Founded in 1906 to make arch supports, New Balance is known for its selection of shoe widths. Besides men's and women's shoes for running, crosstraining, basketball, tennis, hiking, and golf, the firm offers fitness apparel and kids' shoes and owns leather boot maker Dunham. Chairman Jim Davis bought New Balance on the day of the 1972 Boston Marathon. New Balance Athletic Shoe runs on its everyman (and everywoman) appeal. Unlike its rivals, it shuns celebrity endorsers. By spotlighting lesser-known athletes the company claims to emphasize substance over style. The approach attracts Boomer jock clients who are less fickle than the teens chased by other shoemakers.

Sidney Frank Importing Co., Inc. was founded in 1972 by Sidney Frank who pioneered the use of promotional parties to directly market specialty drinks to consumers. Sidney Frank Importing company imports and distributes specialty liquors in the US. Its offerings include the herbal concoction known as Jagermeister (35% alcohol), St. Vivant Armagnac, and Barenjager Honey Liqueur. The company also helped establish France's Grey Goose vodka as a premium brand in the US before selling its rights to Bacardi.

Life certainly sounds good for brothers Bert and John Jacobs, who went from living in their van and subsisting on peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to running a $100-million-plus company in just a few short years. The Life is good co-founders sold T-shirts to college students up and down the East Coast before creating the firm's stick-figure mascot, Jake. Life is good got its official start in 1994 and, today, the unconventional company makes casual apparel (T-shirts, lounge pants, boxers) and accessories, caps, backpacks, jewelry, pet gear, and home goods through a handful of company stores, its Web site, and through some 4,500 specialty and sporting goods stores in the US and more than 25 other countries.

Incorporated in 1954, Scott's Liquid Gold is an American manufacturing and distribution company whose clear and focused intent is to offer the best, most innovative and high quality products at the most reasonable prices possible. At a time when so many companies are succumbing to the "get it done cheaper" pressures, Scott's Liquid Gold stands firm in its belief that American manufacturing can be a force to be reckoned with.Only extreme dedication to quality, consumer demand, uniqueness, innovation and customer service keeps a company on course for over fifty years. These were the touchstone ideas behind our Scott's Liquid Gold wood care, and the inspiration and motivation for unique products such as Touch of Scent air freshener, Mold Control 500 and our newest product, Clean Screen. Scott's Liquid Gold's wholly owned subsidiary, Neoteric Cosmetics, also manufactures Alpha Hydrox anti-wrinkle skin care and Neoteric Diabetic skin care - both highly respected product lines embraced by both medical professionals and consumers alike.

Since 1976 FlairWood Industries has been providing cabinetry solutions for the institutional, industrial and health care fields. FlairWood proud to have FlairWood products in use throughout North American and as far away as Europe and Japan. And now FlairWood excited to add FlairWood new MailCenter product line to FlairWood company's offering.The people of FlairWood have been the key to FlairWood success and growth. Through a team concept that utilizes creative problem-solving techniques, the results are high-quality products, delivered on-time by people who care.

Johnson Brothers Liquor Company was founded in 1953 in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Johnson Brothers Liquor is one of the country's top wine and liquor distributors. The company distributes mainly domestic brands of wines and distilled spirits throughout 13 US states, mostly in the Midwest and South, as well as in Nevada in the West, Rhode Island and New York in the East, and in Hawaii. Johnson Brothers is owned by the Johnson brothers -- CEO Lynn Johnson and president Mitchell Johnson. Its customers include beverage retailers, bars, and foodservice operators (restaurants).

Mamiye Brothers, Inc. company is a manufacturer of branded children's and teen's apparel, with brands such as Bratz, Bongo, Guess? Kids, Hello Kitty, and C7P (Chip and Pepper Foster), among others. The company's products are distributed to department stores, specialty stores, and mass market retailers. The family-owned and -operated company was founded in 1946 by the Mamiyes. It acquired subsidiary Flapdoodles Apparel in 2005 and extended its reach into juniors jeanswear in mid-2006 through its acquisition of the juniors license for Bongo. Mamiye Brothers added the "Little Me" kids clothing line in 2007, when it purchased the brand from S. Schwab Company.

Richline Group company manufactures and distributes necklaces, bracelets, earrings, charms, pendants, and rings in gold, ranging from 10 to 18 karats. The merged entity has retained its existing brands, which include AuraGem (precious and semi-precious gemstone jewelry) and Leach & Garner (offering nickel-free hypo-allergenic pieces). Products are sold at thousands of jewelry retailers including Hannoush, Misiak Jewelers, and Touch of Gold. Norwest Equity Partners sold Aurafin to Berkshire Hathaway, in July 2007.

Dolce & Gabbana S.r.l. designs, produces, and distributes clothing, leather goods, footwear, and accessories. It also offers fragrances, eyewear, timepieces, and jewels. Dolce & Gabbana S.r.l. was founded in 1985 and is based in Milan, Italy. It has subsidiaries in New York, Tokyo, and Hong Kong. The company has distribution branches in Rome, London, Paris, Barcelona, and Düsseldorf. Dolce & Gabbana S.r.l. operates as a subsidiary of Dolce & Gabbana Luxembourg S.à.r.l.

Founded in 1973 by Chuck West as Pet Circus, the family-owned company changed its name to Pet Supermarket in 1986. Pet Supermarket has it all for your furry friend. The company sells more than 8,000 pet care products, including food, toys, medicine, and clothing, through its Web site and about 110 stores in a dozen states, primarily Florida. Stores also offer vaccinations for dogs, cats, and ferrets, and sell a variety of small animals, such as hamsters, guinea pigs, rabbits, and tropical fish. In addition, Pet Supermarket works with area organizations to host adoptions and related events for cats and dogs. Like its pet superstore competitors, customers can take their pets shopping with them.

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