Redcats has some red hot deals. It 90+ catalogs and websites offer apparel (including men's and women's plus-size clothing), home furnishings, outdoor gear, sporting goods, and fashion accessories. Major brands include Avenue, Brylane, Roaman's, The Sportsman's Guide, La Redoute, and Ellos. With a presence in more than 30 countries, Redcats has about 600 stores in France, its largest market (the US is second). Redcats USA oversees its US business; it also has major operations in Scandinavia. Nearly all the company's products are designed in-house, not surprising considering its parent is PPR, owner of fashion houses Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent. Redcats in 2010 purchased plus-size fashion website Castaluna.com.

PCC (stands for Puget Consumers Co-op) today is the largest consumer-owned natural food cooperative in the US, with about 40,000 members. Lifetime membership in the regional cooperative costs $60.PCC Natural Markets operates about 10 organic and natural food stores in Washington. More than 90% of the produce sold by the coop is certified organic, according to USDA rules. It also offers cooking classes featuring guest chefs, natural foods, exotic dishes, and lessons for children. PCC Natural Markets watches out for its customers' health, removing all products from its shelves that contain trans-fats and the like.

Improvement Direct operates a network of about a dozen online retail stores that sell a wide array of home décor items, bath and kitchen appliances, and furniture. Products include everything from lamps to sinks to beds. It offers such brand names as Bosch, Emerson, Kohler, and Moen. Environmentally-conscious consumers also have their choice of energy-saving appliances, faucets, lighting, and water heaters. Improvement Direct ships from about 50 warehouses and through more than 30 vendor partners. The private company was founded in 2000 by president Chris Friedland and EVP Dave Boctor.

Replacements, Ltd. offers new and previously owned china, crystal, flatware, and collectibles from its facilities spanning more than 400,000 sq. ft. Its inventory consists of some 13 million pieces in more than 300,000 patterns. In addition to its bridal and gift registry, Replacements' website features a dinnerware knowledge base, place-setting guides, pattern identification tools, and showroom tour. Customers can place their orders by mail, phone, fax, e-mail, and online. The company was founded by president and CEO Bob Page in 1981.

The Jim Pattison Group is headquartered in Vancouver, BC, Canada and is comprised of over 449 locations world wide focusing on the automotive, media, packaging, food sales and distribution, magazine distribution, entertainment, export and financial industries. With sales of over $7.1 Billion in 2009 and more than 33,000 employees, the Jim Pattison Group is the third largest private company in Canada. The mandate of the Jim Pattison Group is total customer satisfaction and that goal continues to enable the individual divisions of the Jim Pattison Group to become leaders in their markets. We hope that this website will provide our customers, employees, financial partners, and suppliers with a better picture of the depth and breadth of The Jim Pattison Group. The site is also designed to provide direct access to our divisions through links to their individual websites.

Peoples Drug Mart wants to give the power of Canada to the people through vitamins and supplements. Peoples Drug Mart operates about 45 drugstores throughout British Columbia under the Peoples Drug Mart and Peoples Pharmacy banners. The stores stock a number of wellness and household products under its own People First brand as well as other national brands. About 70% of the company's stores are located in rural communities and are equipped with pharmacists who are trained in palliative care. Drug stores running under the Peoples Drug Mart and Peoples Pharmacy names are independently owned.

Spain's Cortefiel has something for everyone. Its five main store brands -- Cortefiel, Pedro del Hierro, Springfield, Women'secret, and Milano -- target young men, older men, young women, cost-conscious women, and high-end clothing. Cortefiel operates more than 1,400 stores, mostly under the Cortefiel and Springfield banners. Although the retailer operates in about 50 countries, Spain is home to more than half of the group's stores. It owns its European stores and franchises locations in Asia, the Americas, and the Middle East. The Hinojosa family had controlled Cortefiel before CVC, PAI Partners, and Permira acquired more than 86% of it in 2005.

99 Cents Only Stores sells closeout and regular general merchandise for 99 cents or less. With about 275 stores, the company sells name-brand and private-label food and beverages, health and beauty aids, household goods, hardware, toys, and more. Though about 200 of its stores are in California, the company also operates locations in Arizona, Nevada, and Texas. The firm's Bargain Wholesale unit distributes discounted merchandise to retailers, distributors, and exporters. The Gold family owns about 35% of the company and is actively involved in running it. Chairman David Gold is the founder, and his son Jeff is president; son-in-law Eric Schiffer is the firm's CEO.

Auer Steel & Heating Supply Co. is a full-service distributor of high quality indoor comfort products, featuring the Bryant, Carrier (Milwaukee only) and Payne brands of furnaces, air conditioners, humidifiers, air cleaners, heat & energy recovery ventilators, controls and other accessories. Auer Steel company began in 1940 in Milwaukee, when Don Curtes, Sr. founded the business on his philosophy of superior customer service. Now, over 65 years and two generations later, the Curtes family still owns and operates Auer Steel with the same valued-added service ideals.During the late 1980's and early 1990's, Auer Steel opened three satellite branch operations to provide even better service to its customers. Although our Carrier/Bryant/Payne product lines are limited to Southeastern Wisconsin, we will gladly ship other products throughout the state. May 1995 brought the expansion of Auer Steel to the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul. From its location in suburban New Hope, Auer Steel/Twin Cities serves customers in nearly all of Minnesota, eastern North Dakota and northwestern Wisconsin. November 2004 brought us another opportunity for growth. Our acquisition of the Bryant distributor serving Appleton, Green Bay, Wausau, northeastern Wisconsin and western Upper Michigan allows us to bring our superior customer service to exciting new territory.

21st Century Technology provides claims handling and fulfillment for the replacement of stolen car audio equipment, as well as the replacement and repair of lost or damaged cameras and computers. The company also supplies and installs mobile phones, security, telematics, and sat-nav systems for fleets. In other business, it distributes third-party auto entertainment systems and security and interface cables. In 2009 the company acquired the remaining 25% it didn't already own in 21st Century Crime Prevention Services, a provider of CCTV services for buses, and made it a wholly owned subsidiary. It then changed its name from TG21.

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