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.

Bardon Supplies Limited is a division of Groupe Deschenes Inc. , a privately held, family managed corporation. Groupe Deschenes acquired Bardon Supplies Limited in June of 2005, bringing the total number of branch locations in the Deschene network to sixty-nine in Ontario and Quebec. Bardon Supplies was established in Belleville [which remains our head office] in 1969. The original company, with eight branches, was expanded to include twelve wholesale locations with the acquisitions of Peninsula Plumbing and Heating Supplies Limited, Doris Metals Inc. and Bayside Supply. Our commitment to new technologies has been a significant factor in our successful expansion. Bardon Supplies has invested heavily in the most modern computer software systems available to wholesale distributors and has the capability of remote order entry for all customers through our WebOE program. We have now made it easier for customers to do business with us by using our secure WebOE Internet connection to place orders, check stock, get prices or review their Bardon account status. Click WebOE to find out more about this great program. We also can communicate through EDI with our major industrial, institutional and commercial customers and suppliers to make data transfer seamless. Our famous Partners in Progress Customer Loyalty Program is another great benefit of being a Bardon customer. ENROLL now to get the rewards you deserve in this exciting program. Find out how you can Login to Partners in Progress to track your rewards. So whether you call our order desk, talk to your Bardon sales representative, or deal with us on the net, all will lead you to the rewards you choose. Our retail presence in Ontario continues to grow under the Bathworks banner, with five, stand-alone showroom locations. With these locations, Bardon Supplies, within our Bathworks Select Program, continues to offer our trade accounts the facilities to help them show and sell fixtures to their customers.

Women and men looking to make their mark on fashion and their health without leaving the house shop with AmeriMark Holdings. Through its direct marketing subsidiaries, the company offers women's apparel, shoes, cosmetics, and jewelry, as well as health-related items. The AmeriMark Direct subsidiary sells wares via its website and more than a half-dozen catalogs, including Anthony Richards, Beauty Boutique, Complements, Essentials, Healthy Living, Time for Me, FeelGood Store, and Windsor Collection. Its Dr. Leonard's Healthcare subsidiary reaches customers through the Dr. Leonard's and Carol Wright Gifts catalogs. With roots reaching back to 1969, AmeriMark is owned by private equity firm JH Partners.

Founded in 1982 by two meat wholesalers, Bristol Farms returned to local management in late 2010 when grocery and wholesale giant SUPERVALU sold it to a team of local managers and West Coast investment firm Endeavour Capital. Bristol Farms operates more than a dozen upscale specialty supermarkets in California's Los Angeles,Orange,and Ventura counties, as well as a single store in San Francisco. Smaller than traditional supermarkets(its stores average about 14,000 sq. ft.),more than two-thirds of the company's sales come from fresh products.The grocery chain, which is known for its gourmet items and seasonable edible gifts,also sells wine and spirits.

Grafton Group unites mortar manufacturing plants with building materials and DIY stores on both sides of the Irish Sea. The company operates building and plumbing supply outlets under the Chadwicks and Heiton Buckley brands, as well as Woodie's DIY stores in Ireland. In the UK, Grafton operates Plumbase plumbing supply stores and building supply stores under the Buildbase and Jackson brands. In Northern Ireland, the company operates Macnaughton Blair building-supply stores. Grafton also runs plastic and concrete manufacturing plants, including EuroMix dry-mortar facilities, in England and Scotland. Grafton acquired Heiton Group in early 2005.

CEO and president Dan Brettler founded the company in Bellevue, Washington, in 1987. When you outgrow toy cars, you're likely to find Car Toys. Car Toys sells in-car DVD systems, satellite radios, audio components, security systems, navigation systems, radar detectors, and wireless phones and plans. The company offers such brands as Alpine, Audiovox, JBL, Motorola, Panasonic, Pioneer, T-Mobile, and Verizon Wireless. Car Toys peddles its products through about 50 retail locations in several states, including Colorado, Oregon, Texas, and Washington, as well as through its website. In addition to offering electronics, Car Toys stores provide installation services and advice.

O'Connell Oil operates about 30 Convenience Plus convenience stores and a half a dozen gas stations throughout western Massachusetts, serving customers with Citgo, Mobil, and Shell brand gasoline. Three O'Connell's Heating Oil & Service locations provide heating oil and air conditioner repair services. The company also runs plumbing and industrial lubricant divisions. Namesake Ralph M. O'Connell founded the company in 1925.

It was founded in 1913 by W.S. Cowling, Sr. Dixieline ProBuild (formerly Dixieline Lumber & Home Centers) operates in the deep south of California. The company, owned by Pro-Build Holdings, serves do-it-yourselfers, contractors, and remodelers through about a dozen lumberyard-home centers in the San Diego area. Each location is stocked with 35,000 SKUs, a lumber dock, and in-store door and window showrooms as well as kitchen and bath design centers. It also operates a facility for making trusses, milling, and remanufacturing. The business brings lumber to the West Coast through a dock facility in Oregon, and it also distributes structural lumber and framing and sheathing materials.

Paul Stuart, Inc. was founded in 1938 by Ralph Ostrove and was named after his then 7-year-old son, Paul Stuart Ostrove. Where would the Mad Men of Madison Avenue be without the classic menswear of Paul Stuart? The traditional upscale clothier on Madison Avenue in New York City sells high-end men's and women's specialty apparel to the office crowd. The company also has a store in Chicago, about 70 in-store shops and three freestanding stores in Japan, and a store in Korea. As part of its upscale services, Paul Stuart offers custom suit making. Paul Stuart launched its awaited Phineas Cole collection, a "curated" line, in fall 2007.

Sears, Roebuck and Co. hasn't outgrown the mall scene, but it's spending more time in other places. Beyond its 850 US mall-based stores, Sears has more than 1,300 other locations nationwide. The company operates more than 900 independently owned Sears Hometown Stores (formerly known as dealer stores) in small towns and about 105 Sears hardware stores and some 85 Orchard Supply Hardware shops. Sears' stores sell apparel, tools, and appliances, and provide home services (remodeling, appliance repairs) under the Sears Parts & Repair Services and A&E Factory brands. It also sells appliances and tools online. Sears was acquired by Kmart Holding Corp. in 2005. The deal formed Sears Holdings, which owns both chains.

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