Alstons company is one of the UK's leading furniture manufacturers. The Alston family's direct involvement with selling and repairing furniture dates back to 1776 when they opened up their first furniture and repair shop in Chelsea; the family later honed their product offerings in 1950. Still a family-run home furnishings wholesaler and manufacturer, Alstons' unbranded wooden and upholstered pieces are sold through retailers across the UK. Products are fabricated inside the UK by Alston-operated manufacturing facilities.

Bassett Furniture Industries, Incorporated engages in the manufacture, marketing, and retail of branded home furnishings in the United States. It operates in three segments: Wholesale, Retail, and Investments/Real Estate. The Wholesale segment designs, manufactures, sources, sells, and distributes furniture products to a network of Bassett Furniture Direct (BFD) or Bassett Home Furnishings (BHF) stores, including independently-owned stores, company-owned retail stores, and partnership licensees; and independent furniture retailers. This segment also involves in wood and upholstery operations. The Retail segment operates 31 company-owned stores in Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Texas. The Investments/Real Estate segment holds interest in the Bassett Industries Alternative Asset Fund, a portfolio of marketable securities, an investment in the International Home Furnishings Center, and retail real estate utilized by licensee operated BFD and BHF stores. As of November 29, 2008, the company's network consisted of approximately 115 retail stores, of which 84 were independently owned and 31 were controlled by the company. Bassett Furniture Industries was founded in 1902 and is based in Bassett, Virginia.

CASIO COMPUTER wants a watch on every wrist and a handheld computer in every pocket. CASIO COMPUTER makes a wide range of electronics for consumers, including calculators, cell phones, digital cameras, portable TVs, watches, and musical keyboards. CASIO COMPUTER also manufactures computing and communications devices, like PDAs and electronic cash registers. The company likes to seek superlatives in its products: the G-Shock watch (1983) boasted that it was the toughest (able to survive a fall from a three-story building) and the EXILIM camera (2002) claimed to be the world's thinnest (roughly the size of a credit card). The three younger brothers of late founder Tadao Kashio continue to run CASIO COMPUTER.

When it's compared to its sister companies, Anam Electronics is probably more entertaining. Anam Electronics, a unit of semiconductor giant Anam Group, makes TVs (specializing in large screen and flat panel), VCRs, DVD players, and related home electronics. Its products are sold under the Anam brand in Korea and worldwide. Founded in 1973, Anam Electronics is related to other Anam businesses that produce wristwatches and digital clocks, cable decoders, and semiconductor equipment. As part of the group's effort to spin off Anam Electronics, Anam Semiconductor sold its stake in the company. Seoul Guarantee Insurance owns about 21% of Anam Electronics.

Heeney Company is a wholesale manufacturer and importer of medium to high end floral and Christmas products. The Company distributes, import and or manufacture floral and Christmas arrangements, silk flowers, foliages and plants, dried materials, ribbons, candles and accessories. Heeney Company also sell Christmas trees, ornaments, wreaths, garlands and accessories, brassware, baskets, and decorative containers.

Suunto is a leading designer and manufacturer of sports instruments for training, diving, mountaineering, hiking, skiing, sailing and golf. True to its roots, Suunto is today the world's biggest compass manufacturer. Prized for their design, accuracy and dependability, Suunto sports instruments combine the aesthetics and functionality of watches with sport-specific computers that help athletes at all levels analyze and improve performance. Headquartered in Vantaa, Finland, Suunto employs more than 500 people worldwide and distributes its products to nearly 60 countries. The company is a subsidiary of Helsinki-based Amer Sports Corporation with the sister brands Wilson, Salomon, Atomic, Precor and Mavic.

In the forest of collectibles, The Boyds Collection bears are watching. It sells resin, porcelain, and plush renditions of bears and other animals, including its Bearstones figurines and its J.B. Bean & Associates line of fully-jointed bears and other animals. It also sells other collectibles and home decor items, such as stationery and picture frames. Boyds has boasted licensed products via deals with NASCAR and Coca-Cola. Products are designed to appeal to older women (although it has added items for men). The company products are sold primarily in US gift shops and department stores, as well as through catalogs and trade shows. In 2008 Boyds granted Enesco a license to design, make, and market some of its products.

Callaway Golf Company, together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and sells golf clubs and golf balls in the United States and internationally. Its products include drivers, fairway woods, hybrids, irons, wedges, putters, and golf balls. The company also sells golf accessories, such as golf bags, golf gloves, golf footwear, golf and lifestyle apparel, golf headwear, eyewear, golf towels, and golf umbrellas. In addition, Callaway Golf Company licenses its trademarks and service marks in exchange for a royalty fee to third parties for use on products, such as golf and lifestyle apparel, watches, travel gear, rangefinders, and practice aids. It sells its products to golf retailers, including pro shops at golf courses and off-course retailers; sporting goods retailers; and mass merchants, as well as directly and to third party distributors. The company also sells pre-owned golf products through its Web sites, callawaygolfpreowned.com and callawaygolfoutlet.com; and new Callaway Golf products through its Web site, Shop.CallawayGolf.com. Callaway Golf Company was founded in 1982 and is based in Carlsbad, California.

Olympus Corporation and its subsidiaries engage in the manufacture and sale of precision machineries and instruments worldwide. Olympus operates in five segments: Imaging Systems Business, Medical Systems Business, Life Science Business, Information and Communication Business, and Others. The Imaging Systems Business segment offers film cameras, digital cameras, and voice recorders. The Medical Systems Business segment provides medical endoscopes, surgical endoscopes, endo-therapy devices, and ultrasound endoscopes. The Life Science Business segment offers diagnostic systems, biological microscopes, analytical services of genomic information, and industrial microscopes. The Information and Communication Business segment provides mobile terminals, mobile solutions, mobile content services, network infrastructure systems, system development, semiconductor devices, and electric equipment. The Others segment offers industrial endoscopes, nondestructive testing equipment, printers, bar code data processing equipment, and software development. Olympus was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Standard Furniture Manufacturing company makes and markets furniture under the Standard Furniture and Frisco Manufacturing names. It produces a variety of pieces, including those for the bedroom, dining room, living room, and kitchen. Its Frisco Manufacturing specializes in making bedroom sets. Standard Furniture operates a pair of manufacturing facilities in Alabama and imports products from factories overseas, as well. Family-owned and -operated since 1946, the company distributes its product lines to more than 3,000 retailers nationwide. Standard Furniture and Kathy Ireland Worldwide ended their longtime licensing agreement in early 2009.

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