Swat Fame designs and manufactures denim, sportswear, and dresses for juniors, girls, and contemporary markets. Its brand portfolio includes See Thru Soul, Kut Kollection, Kut from the Kloth, Bu from Malibu, Underground Soul, and Indigo Royalty. Swat Fame's collections are sold through US department stores, including Bloomingdale's, Dillard's, Von Maur, Buckle, Windsors, Arden B., Macy's, Nordstrom, J. C. Penney, and Kohl's, as well as through specialty retailers such as Charlotte Russe.

Zotos wants its products to be the hair and now to salon clients worldwide. Zotos International, a unit of Shiseido International Corporation and Japan's Shiseido Company Limited, makes hair care and hair color products and markets them to salons. Its name brands include JOICO, Blondie, Quantum, Bain de Terre, Nucleic-A, Naturelle, and Zotos. The firm also sells Decleor, CARITA, and Qi esthetic beauty and spa treatments. Products are sold through professional beauty supply stores and salons -- such as Armstrong McCall, Regis Corporation, and Sally Beauty's Beauty Systems Group -- as well as through online retailers. Shiseido acquired Zotos in 1988 from Conair Corporation.

Estee Lauder's reach to the UK some 40 years ago has benefited even the most striking European beauties. Estee Lauder Cosmetics develops makeup, skin care, and fragrance products, such as Estee, Beautiful, White Linen, and Knowing. Its operations span major and niche cosmetics markets in the UK. Since the 1960s Estee Lauder's products have made their way into department stores throughout the UK and Ireland. The firm's distribution operations are based in Hampshire. The company's products are sold at a number of stores including Boots the Chemists, Harrods, Selfridges, Pure Beauty Store, Debenhams, and House of Fraser.

Lululemon Athletica Inc. was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. Lululemon Athletica Inc. engages in the design, manufacture, and distribution of athletic apparel and accessories for women and men in Canada, the United States, and Australia. The company's apparel products include fitness pants, shorts, tops, and jackets for healthy lifestyle activities, such as yoga, dance, running, and general fitness. Its fitness-related accessories comprise an array of items, such as bags, socks, underwear, yoga mats, instructional yoga DVDs, water bottles, and headbands. The company sells its products through its retail stores, as well as through independent franchises and a network of wholesale accounts that includes yoga studios, health clubs, and fitness centers. As of February 1, 2009, Lululemon Athletica Inc. had 103 retail stores, including 42 in Canada and 61 in the United States; and 5 franchise stores, including 1 in Canada and 4 in the United States.

Anthony for Men is a manufacturer and marketer of men's skin care and bath and body products. The firm's products are natural and allergy-tested and include Action, Anthony Logistics for Men, and Anthony Sport for Men face, shaving, body, and hair care items. The line is available in almost 2,000 stores, including Sephora and Nordstrom, in some 25 countries, and online. Products include glycerin cleansing bars, facial scrubs, body sprays, astringent, lip balm, razor burn repair, algae facial cleanser, alcohol-free deodorant, mud scrub exfoliating bar, and hair gel. The company also makes a Little Men line of hair and body wash for babies. A percentage of proceeds is donated to prostate cancer charities.

Ball Corporation was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado. Ball Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, supplies metal and plastic packaging to the beverage, food, and household products industries worldwide. It offers aluminum and steel beverage cans for producers of beer, carbonated soft drinks, mineral water, fruit juices, energy drinks, and other beverages. The company also produces two-piece and three-piece steel food containers for packaging vegetables, fruit, soups, meat, seafood, nutritional products, pet food, and other products; aerosol cans, paint cans, and custom and specialty containers; and polyethylene terephthalate and polypropylene plastic containers used primarily in beverage and food packaging, as well as plastic containers for industrial and household product applications. In addition, it develops spacecraft, sensors and instruments, radio frequency systems, and other technologies for the civil, commercial, and national security aerospace markets. Further, the company provides technical services and products to government agencies, prime contractors, and commercial organizations for a range of information warfare, electronic warfare, avionics, intelligence, training, and space systems needs.

Columbia Distributing also carries wine, soda, and other non-alcoholic beverages. Serving the US's Northwest region, it commands a 50% market share in the area. Its offerings number among both domestic and imported labels. The Maletis family owns the business, which in 1989 took over and combined operations with Gold River Distributing. In 2008 the company (then called CoHo Distributing) acquired Mt. Hood Beverage and all three were combined under the name Columbia Distributing. The enterprise conducts operations in nearly 20 locations throughout Oregon and Washington.

Pringle of Scotland is one company that really has stuck to its knitting, but has changed its stylings to suit the times. The company has for nearly two centuries represented the quintessentially Scottish apparel, contributing to the world of fashion high-end woollens and the ubiquitous twinset. Starting in 2000, Pringle of Scotland began rebranding itself and its products in the international luxury market. The company's products can be found at showrooms in London and Tokyo, as well as through high end retailers in Europe, Asia, and the US. The company was spun off (so to speak) from Dawson International in 2000 and sold to Hong Kong-based Fang Brothers Knitting Ltd., which is owned by Kenneth Fang.

Rosy Blue, Inc., its US arm, was officially established in 1974. Rosy Blue company designs, manufactures, and distributes fine diamonds and bridal and fashion jewelry across a wide range of price points to mass and independent jewelry retailers, as well as department stores nationwide. With offices in more than 15 countries, the company makes its own jewelry under the Orra and ROSIBLU names as well as jewelry for partners, such as Canadia and Vera Wang. In the 1970s, when many Indian diamond houses were moving their operations to New York City, Rosy Blue's parent company (India-based Rosy Blue Group) followed suit.

CEO Bob King founded Humanscale Corporation in 1982. Humanscale Corporation company is a leading manufacturer of office products, including keyboard systems, chairs, desk lamps, and computer accessories, that are easy on the body. Humanscale operates through four divisions: Healthcare, Hospitality, Design Studio, and Shop (its online marketplace). The company's products are distributed through more than 15 sales offices across the US, as well as through contract furniture dealers, retailers, and the Internet. Humanscale also distributes its products internationally. In addition, Humanscale operates manufacturing facilities in California, New Jersey, and Ireland.

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