Frederick's of Hollywood Group is making big business out of little somethings. Through the 2008 merger of Frederick's of Hollywood and Movie Star, the group pairs two of the top intimates makers and retailers. The group boasts US retail operations and wholesales in the US and Canada. Its Frederick's of Hollywood subsidiary peddles intimates, as well as wigs, hosiery, and dresses, through its catalog, e-commerce site, and more than 130 namesake stores. The group's Movie Star unit designs intimate apparel, sleepwear, leisurewear, and loungewear under brands Movie Star, Cinema Etoile, and others. Movie Star sells to discount, specialty, mass merchandise, and department stores and to catalog merchants.

Founded in 1949, Frazier Industrial is owned by CEO William Mascharka. Frazier Industrial Company makes structural, as opposed to roll-formed, steel storage racks in about a dozen mini-mills in the US, Canada, and Mexico that can adapt production to demand and receive just-in-time delivery of raw materials. Customers use Frazier Industrial's storage racks in warehouses, factories, farms, and other industrial and commercial facilities. Among the company's storage products is the Glide 'N Pick pallet cart that automatically rolls out for greater ease in retrieving items.

ACCO Brands Corporation designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and distributes traditional and computer-related office products and supplies principally in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada. It offers paper fastening, document management, supplies, binding and laminating equipment and consumable supplies, personal computer accessory products, paper-based time management products, presentation aids, and label products. The company's products and supplies include staplers, staples, punches, ring binders, trimmers, sheet protectors, hanging file folders, clips and fasteners, data binders, dry-erase boards, dry-erase markers, easels, bulletin boards, overhead projectors, transparencies, and laser pointers and screens; and accessories for laptop and desktop computers comprising security locks, power adapters, computer carrying cases, hubs, docking stations, technology accessories for iPods, and input devices, such as mice and keyboards. It also offers specialized laminating films for wide-format digital print lamination. The company markets its office products to various customers, including commercial contract stationers, retail superstores, wholesalers, distributors, mail order and Internet catalogs, mass merchandisers, club stores, and dealers, as well as directly to commercial and industrial end-users and to the educational market; and computer products to consumer electronics retailers, information technology value-added resellers, original equipment manufacturers, and office products retailers. ACCO Brands Corporation is headquartered in Lincolnshire, Illinois.

Gitanjali Gems doesn't do things the old fashioned way. In an industry known for tradition and family-owned firms like DeBeers, the Indian newcomer has set tradition at naught. It sources, machine cuts and sets, and retails diamond and gem jewelry offering a dozen brands (Gili, Asmi, D'Damas, Rivaaz) across several retail channels, instead of trying to build the prestige of one name. Gitanjali has production plants in India, Thailand, Vietnam, and China with marketing outposts in Europe, Japan, and the US. Retail outlets include Gitanjali Lifestyle stores (1,200+), Samuels and Rogers in the US, mass merchants, and catalogs. The company has also launched a designer apparel label under the Gitanjali name.

Lion was established in 1891 and has adopted the slogan: From Good Morning to Good Night, More Dreams for Your Life. Lion takes pride in its top ranking among Japanese toothpaste and toothbrush manufacturers. Brands include Clinica, Dentor, and Dent. Besides oral care products, the company makes and sells laundry detergent, bleach, cleaners, shampoo, deodorant, and beauty products in several countries. Household products account for about half of sales, but Lion also operates food, chemical, and pharmaceutical divisions. The company has strengthened its competitiveness by introducing new products, such as a teeth-whitening toothpaste, medicated cleansing pads, and a men's deodorant.

UFP Technologies Inc. company was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in Georgetown, Massachusetts. UFP Technologies, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the design and manufacture of engineered packaging solutions for automotive, computer and electronics, medical, aerospace and defense, industrial, and consumer markets. The company offers packaging products primarily using polyethylene, polyurethane, cross-linked polyethylene foams, and rigid plastics. Its packaging products include end-cap packs for computers, corner blocks for telecommunications consoles, anti-static foam packs for printed circuit boards, die-cut or routed inserts for attache cases, and plastic trays for medical devices and components. The company also fabricates and molds component products made from cross-linked polyethylene foam and other materials, as well as engages in laminating fabrics and other materials to cross-linked polyethylene foams, polyurethane foams, and other substrates. Its component products include automotive interior trim, athletic and industrial safety belts, components for medical diagnostic equipment, nail files and various beauty aids, anti-fatigue mats, and shock absorbing inserts used in athletic and leisure footwear.

PETCO Animal Supplies Stores, the nation's #2 pet supply specialty retailer, is hounding PetSmart for top dog status. As the operating subsidiary of holding company PETCO Animal Supplies, it runs more than 950 stores in all 50 US states. Its 15,000-sq.-ft. superstores carry some 10,000 pet-related items, including premium cat and dog foods (Nutro, Hill's Pet Nutrition), collars, leashes, grooming items, toys, and animal habitats. Its stores also offer grooming, training, vet services, and mixed breed DNA testing, and sponsor pet adoption for cats and dogs with local animal-welfare organizations. PETCO's products are also available through its Web site. Buyout firms took PETCO private in 2006.

Victory turns its consumers into winners -- or at least helps them look like winners. Victory Corporation, operating through its Virgin Cosmetics Company and Virgin Ware apparel outlet, distributes Virgin Vie cosmetics and toiletries. The company operates about 15 retail and outlet Virgin stores (some of which have in-house spa treatment facilities) in the UK. However, most sales are generated directly from its some 12,000 home-based sales consultants. Victory also operates a retail web site and catalog. Founded in 1997, the company launched its own clothing line in 2005. It was publicly traded on the London AIM until 2007, when it was delisted.

American Apparel, Inc. company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. American Apparel, Inc. engages in the manufacture, distribution, and retail of fashion basic apparel for women, men, children, and pets. The company primarily offers t-shirts, denim, sweaters, jackets, and other casual wear. As of May 31, 2009, it operated 270 retail stores in 19 countries, including the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, the United Kingdom, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Israel, Australia, Japan, South Korea, and the People's Republic of China. The company also operates a wholesale business that supplies t-shirts and other casual wear to distributors and screen printers. In addition, it has an online retail e-commerce Web site americanapparel.net.

Founded in 1945 by German refugee Hans Stern, the company is owned today in equal shares by the Stern sons: Roberto, Ronaldo, Ricardo, and Rafael. H. Stern Com. & Ind., S.A. company is one of the fastest-growing high-end jewelry (a necklace worn by Angelina Jolie at the 2004 Oscars was valued at $10 million) manufacturers in the world. The company is known for turning its colored gemstones into luxury products. H. Stern runs about 160 stores in a dozen countries worldwide. The firm is rapidly expanding into the Middle East and Eastern Europe, where its rings and accessories are finding a mainstream audience. It also supplies jewelry to other retailers and sells it jewels on cruise ships.

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