Tattered Cover Book Store, an independent seller of new books in Denver. Tattered Cover stocks some half a million titles in three locations: inside the Lowenstein Theater on Colfax Avenue, historic lower downtown (LoDo) Denver, and suburb Highlands Ranch. Each store encourages customers to linger by offering overstuffed chairs and reading lamps. Tattered Cover attracts customers with activities such as book groups for adults and children and author readings and signings. The company was founded by owner and CEO Joyce Meskis, a former librarian, in 1974.

Marine Corps Community Services (MCCS) operates more than 15 Marine Corps Exchange (MCX) stores located on bases on the East and West Coast and in Hawaii and Japan. MCX outlets offer a full line of retail products to active duty Marines, Sailors, Soldiers, Airmen, their family members, and retirees. Other services provided by the MCCS include restaurants, temporary lodging, golf courses, and travel services. A proposal made by the The Bush Administration to merge the Marine Corps Exchange with its sister service counterparts -- the Army and Air Force Exchange Service and the Navy Exchange Service Command -- has been scrapped.

John Huarte, Founder and CEO, graduated from the University of Notre Dame and was awarded the Heisman Trophy in 1964 as quarterback of the Fighting Irish. After spending several years as a professional football player, John and his wife, Eileen, opened a small tile store in San Diego in 1977. Arizona Tile, L.L.C. has since grown to include more than twenty-five locations in seven western states, with products distributed to both residential and commercial customers. Since 1977, Arizona Tile has searched the globe in pursuit of truly extraordinary surfaces. Through relationships with select quarries and suppliers, Arizona Tile proudly offers a vast selection of granite, travertine, onyx, slate, marble and limestone, including stunning tile and stone you won't find anywhere else on Earth. Our treasure of surfaces also includes beautiful and unique medallions, porcelain, tile and other design creations and applications that bring drama and enchantment to any space. To experience, first-hand, surfaces that are truly extraordinary, you need only travel as far as one of our engaging showrooms. There you will personally discover stunning surfaces you won't find anywhere else on Earth, and make their unparalleled magic a part of your world.

Midas, Inc. provides retail automotive services through franchised or company-operated shops primarily in the United States, Canada, and Europe. It sells Midas, SpeeDee, and Midas-SpeeDee co-branded franchises. Midas company’s retail shops offer automotive repair and maintenance services, such as exhaust, brake, suspension, air conditioning, tires, batteries, and various other maintenance services. As of January 2, 2010, it operated the Midas network of 1,602 shops located in the United States and 9 Canadian provinces; the SpeeDee network of franchised and company-operated shops consisting of 112 shops located in 12 states in the United States; and 776 Midas shops licensed in 14 other countries, and 57 licensed SpeeDee shops in Mexico. Midas, Inc. also involves in the real estate activities, including the development, ownership, and lease of Midas and SpeeDee shops in the United States and Canada; and supply chain activities comprising the provision of value-added merchandising services to franchisees. In addition, it owns, develops, sells, and leases automotive shop management software to Midas franchisees and other third-party automotive service providers. Midas, Inc. was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in Itasca, Illinois.

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the distribution and retail of professional beauty supplies. Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. operates in two segments, Sally Beauty Supply and Beauty Systems Group. The Sally Beauty Supply segment operates as an open-line distributor of professional beauty supplies, including hair color and hair care products, skin and nail care products, electrical appliances, ethnic products, and other beauty items to retail consumers and salon professionals. This segment offers approximately 6,000 products through professional lines, such as Clairol, L’Oreal, Wella, and Conair, as well as provides proprietary merchandise. As of September 30, 2009, it operated 2,898 company-operated retail stores and supplied 25 franchised stores. The Beauty Systems Group segment distributes beauty supplies directly to salons and salon professionals through its sales force and professional-only stores. It stores, branded as CosmoProf or Armstrong McCall stores, and its outside sales consultants sell approximately 9,800 professionally branded products, including Paul Mitchell, Wella, Sebastian, Goldwell, and TIGI that are targeted exclusively for professional and salon use, and resale to their customers. This segment operated 829 company-operated stores and supplied 162 franchised stores. Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. serves customers primarily in the United States, Puerto Rico, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Mexico, and the United Kingdom. Sally Beauty Holdings Inc. was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in Denton, Texas.

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.

Founded in 1978, Aloette is part of Astral Health & Beauty, which also makes and markets the Pur Minerals and CosMedix skin care brands. Since hiring a new CEO in 2009, Astral and its investors are looking to expand Aloette and its sister brands. Aloette Cosmetics loves a good party. Best known for selling aloe vera-based skin care products, Aloette also markets cosmetics, fragrances, and other personal care items. The company's products are sold mainly through home parties held by Aloette's direct-sales network of more than 10,000 consultants in some 40 franchises across the US and Canada. Aloette also markets its goods through a website, catalog, and on television shopping channels.

The firm was founded in 1991 by Graham and Ursula Hodson and is jointly owned by the Hodsons and managing director Colin Hills, who has run the business since 1997. Fresh Bouquets knows how to grow its business. The floral firm grows, sources, and distributes 100,000 bunches of flowers a week to service stations and convenience stores across the UK under the Flowerfete label. Fresh Bouquets grows its own flowers in company-owned nurseries and supplements those with selected imported flowers from Israel, South Africa, Spain, and Turkey. Through its FDL e-commerce division, Fresh Bouquets has diversified beyond flowers to offer higher-margin items such as sunglasses, umbrellas, corkscrews, and other gadgets.

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.

Desert Sun Motors Inc sells new Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, and Toyota brand vehicles. And of course, it sells used cars, provides parts and annual service, and operates a quick lube center. The dealership has three locations in New Mexico -- one in Roswell and two in Alamogordo. The Desert Sun Motors Web site allows customers to view featured vehicles and Internet specials, print out service coupons, search the inventory, and make reservations for a test drive. Founder Bobby Martinez owns the company.

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