OTC International, Ltd. company, a jewelry retailer and wholesaler, makes and markets pieces in fine gold or tarnish-resistant sterling silver with cameos, semi-precious gemstones, and diamond accents. As a volume producer, OTC specializes in private-label licensed jewelry pieces and watches. The company, whose headquarters spans some 100,000 sq. ft., manages a staff of artists, designers, photographers, and advertising professionals. Its products are made in the US, as well as imported from Asia/Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and South America. Rival New York jeweler Dialuck netted OTC's finery when the merchant filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2008.

Mirato S.p.A. company is a leading Italian manufacturer of personal hygiene products, including deodorants, soaps and shower gels, hair care products, aftershave, makeup, and fragrances. Mirato's many products are sold under various labels, including Intesa, Malizia, and Splend'Or. Mirato, which was founded in 1960, entered the mass market cosmetics business through its purchase of the Clinians brand from Medestea Internazionale in 2001. Its products are sold through a variety of retailers and mass merchandisers, mostly in Italy, but also worldwide. Benefit SpA owns about 55% of Mirato's shares and is seeking to acquire the rest.

Natural Health Trends Corp. was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Natural Health Trends Corp., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an international direct selling and e-commerce company. The company sells personal care and wellness products under the NHT Global brand primarily to independent distributor networks. It offers Skindulgence, a skin care system that include nonsurgical facelift, as well as a spa collection for hands, feet, and all-over body; Alura, an intimacy enhancing cream for women; Premium Noni Juice, a reconstituted morinda citrifolia fruit juice; La Vie, an energy-boosting dietary supplement; Triotein, a lactose-free whey protein powder that provides amino acid substrates; Cluster Concentrate, a product for increased cell hydration; and TriFusion Max, a beverage with a blend of exotic fruits and berries. The company has operations in North America, Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, South Korea, Japan, Italy, and Slovenia.

The oral health company makes and markets toothpaste, toothbrushes, sonic teeth-cleaning systems, and breath mints, for better oral care. Dentist Ron Murayama developed a less-expensive system for whitening teeth in the 1980s, then sold that product and business before starting Amden (where he's now chairman) in 1992. The firm promotes its products, primarily the Cybersonic system and its "harmonic resonance," through infomercials, often enlisting the help of celebrities, such as Vanna White and Cheryl Tiegs. Amden claims the Cybersonic is the world's fastest toothbrush.

Swank, Inc. company was founded in 1897 and is based in New York, New York. Swank, Inc. engages in the importation, sale, and distribution of men's accessories in the United States. The company offers leather accessories, including belts, wallets billfolds, key cases, card holders, and other items. It also distributes men's costume jewelry, such as cuff links, tie klips, chains and tacs, bracelets, neck chains, vest chains, collar pins, key rings, suspenders, and money clips. The company offers its products under various brands, including Kenneth Cole, Tommy Hilfiger, Nautica, Geoffrey Beene, Claiborne, Guess?, Ted Baker, Donald Trump, Tumi, Chaps, Buffalo David Bitton, Pierre Cardin, and US Polo Association. Swank, Inc. sells its merchandise to various retailers, including department stores, national chain stores, specialty stores, mass merchandisers, catalog retailers, the United States military retail exchanges, and labels for less retailers. As of December 31, 2008, it operated four company-owned factory outlet stores in four states primarily to distribute excess and out of line merchandise.

Sports Chick Brands Limited clads the scads of cheeky female football (i.e., soccer) fans. Founded in 2002, the company designs and manufactures apparel for sportive-type women, including technical apparel popular with serious athletes. Sports Chick's apparel includes casual T-shirts (imprinted with sassy football-oriented slogans), shorts, tank tops, and track pants for a variety of sports, as well as running, fitness, and gym use. The company distributes its products in the UK through specialty sports shops and in Football Club shops such as Premiership and Championship clubs. Sports Chick distributes in the US through soccer and sports stores. The company also sells through the soccer.com Web site.

The NeoStrata Company, founded in 1988 by two doctors who specialize in skin research, is a skin care firm dedicated to researching, developing, and marketing Alpha Hydroxyacid (AHA) skin products, as well as natural compounds using polyhydroxy acids (PHAs) and lactobionic acids. Some items are sold exclusively to dermatologists and plastic surgeons, while others sell in spas, salons, beauty stores, and department stores. Its brands include NeoStrata (anti-aging), Exuviance, CoverBlend (cosmetics), and NeoCeuticals (for specific skin conditions) that are sold in the US and more than 60 foreign countries.

C&J Clark International Ltd. company is one of the largest makers of casual shoes in the world, manufacturing and selling its notoriously homely Clarks, Bostonian, and K Shoes brands for men, women, and children in department stores in more than 150 countries, as well as online. C&J Clark also operates some 550 Bostonian, Clarks, Hanover, and K company-owned stores, mostly in the UK, but also worldwide. C&J Clark is the UK market leader in shoes, ahead of Marks and Spencer. Founded in 1828 as a sheepskin tannery, about 70% of C&J Clark is now owned by the 500 living descendants of co-founder James Clark.

SCA Hygiene, a division of Sweden's Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget (SCA), makes and sells a comprehensive line of tissue and personal care products worldwide. It makes products such as baby diapers and incontinence, feminine hygiene, and other absorbent tissue products. In addition to selling its products to home consumers, it sells to hotels, health care facilities, and industrial and service institutions. Hygiene products account for about 50% of the parent company's total sales. Its consumer brands include Edet, Tork, Zewa, and Velvet. The hygiene products operations are conducted through four business groups: SCA Tissue Europe, SCA Personal Care, SCA Americas, and SCA Asia Pacific.

Gima, LLC company provides custom embroidery and screen-print services for clothing and accessories. It offers over 100 custom lettering fonts that it uses to stitch logos on everything from hats to shirts to golf bags. Gima also provides private label cutting and sewing and specializes in fleece fabric. Clients include Aetna, Eastern Mountain Sports, L.L. Bean, and McDonald's. Gima is owned and operated by brother-in-laws Roberto Giansiracusa and George Marinelli. Roberto's Italian immigrant father Luigi began working in the US as a tailor in 1952 and eventually opened his own apparel firm with help from wife Ines.

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