Carter Lumber was founded by Warren E. Carter in 1932, and it continues to be a family-owned business. Carter Lumber has the answer when new home construction has you hollering "timber!" The company owns more than 200 lumber and home improvement stores in 10 states from Michigan to South Carolina. The company caters to both contractors and do-it-yourselfers, supplying them with lumber, plywood, roofing, windows, doors, plumbing and electrical products, heating equipment, tools, siding, and other products. The home improvement retailer also owns Carter-Jones Lumber, which runs a 17-acre lumberyard and custom millwork facilities in Ohio.

PITCO Foods, formed by the merger of Pacific Groservice and Pittsburg Wholesale Grocers, operates four membership warehouse stores in San Francisco, Sacramento, San Jose, and Oakland, California under the PITCO banner. The outlets, which are not open to the general public, stock more than 9,000 items and cater to some 10,000 independently-owned retailers and food service operators throughout the Central Valley and Northern California. Customers include supermarkets and convenience stores, drug stores, vending operations, restaurants, and caterers. In addition to various food items, the wholesaler stocks tobacco, janitorial supplies, housewares, health and beauty aids, and auto supplies.

SKH Management operates a chain of more than half a dozen Stauffers of Kissel Hill (SKH) combination supermarkets and garden centers and standalone garden centers in central Pennsylvania. In addition to traditional grocery departments (bakery, meat and seafood, deli, as well as an extensive produce selection), the stores offer floral and home and holiday decor departments. The garden centers sell floral arrangments and gift baskets, gardening supplies, foliage plants, mulch and stone, patio furniture, and more. The regional retail chain was founded in 1932 by Roy Stauffer, Sr. Today the company is still family-owned and run by Paul Stauffer.

Emco is in good with construction workers. Emco Corporation company is one of Canada's leading makers and distributors of building products serving the residential, renovation, and new construction markets, as well as the commercial and industrial construction industries. Emco specializes in plumbing, waterworks, industrial, oilfield supply, and HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) products. The firm also provides geosynthetic products and services. Founded in 1906, Emco operates a network of more than 180 branches throughout Canada. Emco Corporation was acquired in 2003 by Ontario, Inc., an investment vehicle formed by Blackfriars Corp., an Illinois-based holding company.

The Robert Allen Group is a leading designer and marketer of fabrics and home furnishings under numerous brand names, including Robert Allen, Robert Allen @ Home, Ametex, and Beacon Hill. Each line serves a particular price point and market niche. Also, the Robert Allen Contract division works to customize fabrics and designs for corporate, hospitality, and healthcare customers. In 2002 The Robert Allen Group was acquired by family-owned Decor Holdings.

Ultimate Acquisition Partners has the ultimate gift: an electronics store. Ultimate Acquisition Partners, L.P. company owns and runs Ultimate Electronics, a retailer of home theater, TV, audio and video products with more than 40 locations in 15 states. Ultimate Electronics stocks some 130 major brands and offers such in-store services as computer repair and TV and Internet service provider sign-up. The retailer also peddles products online. The Ultimate Electronics chain was operating under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection when CEO Mark Wattles formed Ultimate Acquisition Partners to buy the business in 2005. His Wattles Capital Management investment firm controls Ultimate Acquisition Partners, L.P. company.

CompUSA has been rebooted after a major crash in 2008. The company operates about 35 stores, mostly in Florida, but also in several other states and Puerto Rico, as well as an e-commerce site. It sells computers and peripherals, TVs, gaming consoles, cameras, and other electronics and accessories. CompUSA is a division of Systemax, a multi-channel marketer of consumer electronics and digital media technology. In 2008 Systemax acquired CompUSA's brand, website, and retail outlets. Originally a pioneer in big-box computer sales, CompUSA is reformatting itself as a next-generation retailer.

Charleston Gardens Ltd, a casual furniture retailer, sells indoor and outdoor furniture (including wicker) and related accessories (fountains, planters, jardinieres). Charleston Gardens also peddles hearth products and tableware through its one retail location in Charleston, South Carolina. The company also sells through a catalog and the company's Web site.

Eternit was formed in 1905 by Alphonse Emsens after Ludwig Hatschek invented fiber enhanced cement and called it Eternit due to its long life. It is owned by Belgian construction materials company Etex. From the roof to the sides to the water flowing in, Eternit has your house covered. The company makes roofing material (fiber cement, natural, and concrete slates; concrete and clay tiles, fiber cement sheets), decorative fiber cement boards and siding, and water treatment microstations. Eternit also makes solar energy roof panels and cement plant containers. Its products are distributed to building contractors throughout Luxembourg and Belgium.

Founded by Tom Singh in 1969, New Look was taken private in 2004 by the private equity firms Apax Partners and Permira, who've twice failed to sell it. Growing as fast as its teen customers, New Look sells apparel, lingerie, shoes, and accessories at about 660 New Look stores in the UK and Ireland and 300-plus Mim shops in France and Belgium. Most New Look shops are in the UK but the chain has a growing presence in Ireland, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and now Russia. The retailer also sells apparel online. New Look targets tweens (pre-teens), teen girls, and their mums (if they're hip) with value-priced clothing. Most of its products are private label and the stores sell plus-sized and maternity apparel.

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