Mizuno USA, Inc.'s roots stem from its parent company Mizuno Corporation. Mizuno Corporation was established in Osaka, Japan in 1906 by Rihachi Mizuno. Today, Mizuno USA is located in Norcross, GA and continues to manufacture and distribute golf, baseball, softball, running, track & field and volleyball equipment, apparel, and footwear for international markets. The company regularly sponsors several professional athletes, while also maintaining its flagship support of Japan native Ichiro Suzuki, who now plays for the Seattle Mariners. The company was formed in 1988. Mizuno Corporation was founded in 1906 to sell Western goods in Osaka.

Insight Technology Incorporated was founded in 1988 on the belief that a company that develops and produces reliable, high quality products that are attractively priced and delivered on time will gain the repeat business of its customers and be successful. Over the years, Insight has remained faithful to this guiding principle. Now with over 1,000 employees, Insight develops and produces highly sophisticated laser aiming and illumination devices, night vision devices, laser rangefinder systems, computerized fire control systems, thermal imaging systems and sensor fusion systems. Insight’s products are used by the United States Military, Federal law enforcement agencies and allied nations. In addition, Insight develops and produces a line of tactical illuminators for State and Local law enforcement as well as the general public. At a time when United States military forces are actively engaged around the world, these systems serve as a true force multiplier, enhancing the safety, security, and combat effectiveness of their warfighters.

For more than a century, GUND has been creating unique teddy bears and other soft toys recognized the world over for their quality and innovation.The leading soft toy manufacturer in the U.S., and also the oldest, GUND was founded by German immigrant Adolph Gund in Norwalk, Connecticut in 1898. GUND was one of the first companies to design and produce teddy bears in the early 1900’s.Today, the company manufactures an extensive collection of unique characters and licensed plush under the GUND, GUNDbaby and GUNDKids brands.

RIC's 35 plus models of guitars are sold through catalogs and authorized dealers in the US and nearly 60 other countries worldwide. The company, which still makes every guitar in the US, has bucked the industry trend of offering a lower-priced line of instruments made overseas. Its standard guitars range in price from $1,500 to $5,000; custom models more than $10,000. It produces about 10,000 a year with a two-year waiting list. Famous rockers from The Beatles to U2 have helped give RIC guitars their mystique and make them a must-have for any serious player.

The year was 1944. Abram Albert DeFehr, a Russian born immigrant to Canada, began making simple wooden pieces in the basement of his Winnipeg home. Within a few years, the fledgling business had moved from the basement into a former chicken barn — Palliser's first furniture factory.Today, Palliser is Canada’s leading home furniture manufacturer, providing a livelihood for over 4000 people, funding a philanthropic foundation that shares profits with communities around the world, and continuing to build value with values.

The company designs and sells monkey plush toys and monkey-gram gift baskets, which come complete with children's books, chocolate treats, and a gift card. Monkey-grams come in a wide variety of stuffed animals and birthday, get well, new baby, and Valentine's Day greetings. World Wide Monkey was founded by president John Sortino, who also founded The Vermont Teddy Bear Co.

W.C. Wood is a leading producer and marketer of consumer and commercial appliances, including freezers, refrigerators and dehumidifiers. During The first 75 years W.C have made over 10 million of these appliances.Headquartered in Guelph, Ontario, the company has three primary appliance production facilities in Guelph; Ottawa, Ohio; and Torreón, México. The company sells branded, private label and licensed product to major retail chains and independent dealers throughout the United States and Canada. In Canada, the company’s Wood's brand commands the leading share of the freezer market.

Cobra Electronics Corporation and its subsidiaries engage in the design and marketing of two-way mobile communication products in the United States, Canada, and Europe. It operates in two segments, Cobra Consumer Electronics and Performance Products Limited. The Cobra Consumer Electronics segment offers two-way radios; integrated radar/laser detectors; Citizens Band radios; power inverters and HighGear accessories, including radio microphones and external speakers; marine products, such as marine VHF transceivers and marine chartplotters; and mobile navigation products. It sells its products directly to retailers, such as mass marketers, consumer electronics specialty stores, large department store chains, warehouse clubs, office supply chains, television home-shopping retailers, direct-response merchandisers, home centers, and specialty stores, as well as through two-step wholesale distributors that carry its products to fill orders for travel centers, truck stops, small department stores and appliance dealers, duty-free shops on cruise lines, and for export. The Performance Products Limited segment offers personal navigation devices under the trade names Snooper Truckmate, Snooper Syrius, Snooper Sapphire Plus, and Snooper Strabo; and GPS-enabled speed camera location detectors under the trade names Snooper Sapphire, Snooper S6-R Neo Plus, and Snooper Evolution, as well as proprietary AURA database that provides drivers with advance notice of upcoming speed camera and hazardous locations This segment sells its personal navigation, speed camera locator, and database products through consumer electronics retailers, and specialty retailers, as well as directly to consumers through its Website and customer service centers. The company was founded in 1961 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

Steinhoff International Holdings Ltd., Originally founded in 1964 as a distributor of furniture between Eastern and Western Europe, in 1989 the group converted to production and since then has been manufacturing and distributing, with fabrication facilities in more than ten countries. In 1998 the group officially became Steinhoff International Holdings and went public on the Johannesburg stock exchange. The Steinhoff family still retains controlling ownership of the company.

Ernie Ball has the music world on a string -- a guitar string, that is. In addition to making Slinky strings, Ernie Ball makes Music Man guitars and basses. Ernie Ball also produces cables, locks, volume pedals, picks, straps, and other guitar accessories, such as motorized peg winders. The firm's products are sold in more than 6,000 music stores in the US and about 80 countries worldwide.

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