Spyder Active Sports is a leading brand of high-end skiwear and other outerwear for use in snowy environments. The company's products, which include jackets, pants, hats, and gloves, are sold by more than 550 retailers in the US and Canada and online. Its apparel is also sold outside North America in some 50 countries through distributors overseas. Spyder Active Sports also sells casual "mountain-lifestyle" clothing, as well as footwear and luggage. The company acquired outdoor apparel maker Cloudveil Mountain Works in 2008. Investment firm Apax Partners owns the company. Chairman David Jacobs, a competitive skier, founded Spyder Active Sports in 1978; Apax bought the company in 2004.

Helen of Troy Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, development, import, and distribution of brand-name consumer products worldwide. It operates through two segments, Personal Care and Housewares. The Personal Care segment offers hair dryers, straighteners, curling irons, hair setters, shavers, mirrors, hot air brushes, home hair clippers and trimmers, paraffin baths, massage cushions, footbaths, body massagers, brushes, combs, hair accessories, liquid and aerosol hair care and styling products, men’s fragrances, men’s deodorants, liquid and bar soaps, foot powder, body powder, and skin care products. The Housewares segment provides kitchen tools, cutlery, bar and wine accessories, household cleaning tools, food storage containers, tea kettles, trash cans, storage and organization products, hand tools, gardening tools, kitchen mitts and trivets, barbeque tools, and rechargeable lighting products. The company sells its products primarily through mass merchandisers, drug chains, warehouse clubs, catalogs, grocery stores, and specialty stores, as well as through beauty supply retailers and wholesalers. Helen of Troy Limited was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in El Paso, Texas.

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.

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.

Triad Technologies can get you in (and out) of the swim of things. The company makes swimming pool access equipment (ladders and steps for the physically impaired), deck storage units, and benches. Its industrial division manufactures custom fiberglass fabricated parts for a wide variety of industries, from transportation to healthcare to amusement.

Since 1857 our company, which has a long tradition, has been producing at the highest stage. Today, of course, with sophisticated solutions, but still handcrafted to live up the expectations related to Hohner’s brand name. First and most important product is the harmonica, which is still completely “handmade in Trossingen” - in this regard Hohner is still leading the way worldwide with a yearly production of 1 Mill. harmonicas. Additional products are accordions, guitars, basses, recorders and melodicas.

Optimal Group Inc., through its interest in WowWee Group Companies, engages in the design, development, marketing, and distribution of technology-based, consumer robotic, toy, and entertainment products. Its product line includes WowWee Robotics, a line of consumer robotic products; WowWee FlyTech, a line of flyer products; WowWee Alive, which are Alive Cubs life-like plush animals that come alive when nurtured; Think Wow Toys, including plush, pillows, novelty food, action figures, dolls, and fashion accessories; and WowWee Technologies comprising Rovio, a wi-fi enabled mobile Web cam, and Cinemin suite of portable multimedia pico projectors. The company sells its products through grocery stores, pharmacies, toy stores, department stores, and high-end consumer technologies stores. Optimal Group, through its subsidiary, Optimal Payments Corp., processes credit card payments for retail point-of-sale merchants. It operates primarily in the United States, Europe, Central America, Canada, and Hong Kong. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

Grh, Inc makes guitar slides and microphone stands. Most of its slides are brass, but it also makes the Delta glass slide and the Bronz-O-Phonic Hawaiian steel slide. Other products are sold under the SlideRite, AcoustaGlide, and ChromeDome brand names. The micKing microphone stand is made compact enough to fit in small areas, and Xtra Boom accessories lets users add multiple mics to a single stand. Grh's Latch Lake Productions division offers booking and management services for new bands and artists.

ARC International (LSE: ARK) is fueling the multimedia revolution by enabling high quality multimedia content to be captured, shared, and played on a wide variety of consumer electronics devices. ARC licenses award-winning consumer intellectual property (IP) in the form of vertically integrated solutions, configurable audio systems, configurable video systems, configurable processors, and related technologies to semiconductor and OEM companies worldwide. These highly integrated products allow for lower development costs and accelerated time-to-market. ARC solutions also enable customers to create differentiated consumer electronic products that deliver an enhanced multimedia experience on a variety of products such as digital and mobile TVs, portable media players, PCs, laptops, flash storage, digital cameras and music and smart phones.

Select Comfort Corporation develops, manufactures, markets, and distributes adjustable-firmness beds and other sleep-related accessory products in the United States and Canada. It offers mattresses under the Sleep Number brand name. The company also provides a line of accessory bedding products, including specialty pillows, mattress pads, comforters, sheets, bed foundations, and leg options. In addition, the company markets a group of comforters and blankets under the brand name Personal Warmth Collection; and Precision Comfort, an adjustable foundation that enables consumers to raise the head or foot of the bed, as well as to experience the comfort of massage, using a handheld remote control. Further, it provides home delivery, including bed assembly and mattress removal services. The company distributes its products through retail, direct marketing, and e-commerce channels primarily to end users, home furnishings retailers, and specialty bedding retailers. As of January 3, 2009, it had 471 company-owned stores and 801 retail partner doors. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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