Paul Frank Industries (PFI) the firm has been capitalizing on co-founder Paul Frank's cartoon Julius monkey icon -- and the cute-appeal wave he's been riding -- since the company started in 1997. It also boasts characters Skurvy, Clancy, Sheree, and Worry Bear. Its product lines have expanded from plastic wallets to a themed wardrobe for men and women, children's clothes, bedding, kids furniture, and accessories ranging from eyewear and watches to print towels. PFI also does product collaborations with other pop-icon owners. Its products are distributed through about 20 The Paul Frank Stores worldwide and thousands of specialty stores worldwide.

Pou Chen was founded in 1969. Pou Chen is one company that's full of sole. Its Yue Yuen subsidiary is the world's largest athletic shoe manufacturer turning out more than 100 million pair a year for customers like NIKE, adidas, Reebok, New Balance, and Puma. The company also makes plastic sandals and shoe parts as well as thin film transistor LCD modules and monitors. Footwear, produced in China, Indonesia, Mexico, Viet Nam, and the US, account for about two-thirds of sales. Pou Chen also makes hiking and work boots for Dr. Marten, Timberland, and Wolverine. The company, which handles its own R&D, chemical processing, logistics, and delivery, is planning to expand its retail and manufacturing operations.

The creator of the women's wristwatch (in 1888) also made the first wristwatch with a leather strap -- for a Brazilian aviator in 1904. Now a global symbol of cosmopolitan fashion, the glittering Cartier trademark bedecks jewelry, clocks, watches, perfume, leather goods, apparel, and accessories. Nearly three-fourths of sales come from jewelry and watches. Cartier baubles and beads are distributed worldwide through more than 250 Cartier boutiques and through licensees and retail concessions. Cartier is the jewel in the crown of Swiss group Compagnie Financier Richemont, one of the world's largest luxury goods companies.

Established in 1926, Paoli manufactured chairs for the home before transitioning to office furniture, a market that grew in popularity in the 1970s. HNI purchased Paoli in 2004 from Klaussner Furniture. Paoli does business in offices and boardrooms around the country. Its business is filling those rooms with furniture. Paoli makes wooden tables, desks, cabinets, and upholstered chairs. The company's goods are marketed through about 15 showrooms across the US and via its e-commerce site. Customers come from the corporate, education, and health care industries, as well as government agencies.

Tweezerman International has the tools for those who prefer to be highly maintained. The company has supplied celebrities and well-known makeup artists with its Slant Tweezers for a quarter of a century. Founded by government activist Dal LaMagna in 1980 with only the Splintertweeze, Tweezerman makes more than 100 types of personal care implements for men's and women's manicures, pedicures, eyes, and facials. Its products are sold through professional beauty suppliers, as well as cosmetic and department stores, drug store chains (CVS and Walgreen), and specialty retailers nationwide. Zwilling J. A. Henckels, the highly-renowned German-based maker of knives and scissors, bought the company in January 2005.

Wells Lamont Corporation manufactures hand coverings, including work gloves, garden gloves, hunting gloves, mittens, and professional oven mitts. Wells Lamont operates through three business units. Its namesake unit makes gloves for the retail market; Midwest Leather Group operates leather and pigskin tanneries; and Wells Lamont Industry Group makes protective hand coverings for industrial use. Its foreign subsidiaries include Canada's Jomac and Hong Kong's Austins Marmon. It sells its products through such retailers as Wal-Mart, Lowe's, Sears, Callahan's, and others. Wells Lamont is owned by The Marmon Group.

The Tranzonic Companies makes and distributes personal care products, cleaning and safety products, and industrial textiles nationwide. It also manufactures private-label and brand-name products (Maxithins, Precious, and Health Guards) for other companies in the same industry and is a major manufacturer of sanitary-napkin dispensing machines. Tranzonic repackages and distributes industrial wiping materials, cleaning chemicals, and disposable work clothing through its CCP Industries subsidiary. Investment firm Linsalata Capital Partners bought Tranzonic in 1998.

5.11 was founded in 2003. 5.11 outfits some of the toughest folks on the block. The company, more commonly known as 5.11 Tactical, makes a variety of types of clothing for law enforcement personnel and public safety officers, including the military and firefighters. Its products include tactical apparel, uniforms, outerwear, footwear, and accessories such as eyewear, knives, tactical gear, and holsters. The company's signature 5.11 tactical pants were originally designed for rock-climbing enthusiasts. It also sells leisure wear and children's clothing.

Gildan Activewear Inc. (Gildan), incorporated on May 8, 1984 is a Canada-based company. The Company’s principal business activity is the manufacture and sale of active wear, socks and underwear. It sells active wear products to screenprint markets in North America, Europe and other international markets. Gildan is the supplier of active wear for the screenprint channel in the United States and Canada, and also a supplier for the market in Europe and Mexico. The Company sell socks and underwear, in addition to the active wear products, to mass market and regional retailers in North America.The active wear products, namely T-shirts, fleece and sport shirts under the Gildan brand, are sold to the wholesale distributors as undecorated blanks, which are sold to screen printers and embroiderers who decorate the products with designs and logos. Screen printers then sell the imprinted active wear to a range of end-use markets, including educational institutions, athletic dealers, event merchandisers, promotional product distributors, charity organizations, entertainment promoters, and travel and tourism venues.

Creative Nail Design (CND), a family-run company, makes nail polish, skin care, and nail care products. In the 1970s one of Nordstrom's dental patients (also a manicurist) recognized the scent of sculpted porcelain nails in a mix Nordstrom used to create a temporary cap and challenged him to improve upon existing nail enhancement products. That he did, and today CND's products are sold nationwide through retailers such as Sally Beauty Supply and Ulta. Its brand names include Cuticle Eraser, Scentsations, SolarBalm, and SolarOil. CND is owned by Colomer USA.

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