Haier is the world’s 4th largest whitegoods manufacturer and one of China’s Top 100 IT Companies. Haier has 240 subsidiary companies and 30 design centers, plants and trade companies and more than 50,000 employees throughout the world. Haier specializes in technology research, manufacture industry, trading and financial services. Haier 2006 global revenue was RMB107.5 billion.Guided by the business philosophy of CEO Zhang Ruimin, Haier has experienced the development stages, noted as Brand Building, Diversification and Globalization. At the 21st anniversary of the founding of Haier Group on December 26, 2005, Haier announced its 4th strategic development stage of global brand building. In 1993, Haier brand was officially recognized as a famous brand. In 2006, Haier brand was valued at RMB74.9 billion. Since 2002, Haier has consecutively been ranked first in the row of China’s most valuable brands for manufacture of 18 products, including refrigerators, air conditioners, washing machines, televisions, water heaters, personal computers, mobile phones and kitchen appliances. Haier was ranked first of China’s Top 10 Global Brands by China State Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision (CSBTS) for refrigerators and washing machines. On August 30, 2005, Haier was ranked 1st of China’s Top 10 Global Brands by the Financial Times.

Kid Brands, Inc. designs, imports, markets, and distributes infant and juvenile consumer products. It offers infant bedding and related nursery accessories and decor, such as blankets, rugs, mobiles, nightlights, hampers, lamps, and wall art under the CoCaLo Baby, CoCaLo Couture, CoCaLo Naturals, and Baby Martex brands; cribs, mattresses, and other nursery furniture under the Babi Italia, Europa Baby, Bonavita, Graco, and Serta brands; and developmental toys, as well as feeding, bath, and baby care items under the Sassy brand. The company offers its products to retailers, including national retail accounts, and independent retailers comprising toy, specialty, food, drug, apparel, and other retailers, as well as to military post exchanges. It sells its products through its direct sales force and distribution network in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia, as well as through independent manufacturers representatives and distributors internationally. The company was formerly known as Russ Berrie and Company, Inc. and changed its name to Kid Brands, Inc. on September 22, 2009. Kid Brands, Inc. was founded in 1963 and is based in Wayne, New Jersey.

Hooker Furniture Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, designs, imports, develops, and markets residential wood, metal, and upholstered furniture products in North America. Its wood furniture products include home entertainment, home office, accent, dining, bedroom, and bath furniture. The company also offers motion and stationary leather furniture, and occasional chairs. In addition, it specializes in leather reclining and motion chairs, sofas, club chairs, and executive desk chairs. The company offers its wood and metal furniture under the Hooker Furniture and Opus Designs by Hooker brand names, and upholstered furniture under the Bradington-Young and Sam Moore brand names. It serves retailers of residential home furnishings, including independent furniture stores, specialty retailers, department stores, catalog merchants, interior designers, and national and regional retail chains. The company was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Martinsville, Virginia.

The Roland Group is engaged in two major categories of business: electronic musical instruments and computer-related peripherals centered on large-format color printers.The company is best known for such electronic musical products as keyboards and drum machines, but it also makes amplifiers, digital audio and video media production tools, 3-D scanners, DSP chips for digital instruments, and electronic and pipe organs. Besides its name brand, Roland produces gear under the Boss, Edirol, Rodgers, and RSS labels.

Panasonic Corporation, through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells electronic and electric products, systems, and components for consumer, business, and industrial uses worldwide. The company offers video and audio equipment, and information and communications equipment, such as AV, security, electronic, Internet-enabled equipment, flat-panel and plasma TV's, BD and DVD recorders, digital video cameras, personal computers, mobile phones, telephones, and facsimile machines; and automotive electronics, including car navigation systems, engine control units, and electronic toll collection terminals. It also provides home appliances comprising washing machines, vacuum cleaners, dishwasher/dryers, rice cookers, microwave ovens, induction-heating cooking equipment, refrigerators, room air conditioners, water heating systems, and compressors; and lighting, and environmental systems. In addition, the company manufactures, sells, installs, and provides services related to various products that include electrical construction materials, home appliances, building products, electronic materials, and automation controls; and focuses on detached housing, home remodeling, and asset and property management businesses. Further, it provides semiconductors, electronic components, batteries, and electric motors for use in digital AV equipment, information and communication devices, home appliances, and industrial equipment. Additionally, the company provides factory automation equipment and other industrial equipment; and products that enable multiple mounting and mounting of LEDs. It serves consumers, industrial and business corporations, governments and other institutions, electric and electronic equipment manufacturers, automotive manufacturers, and other machinery makers. The company was formerly known as Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Panasonic Corporation in October 2008. Panasonic was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in Osaka, Japan.

Midwest Trophy hopes to reach its own goals by customers worldwide celebrating everything with its commemorative items. The firm, which does business as MTM Recognition, manufactures a variety of awards and recognition trophies, plaques, pins, custom castings, medallions, and watches. About 80% of sales are generated through MTM's corporate recognition business, but the company also provides awards for the Super Bowl, Olympics, World Series, and NCAA Championships. Clients have included Adobe, Farmer's Insurance, O'Charley's, and Westar Energy. MTM was founded in 1971 by CEO David Smith.

Norwall Group is a leading North American manufacturer of residential paper-backed, vinyl wallcoverings and borders. Products include 35 wallcovering lines, such as paintable, peelable, scrubable, strippable, and washable wallcoverings, and all are pre-pasted. Its goods are sold to thousands of wholesale and retail home improvement and decorator distributors throughout North America and abroad. In the US, the company's products are traded through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Patton Wallcoverings. The company produces approximately 40,000 km of wallpaper each year. President and CEO James Patton owns nearly 29% of the company.

A leader in introducing Japanese toy trends to the United States, Bandai America Incorporated is a subsidiary of NAMCO BANDAI Holdings (USA) Inc., an entity that resulted from the integration of Namco Ltd. and Bandai Co. Ltd. of Japan. Global interests encompass six strategic business units: toys, hobby (toys, models, apparel and sundries), amusement facilities, game content (home and arcade console gaming), network (mobile phone and PC content), visual and music content (including home entertainment), and an affiliated business group. Bandai America is the manufacturer and master toy licensee of some of the most popular brands in children's toys and entertainment today, including Power Rangers, Ben 10™, Dragon Ball Z®, Digimon, Tamagotchi® and Girlz Connect. The company is headquartered in Cypress, California and information is available at www.Bandai.com.

American Leather was founded in 1991 on one revolutionary idea: custom leather furniture could be made and shipped in three weeks or less. Owner Bob Duncan applied “just-in-time” manufacturing he admired from the Japanese car industry to the furniture industry. From a small four person shop, the company has grown into a thriving leader in the furniture industry, with over 130 different collections sold in over 650 stores, including Room and Board, Crate and Barrel, Macy’s, Design Within Reach, and Relax the Back.The factory, based just outside of Dallas, Texas, still makes furniture – now in leather and fabric – in just three weeks or less, a delivery standard that’s three times faster than the industry average. From the beginning, the factory was set up to manage mass customization through the latest technology and manufacturing systems, making American Leather the most automated leather furniture manufacturer in North America, if not the world.

Sony Electronics wants its customers plugged into the latest technology and entertainment. Sony Electronics is the largest subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, the holding company for Sony Corporation's US-based electronics and entertainment businesses. Sony Corporation of America's consumer electronics unit makes and markets products to tap into Sony's music, films, games, and other businesses. The electronics arm sells PCs (the Sony VAIO) and their peripherals, as well as TVs, VCRs, PDAs, DVD and MP3 players, digital cameras, camcorders, CD players, and car audio items. The company's also a retailer and operates about 60 Sony Style retail shops in the US, mostly in California, Texas, and Florida.

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