Holiday Diver urges those who enjoy getting wet while going down under to swim over to its Divers Direct Web site. The online store sells everything to dress the diving enthusiast from head to fin. It also offers beach wear, shoes, sunglasses, and jewelry. On the bricks-and-mortar side of business, the company operates five scuba shops in Florida that also do business under the Divers Direct name. The shops offer air tank fills in addition to beach essentials and dive gear. Holiday Diver was founded in 1984 as Divers Outlet.

STAEDTLER-Mars is the Canadian distribution arm of Germany-based STAEDTLER Group. The company's inventory includes pencils, pens, markers, sharpeners, and other writing and drawing implements, as well as inkjet cartridges, drawing boards, and rulers. It also distributes Eberhard Faber products. STAEDTLER-Mars, which was incorporated in 1960, has additional sales offices in Quebec and British Columbia. STAEDTLER-Mars Ltd. plans to merge its Canadian and US offices into one unit in 2010. The new team will be headquartered in Canada.

Founded in 1978, Aloette is part of Astral Health & Beauty, which also makes and markets the Pur Minerals and CosMedix skin care brands. Since hiring a new CEO in 2009, Astral and its investors are looking to expand Aloette and its sister brands. Aloette Cosmetics loves a good party. Best known for selling aloe vera-based skin care products, Aloette also markets cosmetics, fragrances, and other personal care items. The company's products are sold mainly through home parties held by Aloette's direct-sales network of more than 10,000 consultants in some 40 franchises across the US and Canada. Aloette also markets its goods through a website, catalog, and on television shopping channels.

Christy Sports isn't some girly group of ponytailed cheerleaders. It's the largest specialty ski and snowboard retailer in the Rocky Mountains. With more than 40 retail stores in skiing hot spots like Snowmass, Crested Butte, Steamboat Springs, and Vail, the company sells skiing, snowboarding, snow-shoeing, mountain biking, and golf equipment along with shoes, shirts, gloves, and bags to carry it all. Stores also carry patio furniture, grills, hammocks, and other accessories for the outdoor life and rent skiing and snowboarding gear. Christy's staff are all serious skiers and snowboarders who use the equipment they sell. The company was founded in 1958 by avid skiers Ed and Gale Crist.

Nourison is the leading multi-category resource in today’s floor covering market. Our company offers comprehensive programs from signature handmade area rug collections such as Nourison 2000, to prestige designer lines like Calvin Klein, to the best-selling powerloom carpets of Ashton House, to the Grand Parterre collection which represents an unparalleled level of luxury and sophistication in broadloom construction. Throughout the United States and Europe, prominent retailers rely on Nourison for merchandise assortments recognized for their unique combination of beauty, craftsmanship, and value in virtually every price and construction category.With a consistent and monumental backup inventory on over 4500 sku’s in area rugs alone, Nourison ships over 95% of our orders within 48 hours. This commitment to maintaining an outstanding in-stock position is a special point of pride throughout the company. Nourison’s state-of-the-art website makes doing business with us as easy and convenient as turning on a computer screen. With the click of a mouse, retailers can check our stock, place an order, and check their order status, all without leaving the office. Likewise, our dealer support program includes constantly updated printed materials and also highly cost-effective promotional materials for consumer outreach. Our in-house Marketing Department creates catalogues, videos, mailers, and inserts that enable our retailers to maintain a highly effective and targeted dialogue with their customers.

JAM Industries wants to provide musically-inclined Canadians with the opportunity to jam at a hootenanny or a jamboree. The firm is a leading North American musical equipment distributor. It operates eight divisions: American Sound & Music; Coast Music (music accessories); Erickson Audio (pro audio equipment); Erikson Music (musical instruments, including Korg keyboards); Erikson Pro (sound and lighting equipment); Erikson Commercial (audio and video equipment), Erikson Consumer (consumer electronics retailer products); and Korg Canada. JAM was founded in 1972 when chairman Marty Golden introduced the JAM (named after the initials of his three children, Joel, Annie, and Michael) line of hand-wired tube combos.

Konica Minolta Business Solutions HK was founded in 2003. You've got business problems, Konica Minolta has, well, business solutions. Konica Minolta Business Solutions (HK) Ltd., a subsidiary of office machine powerhouse Konica Minolta, sells business customers digital and laser printers, multi-function printer/fax/copier/scanners, and electronic document management systems. The parent company is exiting its camera and film business though Konica Minolta Business Solutions HK does still offer some of these items. Konica Minolta Business Solutions (HK) Ltd. also sells printing and networking software and offers technical support. Launched in late 2008, its Digital Solutions Square (DSS) is a high-tech showroom for the company's newer and more innovative products.

Contract Associates, Inc. was founded in 1988 by president and CEO Maria Griego-Raby. If you need furniture for your office, you can contact Contract. Contract Associates sells commercial and office furniture at two retail outlets located in Albuquerque and Santa Fe, New Mexico. The company also manages a store in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Contract Associates sells office furniture, desks, filing systems, and flooring from Haworth, Intellaspace, Workrite, La-Z-Boy, and other major suppliers. It also offers space planning, installation, furniture brokerage, and project management services.

Hudson Group operates some 600 newsstands, bookstores, cafes, and specialty shops in about 70 airports and other transportation terminals throughout North America. The group's flagship Hudson News format is North America's only national newsstand brand. The shops offer travelers books, magazines, apparel, souvenirs, snacks, and beverages for their journey. Other formats include Hudson Booksellers, Kids Works, and Euro Cafe. Private equity firm Advent International acquired Hudson Group in 2007 and in 2008 merged it with Swiss travel retailer Dufry AG.

Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. engages in the retail and direct marketing of vitamins, minerals, nutritional supplements, herbs, sports nutrition formulas, homeopathic remedies, natural pet food, low carb foods, diet and weight management supplements, and other health and beauty aids primarily in the United States. It sells its products through its retail stores, as well as through its catalog and Websites, primarily vitaminshoppe.com. Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. sells its products under its Vitamin Shoppe, BodyTech, and MD Select brand names, including Ultimate Man, Ultimate Woman, and Whey Tech, as well as under national brands, which include Solgar, Twinlab, EAS, and Nature’s Way. As of March 9, 2010, it operated 447 stores in 37 states and the District of Columbia. Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. was formerly known as VS Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. in November 2009. Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in North Bergen, New Jersey.

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