The Aristotle Corporation, founded in 1986, and headquartered in Stamford, CT, is a leading manufacturer and global distributor of educational, health, medical technology and agricultural products. A selection of over 80,000 items is offered, primarily through catalogs carrying the brand of Nasco (founded in 1941), as well as those bearing the brands of Life/form®, Whirl-Pak®, Simulaids, Triarco, Summit Learning, Hubbard Scientific, Scott Resources, Spectrum Educational Supplies, Haan Crafts, To-Sew, CPR Prompt®, and Ginsberg Scientific. Products include educational materials and supplies for substantially all K-12 curricula, molded plastics, biological materials, medical simulators and items for the agricultural, senior care and food industries. Aristotle has approximately 800 employees at its operations in Fort Atkinson, WI, Modesto, CA, Fort Collins, CO, Plymouth, MN, Saugerties, NY, Chippewa Falls, WI, Otterbein, IN and Newmarket, Ontario, Canada.There are approximately 18 million shares outstanding of Aristotle common stock (NASDAQ: ARTL) and approximately 1 million shares outstanding of 11% cumulative Series I preferred stock (NASDAQ: ARTLP); there are also approximately 11 million privately-held shares outstanding of 12% cumulative shares of Series J preferred stock. Aristotle has about 4,000 shareholders of record.

Tommy Bahama Group retails the island life. The company designs and markets relaxed sportswear and other items under the Tommy Bahama name. Tommy Bahama's Fishbone pants, Cayman Camp shirts, and other clothing are sold through specialty stores, vacation resorts, and more than 80 namesake stores, as well as through a handful of tropical-themed Tommy Bahama restaurants in the US. Licensees have extended the Tommy Bahama brand to such items as footwear, golf bags, luggage, handbags, eyewear, small leather goods, and home furnishings. In 2003, Oxford Industries bought the company, which was founded in 1992 by marketing director Bob Emfield, designer Lucio Dalla Gasperina, and former president and CEO Tony Margolis.

Tupperware Brands Corporation company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Orlando, Florida. Tupperware Brands Corporation operates as a direct seller of various products across a range of brands and categories through an independent sales force. The company engages in the manufacture and sale of kitchen and home products, and beauty and personal care products. It offers preparation, storage, and serving solutions for the kitchen and home, as well as kitchen cookware and tools, children’s educational toys, microwave products, and gifts under the Tupperware brand name in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, the Asia Pacific, and North America.Tupperware Brands Corporation ompany provides beauty and personal care products, which include skin care products, cosmetics, bath and body care, toiletries, fragrances, nutritional products, apparel, and related products primarily in Mexico, South Africa, the Philippines, Australia, and Uruguay. It offers beauty and personal care products under the Armand Dupree, Avroy Shlain, BeautiControl, Fuller, NaturCare, Nutrimetics, Nuvo, and Swissgarde brand names. The company sells its Tupperware products directly to distributors, directors, managers, and dealers; and beauty products primarily through consultants and directors. As of December 27, 2008, the Tupperware distribution system had approximately 1,800 distributors, 58,700 managers, and 1.0 million dealers; and the sales force representing the Beauty businesses totaled 1.1 million. It was formerly known as Tupperware Corporation and changed its name to Tupperware Brands Corporation in December 2005.

Wolverine World Wide, Inc. company was founded in 1883 and is based in Rockford, Michigan. Wolverine World Wide, Inc. is a designer, manufacturer and marketer of a range of casual shoes, rugged outdoor and work footwear. Approximately 46.6 million pairs of the Company’s branded footwear were sold during the fiscal year ended January 3, 2009 (fiscal 2008). The products are marketed throughout the world under brand names, including Bates, Cat Footwear, Chaco, Cush, Harley-Davidson Footwear, Hush Puppies, HyTest, Merrell, Patagonia Footwear, Sebago and Wolverine. The Company’s footwear products are organized under four operating units: the Wolverine Footwear Group, the Outdoor Group, the Heritage Brands Group and The Hush Puppies Company. The Company operates in Branded Footwear, Apparel and Licensing segment. The Company’s Other Business units consist of its retail stores, leathers and pigskin procurement operations. The Company acquired the Chaco and ULU Footwear businesses in January 2009.

Gunlocke has cared for some famous fannies. The maker of handcrafted wood office chairs boasts that eight US presidents have sat in a Gunlocke chair. Founded in 1902 by a small group of entrepreneurs led by William H. Gunlocke, the company makes and markets wood office furniture -- including chairs, desks, shelves, and conference tables. Its customers include accountants, consultants, and the legal, banking, brokerage, and insurance industries. The company operates showrooms in the US and Canada, including cities Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, New York City, San Francisco, Toronto, and Washington, D.C., among others. Gunlocke is owned by HNI Corporation.

ICICLES Eyewear (formerly Icicles Performance Eyewear) keeps your eyes cool when they're fighting the glare of the hot sun. The company makes and markets men's and women's aluminum, metal, and nylon sunglasses, as well as sun goggles. ICICLES offers its customers prescription and non-prescription glasses under brand names including I-Wire, Slider, Switch Blade, and Viper, among others. Some of the company's top sellers are its replacement lenses and its accessories, such as sport cords. Its products are distributed through dealers in California. It also sells items online and via catalog and extreme sports specialty stores.

GOJO Industries company makes hand cleaners for professional and consumer use for clients such as automotive, foodservice, education, government, and health care facilities. Its product dispensers are seen in many public restrooms. GOJO also offers a line of health care products under the PROVON brand. Its waterless hand sanitizer PURELL, marketed under license with Johnson & Johnson, is sold through retail channels. GOJO, which sells its products worldwide, boasts offices in Brazil, Japan, the UK, and the US. The company is named after its heavy-duty hand cleaner, which was formulated by GOJO founder, Jerome Lippman.

"Avon calling" -- calling for a younger crowd, overseas reps, and improved global operational efficiencies. Avon Products, the world's largest direct seller of cosmetics and beauty-related items, is busy building a global brand and enticing customers younger than its typical middle-aged buyers. Direct selling remains the firm's "modus operandi", but sales also come from catalogs and a Web site. Its products include cosmetics, fragrances, toiletries, jewelry, apparel, home furnishings, and more. Avon boasts about 5.8 million independent representatives. With sales operations and distribution in some 110 countries and territories, the firm has expanded on a multiyear turnaround plan launched in late 2005.

On May 1, 2007 Republic Beverage Company and National Distributing Company combined their businesses in seventeen states and the District of Columbia to form Republic National Distributing Company. RNDC is an organization built on the strong foundations of two long-term, well-established family owned companies.Republic Beverage Company was founded in 1996 as a result of a merger of the Block and Dreeben families and the Goldring family. The Block family began doing business in Texas in 1939 under the leadership of Ed Block. Newman Goldring founded the N. Goldring Corporation in Florida in 1898. Later, Stephen Goldring expanded the N. Goldring base in Florida by opening Magnolia Marketing Company in Louisiana.Today, RNDC is the second largest distributor of premium wine and spirits in the U.S., with wholly-owned operations in Arizona, Alabama, Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. RNDC is also partners in joint-ventures in Kentucky, Ohio, Oklahoma and South Carolina. In total, RNDC employs more than 6,000 individuals nationwide.

SOS Management has taken a bum rap and turned it into a real superstar. The company acquires slumping clothing labels and licenses the names to other companies. Its popular B.U.M. Equipment name is loaned to clothing, footwear, and accessories manufacturers who sell products through retail shops and department stores in the US and abroad. Wal-Mart licenses the brand in multiple overseas markets and owns the name exclusively in Canada. B.U.M. Equipment was once named one of the top 100 most recognizable brands by industry source Women's Wear Daily. SOS also manages the licenses for American Exchange, Gene Meyer, and Mark Montano. Co-chairmen Stephen Wayne and Steve Marra own SOS Management.

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