IKON was acquired by Japan's Ricoh, a key supplier, in 2008 for $1.6 billion. IKON Office Solutions works to ensure that when it comes to buying business equipment, customers say, "I can and I will." A subsidiary of office equipment giant Ricoh, IKON sells and services its parent's brand of office equipment, including copiers, printers, scanners, fax machines, and more, throughout the US, Canada, and Europe. IKON Office Solutions, Inc. also offers such services as document management outsourcing, electronic file conversions, facilities management, and training. Customers are primarily large and small businesses and government agencies.

Blackwell UK (known as Blackwell's) operates about 50 bookshops throughout the UK under the Blackwell's and Heffers names, as well as Blackwell's Online Bookshop. Blackwell's Book Services (headquartered in the US, with offices in the UK) supplies books and bibliographic products to some 3,500 research, academic, and specialty libraries around the world. The original B.H. Blackwell's store was opened in Oxford on New Year's Day 1879, and today it is one of the company's flagship locations. The Blackwell family still owns and runs Blackwell's. The family also owns academic publisher Blackwell Publishing.

Hobbico, which began in 1971 as Tower Hobbies, has grown to become one of the world's largest model hobby companies. For pilots who would rather fly their planes from the ground, Hobbico (dba Great Planes) makes and sells radio-controlled model aircraft -- as well as boats, cars, gliders, and related accessories. The company is the world's largest retail and wholesale distributor of radio-controlled hobby products. Hobbico makes some of its products and buys the rest from other manufacturers. It sells its fully-assembled models and kits in hobby stores throughout North America and some 45 countries worldwide. It also sells directly to hobbyists through its Web site and catalog.

Founded in 1984, Giant Inland Empire RV is owned by president Bob Barouti. Giant Inland Empire RV can help Californians turn I-10 into a home away from home. Giant Inland Empire RV sells new and used RVs, motor homes, and trailers at about a half a dozen locations in California and online. Brands include Fleetwood, Forest River, Monaco, National R.V., Skyline, Thor, Trail-Lite, and Winnebago. Giant Inland also provides RV parts and service. Its Web site allows customers to shop for new or used RVs by class or brand. Giant Inland Empire RV will reimburse the cost of airfare for customers who purchase online and fly into Southern California to pick up their RV.

Sam Ash Music has been instrumental in many a musician's livelihood. The #2 musical instrument retailer in the US (behind Guitar Center), Sam Ash Music (SAM) operates about 45 stores in more than 15 states including California, New York, and Texas. Besides instruments, SAM sells sheet music, recording equipment, lighting, computers, and music software. It also sells online. SAM also sells vintage guitars, offers custom-built instruments and music clinics, and buys used musical instruments. It also runs a pro services and parts division, Sam Ash Professional, and an Educational Division serving schools. The company was founded in 1924 by Sam and Rose Ashkynase, whose descendants still own and run the company.

Marine Corps Community Services (MCCS) operates more than 15 Marine Corps Exchange (MCX) stores located on bases on the East and West Coast and in Hawaii and Japan. MCX outlets offer a full line of retail products to active duty Marines, Sailors, Soldiers, Airmen, their family members, and retirees. Other services provided by the MCCS include restaurants, temporary lodging, golf courses, and travel services. A proposal made by the The Bush Administration to merge the Marine Corps Exchange with its sister service counterparts -- the Army and Air Force Exchange Service and the Navy Exchange Service Command -- has been scrapped.

Guaranty Chevrolet sells new and used cars and trucks from a handful of locations in Oregon and California. Its six RV showrooms offer new and used RVs, as well as repair and maintenance services. With more than 60 brands, Guaranty RV is one of the largest motorhome dealers on the West Coast and its boasts some 500 new and used vehicles in stock. It also has operations in Arizona. In addition to motorhomes, trailers, and vans, the company also offers a travelers club for those who enjoy the RV lifestyle. Guaranty was founded in 1966 by GM and owner Shannon Nil's father Herb Nil.

Gameplay GB Ltd. sells new video games at discounted prices for popular platforms, such as the PC, Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, and Nintendo Wii. Games from a variety of studios are distributed through Gameplay's Web site to European and other countries around the world, including Australia, Japan, and the US. In 2004 the company was acquired by THE GAME GROUP, which has become a leading software and game retailer in Europe.

Topps Tiles Plc was founded by current chairman Barry Bester, who used the proceeds from his wife's hairdressing business to purchase the original shop in 1981. So tell them what you want, what you really really want. That's reportedly just what former Spice Girl, Victoria Beckham, did when she called upon Topps Tiles to outfit the bathroom in her Cheshire home. Topps sells ceramic tiles and wood flooring for homes and businesses throughout the UK and in Holland. Topps operates about 320 retail stores under the Topps Tiles and Tile Clearing House banners in Britain, and 20-plus Topps Floorstore shops in Holland. Its products are sourced directly from suppliers in China, Italy, Spain, South America, and Turkey.

Launched by Mike Van Dalsum, Sr. in 1988, Oasis Imaging Products has been serving the toner cartridge remanufacturing industry for the past 21 years. Oasis is one of the most recognized names in the industry. INC. Magazine named Oasis Imaging Products the 15th fastest growing, privately owned company in the United States in 1994 and 1995. Today, under the leadership of Mike Van Dalsum, Jr., Oasis provides our customers with high quality products, competitive pricing, accurate technical support, prompt and inexpensive shipping, as well as a continuing dedication to product development.

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