Kohler Mira went from dreaming in the shower, to dreaming about the shower. Founded in the 1920s, Kohler Mira is a leading UK bathroom products company. The company's offerings, which include showers, faucets, enclosures, trays, and brassware, are sold through bath and housewares specialty retailers in more than 40 countries worldwide. Its names include Mira Platinum, Biocote, and Mira Eco. Mira developed the world's first thermostatic shower, which gained popularity in the 1960s. Then called Mira Showers Group (which included its Rada, Meynell, and Alstone brands), Kohler Mira Limited company was acquired by US-based Kohler Co. in 2001 and became Kohler Mira.

Lifestyle International Holdings Limited (the “Company” or “Lifestyle International” together with its subsidiaries, collectively the “Group”) is a Hong Kong-based retail operator that specializes in the operation of mid to upper-end department stores through its two retailer brand names, SOGO and Jiuguang, in Hong Kong and the PRC. The Group owns two SOGO stores in Hong Kong including the flagship store in Causeway Bay (“SOGO CWB”), the largest and leading department store in Hong Kong, as well as the Tsim Sha Tsui store (“SOGO TST”), which features a slightly different format that targets a younger group of customers. Our Shanghai Jiuguang Store was established with a similar business format to that of our flagship SOGO CWB, and has gained considerable popularity and become one of the most preferred shopping destinations in Shanghai since its grand opening in September 2004.

Bardon Supplies Limited is a division of Groupe Deschenes Inc. , a privately held, family managed corporation. Groupe Deschenes acquired Bardon Supplies Limited in June of 2005, bringing the total number of branch locations in the Deschene network to sixty-nine in Ontario and Quebec. Bardon Supplies was established in Belleville [which remains our head office] in 1969. The original company, with eight branches, was expanded to include twelve wholesale locations with the acquisitions of Peninsula Plumbing and Heating Supplies Limited, Doris Metals Inc. and Bayside Supply. Our commitment to new technologies has been a significant factor in our successful expansion. Bardon Supplies has invested heavily in the most modern computer software systems available to wholesale distributors and has the capability of remote order entry for all customers through our WebOE program. We have now made it easier for customers to do business with us by using our secure WebOE Internet connection to place orders, check stock, get prices or review their Bardon account status. Click WebOE to find out more about this great program. We also can communicate through EDI with our major industrial, institutional and commercial customers and suppliers to make data transfer seamless. Our famous Partners in Progress Customer Loyalty Program is another great benefit of being a Bardon customer. ENROLL now to get the rewards you deserve in this exciting program. Find out how you can Login to Partners in Progress to track your rewards. So whether you call our order desk, talk to your Bardon sales representative, or deal with us on the net, all will lead you to the rewards you choose. Our retail presence in Ontario continues to grow under the Bathworks banner, with five, stand-alone showroom locations. With these locations, Bardon Supplies, within our Bathworks Select Program, continues to offer our trade accounts the facilities to help them show and sell fixtures to their customers.

The Jean Coutu Group (PJC) is one of Canada's leading drugstore chains with more than 375 franchised outlets in New Brunswick, Ontario, and Quebec under the PJC Jean Coutu, PJC Clinique, PJC Sante, and PJC Sante Beaute banners. The company dominates the Quebec market but trails rivals Shoppers Drug Mart and Katz Group in overall store count. Its Pro-Doc subsidiary (acquired in 2007) makes generic drugs. In mid-2007 the company sold its troubled US arm, the Brooks Eckerd chain of more than 1,850 drugstores, to Rite Aid in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $4 billion. The sale made PJC Rite Aid's largest shareholder with about 28% of the firm's shares.

Mattress Giant Corporation sells mattresses, bed frames, headboards, futons, daybeds, pillows, and other sleep-related products through its website and some 360 stores in about more than a dozen states. Most Mattress Giant locations are in or around big cities, including Boston, Dallas, Houston, Miami, and Philadelphia. The firm offers more than 40 mattress brands, including Simmons, Serta, Sealy, Tempur-Pedic, and AirSprung. Founded in 1992, Mattress Giant is owned by private equity firm Freeman Spogli & Co., which acquired the business in 2006.

Sears, Roebuck and Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: SHLD), is a leading broadline retailer providing merchandise and related services. Sears, Roebuck offers its wide range of home merchandise, apparel and automotive products and services through more than 2,300 Sears-branded and affiliated stores in the United States and Canada, which includes approximately 929 full-line and approximately 1,200 specialty stores in the U.S. Sears, Roebuck also offers a variety of merchandise and services through sears.com, landsend.com, and specialty catalogs. Sears, Roebuck offers consumers leading proprietary brands including Kenmore, Craftsman, DieHard and Lands' End -- among the most trusted and preferred brands in the U.S. Sears, Roebuck is the 2010 ENERGY STAR® Retail Partner of the Year. The company is the nation's largest provider of home services, with more than 12 million service calls made annually.

Founded as an auto supply store in 1938 by chairman Dave Lack, Lack's Stores branched out into furniture during WWII, in an effort to maintain company sales. Its diversification paid off, and Lack's automotive and hardware offerings were phased out in the 1970s. Today, the family-owned and -operated company sells home furnishings, bedding, major appliances, and home electronics through some 35 retail stores, operating under the Lacks and Lacks Home Furnishings banners. Most of the company's stores are located throughout the state of Texas. Lack's operates one retail location in Duncan, Oklahoma.

Express, Inc. operates specialty retail stores in the United States. Its stores offer apparel and accessories for women and men between 20 and 30 years old across various aspects of the lifestyles, including work, casual, and going-out occasions, as well as provides gift cards. As of January 30, 2010, the company operated 573 stores. It also offers its products through e-commerce Website, express.com. Express, Inc. was formerly known as Express Parent, LLC and changed its name to Express, Inc. on May 12, 2010. Express, Inc. was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.

Habitat UK Limited offers furniture, kitchenware, textiles, and decorative accessories from more than 30 countries. It vends its wares through some 70 stores in the UK, France, Germany, and Spain, as well as online and via catalog. In addition to these outlets, Habitat has retail distribution partners in about 15 other countries in Europe and the Asia/Pacific region. The company also sells ready-to-hang artwork through its Art on Demand Web site. Habitat was founded in 1964 by British designer Sir Terence Conran. Former owner The Ikano Group, a holding company owned by IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad and his family, sold the chain to an affiliate of Hilco in December 2009.

Founded in 1984, The Strategies Group serves some 1,700 construction and real estate management firms in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Arkansas. The company's primary strategy is to sell and service the Southwest. The Strategies Group resells construction and real estate software from Timberline, as well as several other software firms including Deltek. The reseller carries such software title as Sage Timberline Office, Sage Master Builder, Sage CRM, Sage AccPac ERP, and Deltek Vision. The firm also provides technical consulting and installation services, as well as classroom and Web-based training to support its software sales.

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