R.G. Barry Corporation was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Pickerington, Ohio. R.G. Barry Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in designing, sourcing, marketing, and distributing accessory footwear products in North America. The company offers indoor/outdoor casual footwear under the Terrasoles brand, and canvas/active fashion footwear products under the Superga brand. Its products include slippers, sandals, hybrid and active fashion footwear, and slipper socks. The company also offers its products under the Angel Treads, Dearfoams, DF Women, DF Men, Dearfoams DF, DFSport, EZfeet, Dearfoams NV, Snug Treds, Solé, Terrasoles, Utopia, Soluna, Levies, and Nautica brand names. It markets its products through traditional, promotional, and national chain department stores; mass merchants; discount stores; warehouse clubs; off-price retailers; specialty stores; independent retailers; catalogs; and Internet sites.

Liquid Investments supplies beer, malt beverages, soda, energy drinks, and water to customers in parts of California and Colorado. The company owns the Mesa Beverage Co. in Santa Rosa, California, from which it handles some 1,500 accounts in Sonoma and Marin counties. It also serves 475 accounts in the western slope area of Colorado through Colorado Beverage Distribution, which has locations in Grand Junction and Montrose. Liquid distributes imported and domestic beers, including Heineken, Labatt, and Miller. It also ships regional beers from brewers like Samuel Adams, Mendocino Brewing, and Anchor Brewing. Its soda labels include Thomas Kemper and Henry Weinhard; waters include Crystal Geyser and Water Plus.

Director Gordon Merchant founded Billabong in 1973. Billabong International makes Billabong brand surf and extreme sports (skateboarding and snowboarding) apparel and accessories. Products sporting its wave logo include board shorts, swimwear, T-shirts, jackets, backpacks, watches, and footwear. Board riders and wannabes can buy the firm's gear at specialty sport stores and a few Billabong stores in more than 100 countries. The company sponsors surfers, skaters, and pro surfing tournaments in Australia, South Africa, and Spain.

Pegasus International Holdings (PIH) manufactures athletic, dress, and leisure footwear. The Chinese shoemaker's products include sports sandals, casual shoes, hiking boots, golf shoes, and athletic shoes for brand names such as NIKE, Timberland, Dick's Sporting Goods, and L.L. Bean. PIH's manufacturing operations are located in mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan and have the capacity to produce 25 million pairs of footwear per year. The company also engages in other investment activities and provides administrative services to its companies. The majority of its sales go to the US -- although domestic sales and sales to other Asian countries are growing.

It was the 1980s: Robin Williams wore rainbow suspenders, Tom Hanks wore a dress, and if you were hot, you had the Jordache look. Fast-forward more than two decades: Jordache Enterprises offers jeans, apparel, and accessories (shoes, purses) primarily for teens, mostly through decidedly non-designer retailers, such as Wal-Mart. It also licenses the Jordache name for eyewear and luggage. Jordache makes jeans under license for Gasoline, Sasson, KIKIT, FUBU, and U.S. Polo Association. Its premium Jordache Vintage line is sold at specialty stores. In 1977 a New York City store, owned by brothers and Israeli immigrants Joe, Ralph, and Avi Nakash, was burned and looted; insurance enabled them to launch Jordache.

Essilor of America, Inc. company makes and distributes optical lenses under the Airwear, Crizal, DEFINITY, Transitions, and Varilux brand names, among others. Its Essilor Laboratories of America business, a wholesale laboratory network, provides services and a variety of lens brands to opticians, optometrists and ophthalmologists across the US. Essilor of America is a subsidiary of Paris-based Essilor International, which operates about 250 prescription laboratories that manufacture corrective lenses worldwide. The company has been expanding its operations through acquisitions in recent years.

Emilio Pucci has the gift for style that just keeps on giving and giving. The design house -- established in the 1950s -- is today just as adored as it was when its popularity first caught on in the early 1960s. Pucci makes and distributes women's apparel, accessories, perfume, eyewear, and footwear, through about 40 boutiques. The apparel company also sells its products through select department stores and online. Its retail operations span worldwide, including shops in The Americas. Although the namesake Mr. Pucci died in 1992, the company continues to operate as a subsidiary of LVMH. Daughter Laudomia Pucci remains an executive with the firm.

Pet Central, Inc. company makes a variety of Waggers-brand natural dog treats that are low-fat and wheat-free. The line includes Champion Chips training treats and Wag n' Go gift packs, as well as its core products in flavors such as Hearty Stew, PB Roundies, and Savory Casserole. Its products are available online through retailers such as petfooddirect.com and sitstay.com. They're also sold through retailers the likes of Cabela's. Pet Central was founded by company president and CEO Steve Fraley and his wife, Susan. The couple was recognized by partner company Invisible Fence for donating pet oxygen masks to area fire departments in 2008.

H.H. Brown manufactures and distributes casual, work, and dress shoes and boots under more than a dozen brands, including Acme, Bøc, Børn, Brunswick, Carolina, Corcoran, Dexter, Double-H, Matterhorn, Nurse Mates, Quark, Ruhne, Sofft, and Softspots. Founded in 1883, H.H. Brown is named after Massachusetts shoemaker Henry H. Brown and is a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway. The company owns and sells through two Web sites (shoeline.com and supershoes.com); more than 50 of its own H.H. Brown SuperShoes stores; and through other retailers.

Gitanjali Gems doesn't do things the old fashioned way. In an industry known for tradition and family-owned firms like DeBeers, the Indian newcomer has set tradition at naught. It sources, machine cuts and sets, and retails diamond and gem jewelry offering a dozen brands (Gili, Asmi, D'Damas, Rivaaz) across several retail channels, instead of trying to build the prestige of one name. Gitanjali has production plants in India, Thailand, Vietnam, and China with marketing outposts in Europe, Japan, and the US. Retail outlets include Gitanjali Lifestyle stores (1,200+), Samuels and Rogers in the US, mass merchants, and catalogs. The company has also launched a designer apparel label under the Gitanjali name.

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