Kimberly-Clark Limited, in operation in the UK since 1955, has a foothold in the area's paper products market, with such items as Kleenex (tissues), Andrex (toilet tissue), Fiesta (disposable towels), Huggies (diapers/nappies), Kotex (feminine care), and its Professional line. The firm's professional unit makes products for wiping, workwear, and the washroom for businesses in the manufacturing and hospitality industries. The firm also develops a health care product line for hospitals and medical professionals that includes disposable gowns, drapes, and gloves, as well as sterilization wrap. It's a business component of Kimberly-Clark Europe, which is the hub of the parent company's operations in Europe.

Sarkli Repechage gives damaged skin a second chance. The company is a wholesaler and retailer of personal care products, including skin and body care items that contain seaweed and other botanicals. Products include the Repechage Four Layer Facial, Vita Cura antiaging creams, the Hydra Medic line of cleansers for acne-prone skin, fruit-scented body scrubs, SPF-enhanced cosmetics, and sunless tanning gel. Repechage's treatments are sold to spas in the US and internationally, as well as through its Web site. After opening Manhattan's first day spa in the late '70s, president and CEO Lydia Sarfati founded Sarkli Repechage in 1980.

Louis Vuitton North America is the North American operations subsidiary of French luxury goods giant LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, which boasts more than 60 luxury brands including Clicquot, Dom Pérignon, Moët & Chandon, Christian Dior, Givenchy, Donna Karan (DKI), Sephora, and TAG Heuer. The firm specializes in wines and spirits, fashion and leather goods, perfumes and cosmetics, watches and jewelry, and duty free shopping. Louis Vuitton North America operates more than 540 stores -- including a four-story emporium on New York's Fifth Avenue -- throughout the US and contributes more than 20% of its parent company's sales.

Gold Coast Beverage Distributors, Inc. company has been in business since 1940 and began distributing wine in 2005. Florida-based Gold Coast Beverages, considered the largest beer wholesaler in the Sunshine State, also distributes a variety of wine and Zephyrhills bottled water in Miami, Pompano Beach, and Rockland Key. (Zephyrhills is a division of Nestlé Waters.) Among the many brands Gold Coast distributes are Bavaria, Beck's, Corona, Guinness, Heineken, Labatt, Pabst, Shiner, Miller, and Coors. In 2008 it acquired the Palm Beach County territory and now covers the area from Tequesta all the way down to Key West.

The Swatch Group Ltd. is a Switzerland-based company engaged in the manufacture of watches, jewelry and accessories, as its core business. The Company offers watches in all price and market categories, including brands such as Breguet, Blancpain, Glashuette Original, Jaquet Droz, Leon Hatot, Omega and Tiffany & Co. in the prestige and luxury-range segment; Union Glashuette, Longines and Rado in the high-range segments; Tissot, ck watch & jewelry, Balmain, Hamilton, Certina and Mido in the middle-range segment; Swatch and Flik Flak in the basic-range segment, and Endura in the private-label segment. The Company also manufactures mechanical and quartz movements, and is active in the design, production and marketing of electronic components. It also supplies movements and components to third-party watchmakers in Switzerland and around the world. The Swatch Group Ltd. is represented worldwide through its subsidiaries and distributors.

Marietta makes miniatures -- those little packages of personal care amenities (soaps, dental and hair-care products, and other items) found in hotels and bed-and-breakfast inns. The company also distributes brand-name (Pantene, Vaseline, Yardley of London) and private-label (Fleur de Lis, Lord & Mayfair) products to gift shops, the health-care market, correctional institutions, and military bases. Using its sample-size packaging know-how, the company makes trial-size units for other companies' products, as well. Marietta went public in 1986. When corporate officers were convicted of fraud in 1996, it was acquired by BFMA Holding, which, in turn, sold the company to private equity firm Ares Management in 2004.

Hamilton Fixture Company was founded in 1959, providing counters to banks, post offices, and other retailers. Hamilton Fixture company designs and makes custom display cases and other fixtures for retailers. It uses such materials as wood, metal, glass, wire, and acrylic. Customers have included Barnes & Noble, Hollywood Video, Starbucks, T.J. Maxx, and Wal-Mart . Hamilton Fixture manufactures, warehouses, and distributes its products through 750,000 sq. ft. of facilities in Ontario, California, and Hamilton, Ohio.

Oxford Industries, Inc. company is a top US manufacturer of brand name and private-label clothing and footwear, as well as a retailer in the US and the UK. Its Tommy Bahama business makes branded men's and women's casual attire and operates more than 80 stores in the US. Its Ben Sherman unit boasts some 30 UK stores. Oxford also produces designer men's clothing, including golfwear, under license from Tommy Hilfiger, Nautica, Oscar de la Renta, and others. Oxford's customers include national and regional specialty stores, direct retailers, and department stores. Macy's, Nordstrom, and Debenhams were Oxford's biggest customers in 2008.

Richline Group company manufactures and distributes necklaces, bracelets, earrings, charms, pendants, and rings in gold, ranging from 10 to 18 karats. The merged entity has retained its existing brands, which include AuraGem (precious and semi-precious gemstone jewelry) and Leach & Garner (offering nickel-free hypo-allergenic pieces). Products are sold at thousands of jewelry retailers including Hannoush, Misiak Jewelers, and Touch of Gold. Norwest Equity Partners sold Aurafin to Berkshire Hathaway, in July 2007.

SC Direct subsidiary sells women's wigs and wiglets mostly through catalogs such as Paula Young but also through its Web site: WigShop.com. A similar catalog, Especially Yours, targets African-American women. Its Daxbourne International unit sells similar products in the UK through catalogs and a few stores. Its Heart of Gold division offers synthetic and human hair wigs to women experiencing hair loss due to chemotherapy and medical treatments. Specialty Catalog also offers continuing education through its Western Schools division. Specialty Catalog was sold to EdgeStone Capital Partners in 2005.

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