Raymond Limited takes textiles every step -- from its beginning, on the back of the lamb standing in its pen, to its end, on the back of the man standing in the retail store. Raymond Limited manufactures textiles (from raw materials) and apparel in India. The company also operates more than 500 retail stores under The Raymond Shop banner in the Middle East, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Nepal. Founded in 1925, Raymond Limited comprises two divisions: the textile unit and the files and tools unit. Subsidiaries Celebrations, Colorplus Fashions, Raymond Apparel, and Silver Spark all produce men's, women's, and children's apparel. Its Everblue Apparel unit makes jeanswear.

The firm generates most of its sales from women's wear, including its Koret and Sag Harbor lines. It also produces men's and children's clothes and accessories. Its other brands include My Michelle, Baby Phat, Phat Farm, Rewind, Vince, and XOXO. The company is a major supplier to department stores, as well as mass retailers, specialty boutiques, and catalogs. Kellwood also operates Vince and Sag Harbor brand outlet stores across the US. Kellwood has gained a foothold in new niches and grown through acquisitions, including Vince, Briggs New York, and Phat Fashions. It was taken private in 2008 by Sun Capital Partners and has been restructuring.

Eagle Creek takes the lug out of luggage by making backpacks and other carrying bags that are designed for comfort. The company specializes in making outdoor backpacks, but it also makes and markets wheeled switchbacks and trunks, duffel bags, shoulder bags, and even money belts and wallets. Eagle Creek's Pack-It-System helps to organize and pack clothes and other travel items within a suitcase, backpack, or briefcase. Its products are sold through specialty luggage stores, outdoor shops, and department stores in the US and Europe. Employee-owned Eagle Creek was acquired by top jeans manufacturer and outdoor enthusiast V.F. Corporation in 2007.

Empire Merchants company distributes a wide array of wines, spirits, and champagnes to licensed liquor stores throughout the region. In 2007 it combined its metro New York operations with those of Peerless Importers to form Empire Merchants. Founded in 1933, the company is a subsidiary of Maryland-based Charmer-Sunbelt Group, one of the largest wine and spirits wholesalers in the US. The Merinoff family controls Charmer-Sunbelt.

Compagnie Financière Richemont sells the stuff of suave. It markets Cartier jewelry, Piaget and Baume & Mercier watches, Alfred Dunhill leather goods, and Montblanc pens. Richemont, the world's second-largest luxury goods firm, behind French rival LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, also owns jeweler Van Cleef & Arpels. The company boasts some 800 of its own boutiques. Following the sale of its Rothmans International unit (with Rothmans, Dunhill, Peter Stuyvesant, and Winfield tobacco products) to British American Tobacco (BAT), Richemont is focused solely on peddling luxury goods. As part of its operations, the company also peddles Chloé perfume and womenswear and makes watch components for third parties.

Valentino Fashion Group continues to make a splash on the fashion scene. Spun off to shareholders by Italian fabric maker Marzotto in mid-2005, the company holds Marzotto's former apparel units. The group is divided into three businesses: Valentino (which includes Valentino Garavani, Valentino Roma, and R.E.D. Valentino), Hugo Boss (with its Boss and Hugo brands), and a final business unit that comprises licensed brands Marlboro Classics and M Missoni, as well as its own brands Lebole, Oxon, and Portrait. Valentino Fashion Group operates more than 1,600 boutiques in 110 countries and sells through e-commerce site Valentino.com. Its corporate offices are located in Italy, France, Hong Kong, Japan, and the US.

Vera Bradley Designs was formed in 1982 by friends Patricia Miller and Barbara Bradley Baekgaard when they realized a lack of good-looking luggage for women. They named the company after Barbara's mother, Vera Bradley. Vera Bradley Designs likes its customers to carry around lots of baggage. It designs and makes quilted handbags and travel bags, as well as travel accessories, such as cosmetic bags, curling iron covers, and pocket wallets. The company's products are available in some 3,500 gift and specialty stores and about 30 Vera Bradley retail stores in the US. In addition to its core products, it offers licensed items, including Vera Bradley-brands rugs, eyewear, stationery, and home decor items.

Founded by Sean "Diddy" Combs in 1998, Sean John Clothing designs, produces, and distributes high-end urban fashion and accessories targeted to trendy males and females. The design firm, which is owned by Bad Boy Worldwide Entertainment Group, opened several stores in recent years and formed a joint venture, Outspoke LLC, with Zac Posen. Sean John Clothing has signed a numerous licensing agreements for apparel related to its clothing, a Sean John fragrance with Estee Lauder, and Ciroc Vodka through a partnership with Diageo.

Delta Galil Industries Ltd. provides fashion and basic apparel to address a range of price points for a range of customers. It provides customers with customized vertical solutions, which encompass every stage of production, from initial design and development through manufacture of fabrics, accessories and garments to logistics, distribution and replenishment. Its product offering encompasses intimate apparel, underwear, socks, leisurewear, nightwear and active-wear for men, ladies, and children. It supplies private label garments for global retailers, produces branded garments for various brands, and manufactures and distributes licensed products. Its major markets are the United States, the United Kingdom, Continental Europe and Israel. Its customer list encompasses global brands, such as Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein, Hugo Boss, Nike, Puma and others, as well as retailers, such as Marks & Spencer, Wal-Mart, J.C.Penney, Target, Victoria's Secret, Hema, Carrefour and others.

Founded in 1998, the company sells medications and healthcare items for cats, dogs, birds, fish, chinchillas, guinea pigs, rabbits, and other small animals. Paying less to take care of pets is the focus of PetCareRx and its customers. The online retailer sells discounted prescription and non-prescription medications and supplements for domesticated pets that are typically purchased from veterinarian offices. The e-tailer peddles the products through its Web site and offers additional pet items, such as toys, treats, bedding, and grooming supplies. The company's Web site boasts an online pharmacist and veterinarian to answer questions, as well.

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