Michaels Stores is pretty crafty. The nation's #1 arts and crafts retailer owns and operates about 1,040 Michaels Stores canvassing the US and Canada. Michaels sells more than 40,000 products including art and hobby supplies, decor, frames, needlecraft kits, party supplies, seasonal products, and silk and dried flowers. Michaels also operates about 140 Aaron Brothers stores in California, Texas, and about half a dozen other states, which provide framing and art supplies. The retailer's Artistree subsidiary manufactures frames and molding for Michaels and Aaron Brothers stores. Michaels Stores was taken private in 2006 by the investment firms Bain Capital Partners and The Blackstone Group.

Aristocrat Motors operates a Kansas City showroom complete with parts and service departments. Online, customers can search inventory, look up Blue Book values, request price quotes and test drives, and apply for credit. Aristocrat Motors is owned by Detroit-based holding company Soave Enterprises.To find out what an aristocrat would drive, just visit the dealership! The company sells and services new and used vehicles from such refined brands as Jaguar, Land Rover, Maserati, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, and Saab. It also carries vehicles from mini-car maker smart

The chain was co-founded in 1988 by Joe Barreiro and CEO Leonard Flax (and named after Flax's wife). Kate's Paperie believes the medium is the message. The luxury paper products retailer stocks some 4,000 papers from more than 40 countries, plus other items, including desk accessories, gift wrap, journals, organizers, photo albums and frames, stationery, and more than 1,500 ribbons from around the world. With five locations (one in Connecticut and four in New York City) and an e-commerce site, the upscale stationer carries designer brands such as Anna Griffin, Molly West, and Cavallini. Kate's also offers custom printing services, corporate purchase programs, and, of course, gift wrapping.

Camfour is taking careful aim and hopes to hit its target bottom line. Catering to independent retail sporting goods stores and gun dealers in the US, the company distributes firearms, ammunition, and related shooting accessories, as well as military surplus items. Product categories include air guns, new and used handguns and long guns, scopes and sights, reloading supplies, and powder. Camfour stocks products from such brands as Glock, Smith & Wesson, Beretta, and Colt. The firm got its start in 1952 when Al Ferst bought a fishing and tackle distribution business in Massachusetts and renamed it Camfour.

Star Struck was founded in 1981. Jewelers can set their watches by Star Struck. Star Struck LLC distributes batteries, repair tools, testing machines, cleaning agents, and other supplies for jewelry and watchmaking. Besides its batteries for timepieces, Star Struck carries batteries for calculators, cameras, and hearing aids from major brands (Energizer, Rayovac) as well as its own private label. Star Struck LLC serves more than 17,000 customers, including jewelers, watch repairmen, electronics professionals, and hobbyists. Its products are sold via phone or online.

MasterTile distributes the finest selection of floor and wall tile, swimming pool tile, decorative tile, quarry tile, porcelain tile, natural stone, and setting materials. We cater to both the residential and commercial markets with the kind of prompt and personal service that our customers require and deserve. We attribute our success to understanding our customers' needs. We answer those needs by stocking innovative products at a variety of price points and providing a level of customer service that is second to none, both in our stores and in the field. We select our suppliers based on two things — the quality and design of their products and their ability to deliver their products in a timely manner. The MasterTile product line ranges from basic ceramic tiles in the affordable price range targeted at the first-time homebuyer to the most superb high-end decorative products available in the world. MasterTile is represented at all of the world's major tile shows, including the Coverings and Surfaces shows here in the United States, as well as Cersaie in Italy and Cevisama in Spain.MasterTile's sales staff services homebuilders, tile contractors, interior designers, architects, general contractors, and flooring dealers. We feel that by focusing on the building and remodeling industries and by directing the retail customers to one of our dealers we can offer better service to our wholesale customers. MasterTile's salespeople are trained to custom design tile packages to suit the needs of homebuilders depending on style and price. Our professional salespeople take a "hands-on" approach to helping their customers choose tile and delivering them to their showrooms. Additionally, they offer assistance in setting up design centers and keeping these centers stocked with samples. MasterTile offers a fresh, contemporary product mix to the residential, commercial, and pool & spa segments of the market. With the right products, the well trained staff of inside and outside salespeople, and locations throughout the Sun Belt, MasterTile is ready to serve the needs of the U.S. tile industry.

ADESA PA, originally named Pennsylvania Auto Dealers' Exchange, was founded in 1957 by Jacob Hershey. It was acquired by ADESA in 2008.ADESA PA is in the fast lanes of auto sales. The company, a subsidiary of fleet sales giant ADESA, sells cars, motorcycles, trucks, and other vehicles through about 10 lanes on a 140-acre site. It maintains national accounts with such firms as Emkay, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, and PHH, noting an average consignment of more than 2,000 vehicles. ADESA PA serves dealers and fleet owners from throughout the US and more than 30 other countries. In addition to auctions, the company provides repair and maintenance services and operates a reconditioning facility with nearly 10 lanes.

Timberlane, Inc. was founded in 1996. Customers shudder at the beauty of their shutters. Timberlane Woodcrafters manufactures custom-made exterior and interior wooden shutters. Its shutters are all crafted from western red cedar and come in authentic Cape Cod, Colonial, Federal, Greek, Mediterranean, and Victorian designs, to name a few. In an effort to ensure historical accuracy, the company employs blacksmiths to craft hand-forged, wrought iron hardware for use on their shutters. Timberlane sells directly to the individual consumers through catalogs and the company Web site, which also offers customers a shutter design tool and an online quote request form.

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. operates as an automotive retailer in the United States. The company offers various automotive products and services, including new and used vehicles and related financing; vehicle maintenance and repair services; replacement parts; and insurance, warranty, and extended service contracts. Its new vehicle sales comprise the sale of new vehicles, including light vehicles and heavy trucks to individual retail customers and commercial customers. The company’s used vehicle sales include the sale of used vehicles to individual retail customers and other dealers at auction. Asbury Automotive Group also arranges for financing the sale or lease of new and used vehicles to customers. As of December 31, 2009, it operated 106 franchises at 81 dealership locations, and 25 collision repair centers. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Duluth, Georgia.

Games Workshop is the largest and the most successful tabletop fantasy and futuristic battle-games company in the world. Our major brands are Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000. In addition, we hold a global licence from New Line Cinema for a tabletop battle-game based on director Peter Jackson's BAFTA and Academy award winning film trilogy, The Lord of the Rings. Our business is about helping mighty armies to meet headlong on the field of battle. At our HQ in Nottingham, in the UK, we design, manufacture and retail the vast range of Citadel Miniatures plastic and metal soldiers and rulebooks, which are the foundation of an almost infinite hobby. The UK manufacturing operation in Nottingham is complemented by a production facility at our despatch warehouse in Memphis, TN, USA.At the heart of the Hobby are the millions of gamers aged 12 upwards, who spend many of their waking hours collecting, creating, painting and building up the armies which they will go on to command on a carefully prepared table top battlefield. It's all about two people facing each other across a battlefield, each attempting to move their models into position to fire upon their opponent's force or attack them in hand-to-hand combat. The victor is decided by a combination of skill and luck with the players rolling dice to determine whether an arrow hits or a foe is struck down.

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