Restoration Hardware sells upscale home furnishings, hardware, bathware, garden products, and decorative items through more than 100 retail and outlet stores in 30 states, the District of Columbia, and Canada. It also markets products through its catalogs and e-commerce sites. Restoration Hardware's assortment of home and office furniture is supplemented in part by its subsidiary The Michaels Furniture Company. Founded in 1980 by former chairman Stephen Gordon, Restoration Hardware was acquired for $175 million by private equity firms Catterton Partners and Tower Three Partners in 2008.

GULFEAGLE is a full line distributor of residential and commercial roofing and building products that offers jobsite delivery to our customers. The company was originally founded as Gulfside Supply, Inc. in 1973 by Mr. Jim Resch. Mr. Resch remains as the current owner and CEO. The company started in Tampa, Florida with one branch and has grown to over 50 locations nationwide. This growth has come from acquisitions, start-up locations, and diversity of products. The first acquisition was Service Lumber in Jacksonville in 1975. Others include Southern Diversified in Miami, Sun Supply in Melbourne, United Wholesale in Pompano, Ft. Myers and Sarasota and Stringfellow Supply in Gainesville. In 1995 a major step was taken by acquiring American Wholesale which included locations in Huntsville, Montgomery, Dothan, Mobile, Pensacola and Panama City. The Standard/ Bieler acquisition further expanded into South Florida. In 1997 the company acquired Roofline Supply in Macon, Georgia. New start-ups over the years include Orlando, Sarasota, Ft. Myers, Daytona, Tallahassee, Decatur, Alabama, St. Petersburg, Ft. Pierce, Palm Coast and Buda, TX.

PriceSmart is wise in the ways of members-only club retailing. The retailer runs more than 25 membership stores under the PriceSmart name in about a dozen countries and one US territory in Central America and the Caribbean. It sells low-cost food, pharmacy, and basic consumer items. In each store, nearly half of the merchandise comes from the US, and the other half is sourced locally. In-store services include auto/tire centers, banking, and photo developing. PriceSmart stores are typically smaller than wholesale clubs in the US, averaging about 50,000-75,000 sq. ft., and the membership fees average about $25. PriceSmart was founded in 1976 by father-and-son team Sol and Robert Price.

Hahn Automotive Warehouse, Inc. has a history in the automotive aftermarket dating back to 1958. Since founded by Mike Futerman, Hahn Automotive Warehouse has relied on some timeless principles that transcend the decades. The basic principles include doing whatever it takes to make the customer more successful. Today his son, Eli Futerman and son-in-law, Dan Chessin carry on the family tradition with the same effort and energy as their predecessor. Hahn Automotive Warehouse company is comprised of nine full service warehouses and twenty two pick up warehouses that distribute automotive hard parts within their fifteen state geographical reach from the Midwest through the Northeast and down to the Mid-Atlantic states. In addition, Hahn Automotive Warehouse owns the RAAC accessory warehouse in Batavia, NY to fill in products that compliment the hard parts. On the retail side, the company owns eighty Advantage Auto Stores and Genuine Auto Parts stores that sell parts to the professional service dealer and the do-it-yourselfer. This entire portion of Hahn Automotive Warehouse company belongs to the national Auto Value group for marketing and support to both the part stores and service centers.One additional division of the company is the Nu-Way Auto Parts stores that also deal directly with the professional service dealer and the do-it-yourselfer. This group operates nine locations in Western New York and Northwest Pennsylvania and features the ACDelco and Motorcraft brands. Hahn Automotive’s products consist predominately of nationally branded automotive hard parts as well as many maintenance items, accessories and private label products for domestic and foreign cars, vans, and light trucks. The cornerstone of Hahn Automotive Warehouse company is innovation and teamwork, giving customers exemplary service and value. There is a deep sense of loyalty and family throughout Hahn Automotive. This has extended to its relationships with its customers and suppliers, some who have done business with Hahn Automotive Warehouse company for more than forty-five years. The underlying philosophy that guides daily business is trust, cooperation, and respect, and with that Hahn Automotive is able to keep its customers coming back.

Kesko also operates about 870 other retail outlets from department stores and home and specialty shops (shoes and sporting goods), to stores selling hardware, builders' supplies, agriculture goods, and machinery. Kesko also is a wholesaler and imports vehicles made by Volkswagen and Audi through its VV-Auto division. You name it, Kesko sells it. The Finnish firm is big in importing, distributing, and wholesaling in its homeland and in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden, and now Russia and Belarus. Its largest division, Kesko Food (about 45% of sales) includes more than 1,000 of its own "K" food stores (operating in a variety of formats mostly in Finland and in the Baltic countries).

Gabberts Design Studio & Fine Furnishings offers high-end furnishings in a variety of styles -- ranging from traditional to contemporary and from casual to refined -- for your living room, dining room, family room, bedroom, and home office. Gabberts' 63,000-square-foot store in Edina, Minnesota employs in-house interior designers, which it considers a competitive advantage. Founded in 1946 by Don Gabbert as a tire and appliance store, the company was owned and run by the Gabbert family until it was acquired by HOM Furniture in 2008. Gabberts' new owner continues to operate the business under the Gabberts banner.

Regency Enterprises, Incorporated company was founded in 1981 by CEO Ron Regenstreif and COO Mike Goldstone. Regency Enterprises (which operates as Regency Lighting) distributes lighting products, including lamps, ballasts and transformers, industrial and commercial fixtures, emergency lighting, and ceiling fans. The company also offers construction and maintenance services, energy conservation consultations, lighting replacement, and recycling programs. Customers include architects, contractors, designers, and engineers. Regency has a sales office and distribution center in six major cities throughout the US, allowing for rapid shipping to any part of the country. It carries products from Lightly, Osram Sylvania, Philips and Ushio.

Dealers Supply Company (DSC) strives to keep cool during those long Southern summers. Through about 15 locations in Georgia and North Carolina, the company distributes air conditioning and heating products to residential customers, contractors, and small businesses. Products include air conditioners, heaters, motors, insulation, lifts, sealants, and other items from such brands as Airgas, Honeywell, RUUD, Trion, and WeatherKing. DSC sells the tools needed to install and maintain all the heating and cooling equipment it sells, and it offers classes and reference guides. The company's Web site includes an online catalog and searchable database of licensed conditioned air contractors.

McNICHOLS Company is North America’s leading supplier and fabricator of perforated metal, expanded metal, wire mesh, architectural metals and a variety of gratings products. Founded in 1952 by the late Robert L. McNichols, the company was established on his Christian values, high ethical standards and strong commitment to customer satisfaction. With metals service centers strategically placed from coast-to-coast, McNichols has a dedicated staff and communication network in place that can supply worldwide service. McNICHOLS also offers a variety of Value Added Services where custom fabrication is a job requirement. From shearing, sawing, notching, banding, and welding to a variety of finishes including powder coating and galvanizing, we are experts with nearly six decades of custom fabrication experience. Trained CAD specialists are on staff to perform print takeoffs from customer-supplied drawings or spec blueprints to provide approval drawings or erection and field drawings.

Costco Wholesale UK Limited operates about 20 members-only warehouse clubs in England and Scotland. The company is owned by the #1 US wholesale club operator Costco Wholesale, which has been gradually adding UK locations. The big-box stores sell appliances, consumer electronics, health and beauty products, groceries, and more. Membership fees are similar to those in the US. The company has been able to grow faster than competitors, including Wal-Mart-owned ASDA and Britain's #1 retailerTesco, because its status as a warehouse-club chain exempts it from zoning rules other retailers face when opening new stores. Costco Wholesale UK ultimately aims to grow to 40 stores and is exploring entering the Irish market.

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