American Hotel Register Company was founded in 1865 to sell hotel guest registers. It was acquired by Thomas Leahy in the early 1900s and his descendants still own and operate the company. The company supplies hotels of all sizes with more than 50,000 products, including toiletries, cleaning products, appliances, furniture, carpeting, drapery, linens, and embossed items. It also caters to funeral homes, health care facilities, government offices, and military institutions. American Hotel Register sells its products through its 2,000-page catalog and its Web site.

The Warnaco Group, Inc. company was founded in 1874 and is based in New York, New York. The Warnaco Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, sources, markets, licenses, and distributes intimate apparel, sportswear, and swimwear worldwide. It provides sportswear for men, women, and juniors, such as jeans wear, knit and woven shirts, tops, and outerwear; intimate apparel, including bras, panties, sleepwear, loungewear, shape wear, and daywear for women, and underwear, briefs, boxers, T-shirts, loungewear, and sleepwear for men; and swimwear for men, women, juniors, and children comprising swim accessories and fitness and active apparel. The company offers its products primarily under the Calvin Klein, Speedo, Chaps, Warneres, and Olga brand names. The company distributes its products principally to wholesale customers through department stores, independent retailers, chain stores, membership clubs, specialty and other stores, mass merchandisers, and the Internet. As of January 3, 2009, it operated 902 Calvin Klein retail stores worldwide consisting of 88 full price free-standing stores, 83 outlet free-standing stores, 1 on-line store, and 730 shop-in-shop/concession stores, as well as operated 1 Speedo on-line store. It also had 586 Calvin Klein retail stores operated by third parties under retail licenses or franchise and distributor agreements.

Nine West Group has put its footprints all over the shoe industry. The top designer and marketer of fashionable women's shoes sells footwear (casual, career, and dress), clothing, and accessories through more than 420 of its own retail and outlet stores and in department, specialty, and independent shoe stores in the US. Nine West also licenses its name for stores outside the US. The footwear firm makes and markets its shoes and accessories under several brand names. These include Nine West, Easy Spirit, Bandolino, and Enzo Angiolini. Manufacturers in Brazil, China, and Italy make the company's shoes. Nine West is owned by Jones Apparel Group, which acquired the company in 1999 for about $1.4 billion.

Teknion Corporation was founded in 1981. After being publicly traded for 10 years, the firm was taken private in 2008 by an affiliate of A-Tean Holdings, its controlling shareholder. Teknion Corporationmakes office systems, including cubicles, cabinets, desks, and relocatable walls, for the middle to upscale workplace furniture market. It also produces other furnishings and decor, such as seating, tables, case goods (credenzas, bookshelves), ergonomic items, and workplace accessories (clocks, lighting). Products are sold through a worldwide network of about 400 dealers and its US subsidiary, Teknion LLC.

Owner and CEO Eugen Gluck founded the company in 1955. E. Gluck Corporation company makes quartz watches that bear monikers such as Anne Klein, Nine West, and its own Armitron. Its timepieces also feature characters from Disney, Mattel, and Warner Bros, as well as the designer labels of Lucky Brand and JLO by Jennifer Lopez. E. Gluck uses edgy styling, microfiber bands, and digital colors to attract younger customers, as well as interchangeable bracelets and bezels (and even diamonds) for the more sophisticated set. Its watches, which carry a lifetime guarantee on working parts, are sold through jewelers, department stores, and specialty retailers.

Chairman, CEO, and owner Vera Wang founded the firm in 1990. A bride needs to budget more for herself if she wants to walk down the aisle in a wedding dress from Vera Wang Bridal House. With gowns reaching $20,000, Vera Wang has designed bridal gowns for celebrities the likes of Sharon Stone and Mariah Carey. Vera Wang also designs evening gowns, bridesmaid dresses, and sportswear, and licenses its name for other apparel, as well as for china, crystal, eyewear, footwear, fragrances, jewelry, linens, silver, and more. Vera Wang's products are sold through upscale department stores, specialty stores, and a pair of company-owned flagship boutiques located in New York City and Los Angeles.

Energizer Holdings was founded in 1999 and is based in St. Louis, Missouri. Energizer Holdings, Inc. manufacturers and sells primary batteries, portable lighting, and personal care products worldwide. The company offers carbon zinc, alkaline, rechargeable, and lithium primary batteries. Its flashlights and other battery-powered lighting products include flashlights and lanterns for home, work, and outdoors; and novelty and impulse flashlights. The company markets its batteries, and flashlights and other battery-powered lighting products under Energizer and Eveready brand names. In addition, Energizer Holdings offers wet shave products, including razor systems, such as razor handles and refillable blades, and disposable shave products for men and women; skin care products, including sun care products; feminine care products; and infant care products, such as bottles, cups, mealtime products, pacifiers, and diapers. The company sells its wet shave products under the Schick and Wilkinson Sword, Edge, and Skintimate brand names; skin care products under the Banana Boat, Hawaiian Tropic, Wet Ones, and Playtex brand names; and feminine care and infant Care products under the Playtex and Diaper Genie brand names. It markets its products through a direct sales force, distributors, and wholesalers.

April Cornell Holdings is working to make an impression on the online retail scene. The company markets trendy mid-range apparel, handbags, jewelry, and other accessories for women and girls through its e-commerce site. It also designs tabletop and kitchen textiles, quilts, duvets, throws, and pillowcases. The company is led by its namesake founder, April Cornell, who started the business when her previous enterprise, Cornell Trading, was pushed into bankruptcy.

Safilo was established by the Tabacchi family in 1934 after it bought Italy's first lens and frame production plant, itself founded in 1878. The world's #2 eyewear maker behind Luxottica, Safilo makes and markets eyeglass frames, sports goggles, sunglasses, and accessories. It sells its high-end products through sporting goods stores and opticians in some 130 countries under its own Smith, Carrera, Oxydo, Blue Bay, and Safilo brands and under license for Gucci, Giorgio Armani, Valentino, and Marc Jacobs, among others. Safilo also sells eyewear through about 155 swank Solstice stores in the US and another 50 shops in Mexico.

Incorporated in 1954, Scott's Liquid Gold is an American manufacturing and distribution company whose clear and focused intent is to offer the best, most innovative and high quality products at the most reasonable prices possible. At a time when so many companies are succumbing to the "get it done cheaper" pressures, Scott's Liquid Gold stands firm in its belief that American manufacturing can be a force to be reckoned with.Only extreme dedication to quality, consumer demand, uniqueness, innovation and customer service keeps a company on course for over fifty years. These were the touchstone ideas behind our Scott's Liquid Gold wood care, and the inspiration and motivation for unique products such as Touch of Scent air freshener, Mold Control 500 and our newest product, Clean Screen. Scott's Liquid Gold's wholly owned subsidiary, Neoteric Cosmetics, also manufactures Alpha Hydrox anti-wrinkle skin care and Neoteric Diabetic skin care - both highly respected product lines embraced by both medical professionals and consumers alike.

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