Nebraska Book Company (NBC) can help college students across the US with book learnin'. One of the largest textbook distributors in the nation, NBC sells more than 7 million books annually. It serves a client base of some 2,500 booksellers and operates more than 275 bookstores on or adjacent to college campuses that sell and rent textbooks and other merchandise. In addition, NBC provides educational materials to students in private high schools, nontraditional colleges, and corporate and correspondence classes, as well as store management and e-commerce software. The company was founded in 1915 as a single bookstore near The University of Nebraska. It is controlled by investment firm Weston Presidio.

Every season is Halloween season for Internet-only retailer Buyseasons. The company operates BuyCostumes.com, a leading seller of costumes, accessories, and seasonal decor and party supplies on the Web. In addition to costumes for kids and adults, Buycostumes.com offers a large selection of masks, makeup, props, mascot costumes, and costumes for pets. Buyseasons also operates the Celebrate Express portfolio of Web sites, which includes BirthdayExpress.com, 1stWishes.com, and CostumesExpress.com. Founded in 1999, Buyseasons was acquired by holding company Liberty Media in 2006 and joined the Liberty Interactive Group of Internet companies.

Stark Carpet Corp. company is owned and operated by brothers John and Steven Stark. Their parents, the late Arthur and Nadia Stark, founded Stark Carpet company. Stark Carpet offers carpets, rugs, furniture, and textiles to design professionals for both commercial and residential use. The company sells its products under the Stark Carpet, Stark Fabric, Stark Fine Furniture, Stark Wallcovering, and Darius Antique & Decorative Rugs brand names from its own showrooms in the US and the UK as well as in design centers operated by others. Through its partnership with manufacturer GG Bailey, it also produces a line of Oriental and animal print car mats.

The chain was acquired by Tiffany in 2002, but Tiffany sold Little Switzerland to NXP Corporation for $32.9 million in 2007. There's nothing neutral about Little Switzerland's definitively upscale stores. The company operates about 25 mostly duty-free stores that sell jewelry, watches, crystal, china, and other gift items priced from $20 to more than $10,000. Its stores, located on 11 Caribbean islands and in Key West, Florida, appeal to tourists (mostly from the US) looking to avoid the import taxes they would pay at home -- especially passengers on the cruise ship lines that ply the waters in those areas.

FTD.COM is an Internet and telephone marketer of flowers and specialty gifts. Founded by FTD, the world's oldest floral services organization, FTD.COM sells directly to consumers through its Web site, www.ftd.com, and its 1-800-SEND-FTD telephone number. Utilizing independent FTD florists who adhere to the highest quality and service standards, FTD.COM provides same-day delivery of floral orders to nearly 100 percent of the U.S. population. FTD.COM offers a wide variety of unique floral arrangements and specialty gifts for holidays and other occasions. On June 27, 2002, FTD.COM became a wholly owned subsidiary of Florists' Transworld Delivery, Inc. Additional information about FTD.COM; its parent company, Florists' Transworld Delivery, Inc.; and its respective parent companies, FTD, Inc. and FTD Group Inc., is available under the "investor relations" category on this site.

Founded by Samuel Silverman in 1912, today jewelry chain Ben Bridge Jeweler operates more than 70 stores in a dozen mostly western states, including Alaska and Hawaii. The company sells platinum, 14- and 18-karat gold jewelry, diamonds, watches, and bridal and anniversary fare from its mall-based stores and Web site. Ben Bridge married Silverman's daughter in 1922, bought out his father-in-law, and renamed the company after himself. Still run by the Bridge family, the company became a subsidiary of billionaire investor Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway in 2000.

Tandus Flooring works in tandem to carpet floors in businesses, retail locations, schools, hospitals, and government offices in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. With manufacturing operations in North America and China, Tandus Flooring, Inc. offers three brands of carpet: C&A Floorcoverings, Monterey Carpets, and Crossley Carpet Mills. Its products are sold through its own showrooms and sales offices as well as through independent distributors. Tandus also provides needs analysis, carpeting plan design, installation, and maintenance services. Tandus Flooring, Inc. specializes in environmentally friendly flooring options and works with local and regional suppliers and contractors.

Sport Chalet, Inc. operates specialty sporting goods stores in California, Nevada, Arizona, and Utah. Its stores offer traditional sporting goods merchandise, including footwear, apparel, and other general athletic products; and core specialty merchandise, such as snowboarding, skateboarding, mountaineering, and SCUBA. The company’s stores also offer various services for the sports enthusiast, including backpacking, canyoneering, kayaking instruction, custom golf club fitting and repair, snowboard and ski rental and repair, SCUBA training and certification, SCUBA boat charters, team sales, racquet stringing, and bicycle tune-up and repair. As of March 28, 2010, it operated 55 store locations comprising 34 in Southern California, 9 in Northern California, 3 in Nevada, 8 in Arizona and 1 in Utah; and a retail e-commerce store, sportchalet.com. The company was founded in 1959 and is based in La Canada, California.

Mac Papers is the largest distributor of printing papers in the Southeast. We’re proud of the tradition of excellence we’ve built, serving customers through local facilities with local inventories and local sales representatives. Since our founding in 1965, we have continued to institute programs that allow us to offer the industry’s finest products and most responsive services — first, fast and accurate. The customers we serve include commercial printers, graphic arts professionals, corporate marketing departments, in–house printing-and-reproduction departments, tax–supported businesses, end user publishing and the laser and inkjet markets. Our 20 branch office/warehouse locations and 19 Mini Macs are strategically located in an eight-state region. This positions our vast inventory where it’s needed — close to our customers. Mac Papers has always been a company of people helping people, one to one, with an uncompromising focus on meeting the needs of our customers. This is the Mac Papers tradition.

Sabin Robbins founded Sabin Robbins LLC, originally a pharmacy supplier called Ross & Robbins Company, in 1884. It was purchased by Blackbird Capital Partners in 2008. Sabin Robbins isn't necessarily glossy-eyed, but it does keep its eye on plenty of glossy paper. Sabin Robbins LLC distributes sheets and rolls of paper, including glossy- and matte-coated, envelope stock, form bond, and uncoated paper for books, covers, and reply cards. It also buys paper from individuals and companies. Sabin Robbins, which takes excess stock from mills and converts it for sale to commercial printers, boasts converting operations in Mansfield, Ohio, and sales and distribution offices in Cleveland, Atlanta, and Chicago.

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