Li Ning Company is one of the leading sportswear companies in China. Products include footwear, apparel, and accessories, primarily sold under its LI-NING and KAPPA brands. The group has an extensive distribution and retail network in China, in which Li Ning Company manages its own stores, as well as supervising franchised LI-NING retail outlets. In addition, Li Ning has a joint venture with the France-based AIGLE International that includes a 50-year exclusive right to manufacture, market, distribute, and sell AIGLE outdoor sports products in China. Chinese gymnast and chairman Li Ning founded the company in 1989. Li won three gold medals in the 23rd Los Angeles Olympic Games in 1984.

ASICS America is the North American arm of Japanese athletic footwear, apparel, and accessories maker ASICS Corporation. Its shoe collection -- featuring a trademarked stripe design -- includes footwear for basketball, cheerleading, court and training, running, track and field, volleyball, walking, and wrestling. Its Budokan label represents one of its "sportstyle" products that targets a hip crowd. ASICS products, which were introduced in the US in 1977, are sold at regional and national retailers throughout the country, as well as through online vendors. In October 2009, ASICS opened its first freestanding store in the US.

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.

James Avery Craftsman, Inc. company got its start in 1954 when James Avery, himself, set up shop in a two-car garage with about $250 in capital. James Avery Craftsman is a leading jewelry designer, manufacturer, and retailer in the US, mostly throughout the southern states. Its jewelry collection, numbering some 1,100 designs and 14,000 items made in sterling silver, 14-, and 18-karat yellow and white gold, and gemstones, is sold through about 200 independent retailers and about 50 of its own stores in Colorado, Georgia, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Texas. James Avery also sells its products through a catalog and via the Internet.

Avery Dennison was founded in 1935 and is headquartered in Pasadena, California with additional offices in Brea and Westlake Village, California; Framingham, Massachusetts; Mentor, Ohio; Hong Kong and Kunshan, China; Leiden, the Netherlands; and Zug, Switzerland. Avery Dennison Corporation produces pressure-sensitive materials, office products, tickets, tags, labels, and other converted products. It has three segments: Pressure-Sensitive Materials, Retail Information Services, and Office and Consumer Products. Pressure-Sensitive Materials segment offers pressure-sensitive materials, including papers, plastic films, metal foils, and fabrics to label printers and converters; graphic products to the architectural, commercial sign, and digital printing markets; durable cast and reflective films to the construction, automotive, fleet transportation markets; scrim-reinforced vinyl material for banner sign applications; reflective films for traffic and safety applications; and acrylic polymer adhesives and protective coatings.Retail Information Services segment provides price marking and brand identification products, including woven and printed labels, graphic and barcode tags, price tickets, carton labels, RFID tags, barcode printers, molded plastic fastening and application devices, and security management products for retailers, apparel manufacturers, distributors, and industrial customers. Office and Consumer Products segment provides printable media and other products, such as copiers, ink-jet and laser printer labels and cards, related computer software, and index products; and organization, filing, and presentation products, such as binders, dividers, and sheet protectors. It also offers writing instruments, markers, adhesives, and specialty products. Avery Dennison also offers specialty tapes, engineered films, RFID inlays, and postage stamps. The company was formerly known as Avery International Corporation changed its name to Avery Dennison Corporation in 1990.

Founded in 1941, Garan is a subsidiary of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway. Garan, Incorporated company designs, manufactures, and distributes coordinated apparel for infants, toddlers, and children. Products are sold under its customers' private labels, as well as its own brand, Garanimals. Characters like Charley Chimp help young children dress themselves with coordinated hang-tags. Most of Garan's products are sold through distribution centers in the US to major national chains, such as Wal-Mart, department stores, and specialty stores.

Safco was founded in 1967. Safco Products Company does its best to bring some of the comforts of home to the office. The company is a distributor of organization products for the office, as well as pieces to make work feel as comfortable as home. Its 2,200-plus items include back rests and seat cushions, drafting tables, desk chairs, filing and storage systems, footrests, shelving, and garbage cans. Safco distributes its products through dealers, national retailers (Corporate Express, Office Depot, OfficeMax, Staples), and wholesalers (S.P. Richards, United Stationers), as well as through a catalog and the Internet.

A.T. Cross Company was founded in 1846 and is headquartered in Lincoln, Rhode Island. .T. Cross Company engages in the design and marketing of personal accessories in the United States. It operates in two segments, Cross Accessory Division (CAD) and Cross Optical Group (COG). The CAD segment manufactures and markets writing instruments, including ball-point pens, fountain pens, selectip rolling ball pens, and mechanical pencils, as well as refills. It also designs and markets various personal and business accessories, including leather goods, reading glasses, watches, desk sets, business totes, cufflinks, and stationery. The segment sells writing instruments under the Penatia and Cross brands. The CAD segment sells its products through direct sales force and manufacturers' agents or representatives to retail and wholesale accounts, and directly to consumers via its Website www.cross.com and the Cross retail stores in the United States, as well as through distributors and retailers worldwide. The COG segment designs, manufactures, and markets polarized eyewear under the brand names Costa Del Mar and Native. It sells its products through employee representatives and manufacturers' agents to optical and sunglass specialty shops, department stores, and sporting goods retailers in the United States.

Lise Watier Cosmetiques company was founded in 1968 as a personal growth and makeup institution by former television host Lise Watier. Lise Watier Cosmetiques makes and markets more than 350 skin care products, cosmetics, and fragrances. The line, including its La Toscana collection that debuted in 2008, is sold online and through retailers, such as Sephora, Les Galeries Lafayette, and Le Bon Marche in Canada, as well as La Samaritaine (France), El Palacio de Hierro (Mexico) and Gazzaz (Saudi Arabia). The company also produces informative how-to videos, which broadcast on Canadian television and at counters where products are sold.

PZ Cussons is no washout at washing up. Its focus is making and distributing body and hand soaps. It also produces detergents, surface cleaners, over-the-counter medicines, skin and hair care products, men's toiletries, and other household products. While the company sells some internationally recognized brands, the majority of its products are branded and marketed for regional markets. In addition to its personal care and soap and detergent product lines, PZ Cussons has added household electrical appliances and food products to its products portfolio. In 2002 the firm changed its name from Paterson Zochonis to PZ Cussons. The family of co-founder George Zochonis still owns about 30% of the company.

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