftware products to suit everyone’s needs.MHCSI is a wholly owned subsidiary of Lawtons Drugs. They are a leading benefit pharmacy provider to both small and large businesses. They offer savings on prescription drugs and health care products for plan sponsors and members. MHCSI programs include cost-effective plan administration, and pay-direct claims using preferred network solutions featuring mail order with Sobeys Pharmacy by Mail. They cover individualized health risk assessments, disease state management programs, nutrition consultation, medication management, and other pharmacy services to support member health outcomes. Visit MHCSI's website to discover the difference.

Gordmans, Inc. operates as a low price retailer. It offers home fashion products, such as wall decors, frames, candles, luggage, bath and bedding products, furniture, home accents, and kitchen products. The company also provides accessories, including fragrances, handbags and wallets, sleepwear, intimate apparels, jewelry, belts, and scarves and hats. In addition, it offers shorts and capris, dresses, tops and blouses, skirts, swim shops, knit tops, sportswear, casuals, socks, polos, and outerwear. The company was formerly known as Richman Gordman ½ Price Stores, Inc. and changed its name to Gordmans, Inc. in 1996. Gordmans, Inc. was founded in 1915 and is based in Omaha, Nebraska. The company has store locations in Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Wisconsin.

The Robert Allen Group is a leading designer and marketer of fabrics and home furnishings under numerous brand names, including Robert Allen, Robert Allen @ Home, Ametex, and Beacon Hill. Each line serves a particular price point and market niche. Also, the Robert Allen Contract division works to customize fabrics and designs for corporate, hospitality, and healthcare customers. In 2002 The Robert Allen Group was acquired by family-owned Decor Holdings.

Kum & Go brings convenience to America's heartland. The company's 460-plus stores in about a dozen states throughout the Midwest offer beer, cigarettes, fountain drinks, coffee, snacks, and other items craved by late night shoppers and daytime commuters alike. Kum & Go also sells gasoline at most of its convenience stores and even offers an ethanol blend (85% ethanol, 15% gasoline) at several locations in Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, and South Dakota. Corporate customers can take advantage of Kum & Go's fleet fueling service. Kum & Go, founded in 1959 by W.A. Krause & Tony Gentle, is the nation's third-largest private owner and operator of convenience stores. The company gives 10% of annual profits to charity.

Dean & DeLuca also offers its goods through consumer and corporate gift catalogs, as well as online. It has operated in Japan since 2003 through a distribution agreement with ITOCHU there. Joel Dean and Giorgio DeLuca opened their first market in SoHo in 1977.You could go to Manhattan's tony SoHo neighborhood for a taste of Dean & DeLuca, but increasingly, you don't have to. The purveyor of pricey gourmet foods, fine wines, cheeses, baked goods, coffees and teas, and high-end kitchenware operates about 15 specialty markets and cafes in select US cities and is growing rapidly in Japan. The company opened its first cafe in the Middle East, located in Dubai, in 2008 and now has a store in Kuwait.

Agri-Starts was founded in 1984 by owners Randall Strode and Gerri Abner. Agri-Starts produces and wholesales tissue culture liners and micro cuttings. Put more simply, the company clones plants. The cloning process begins with a single growing tip cut from a plant. From this cut thousands of small plants are grown on a gelled nutrient-rich medium with growth regulators in a temperature- and light-controlled environment. Once the plants are large enough to harvest, Agri-Starts sells them as liners in cell packs to nurseries worldwide. The company maintains about 1,300 plant varieties, and its specialties include elephant ears, bananas, blueberries, and coleus plants.

Duckwall-ALCO Stores, Inc. operates as a regional broad line retailer in the central United States. The company operates ALCO stores that offer a line of merchandise consisting of approximately 35,000 items, including automotive, candy, crafts, domestics, electronics, fabrics, furniture, hardware, jewelry, pre-recorded music and video, and stationery products, as well as health and beauty aids, housewares, sporting goods, seasonal items, and toys. It also offers ladies', men's, and children's apparel and shoes. In addition, the company also operates Duckwall stores, which offer a limited selection of merchandise. As of February 16, 2010, it operated 258 stores in 23 states in the central United States. The company was founded in 1901 and is based in Abilene, Kansas.

&K Market was founded in 1957 by Raymond "Ray" Nidiffer and is today run by his son, Doug (president).Family-owned C&K Market operates about 60 supermarkets in southern Oregon and northern California, mostly under the name Ray's Food Place, but also under Shop Smart and C&K banners. The Shop Smart warehouse-style stores focus on value-priced groceries and household goods. The company's C&K Express subsidiary operates about a dozen Pharmacy Express stores that offer prescription and over-the-counter drugs, as well as health and beauty aids. Most of C&K's stores are situated in rural communities, and about two-thirds of the company's revenue is derived from grocery sales

Southern Foods' other products include seafood, cheeses, pasta, condiments, and more. For busy families, the company offers Crazy Plates Meal Kits fast, easy, and nutritious meals in a box. Southern Foods also sells professional cookware, freezers, and grills to its home-delivery customers. Southern Foods is being acquired by Pate Dawson Food Co.For those hungry in Hickory or time-pressed in Tarboro, Southern Foods delivers frozen food products directly to individual home customers, foodservice operators, and restaurants in the Carolinas, Georgia, and southern Virginia. The company produces much of its own meat, but also distributes cuts from Tyson Fresh Meats, Cargill Meat Solutions, and other companies.

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