OTC International, Ltd. company, a jewelry retailer and wholesaler, makes and markets pieces in fine gold or tarnish-resistant sterling silver with cameos, semi-precious gemstones, and diamond accents. As a volume producer, OTC specializes in private-label licensed jewelry pieces and watches. The company, whose headquarters spans some 100,000 sq. ft., manages a staff of artists, designers, photographers, and advertising professionals. Its products are made in the US, as well as imported from Asia/Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and South America. Rival New York jeweler Dialuck netted OTC's finery when the merchant filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2008.

Natural Health Trends Corp. was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Natural Health Trends Corp., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an international direct selling and e-commerce company. The company sells personal care and wellness products under the NHT Global brand primarily to independent distributor networks. It offers Skindulgence, a skin care system that include nonsurgical facelift, as well as a spa collection for hands, feet, and all-over body; Alura, an intimacy enhancing cream for women; Premium Noni Juice, a reconstituted morinda citrifolia fruit juice; La Vie, an energy-boosting dietary supplement; Triotein, a lactose-free whey protein powder that provides amino acid substrates; Cluster Concentrate, a product for increased cell hydration; and TriFusion Max, a beverage with a blend of exotic fruits and berries. The company has operations in North America, Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, South Korea, Japan, Italy, and Slovenia.

Twincraft was born from twins. Twincraft Soap, founded by twin brothers Bob and Dave Asch, makes bar soap for the private-label market. The company provides product development, manufacturing (in Vermont and Guatemala), and packaging services and produces more than 350 million soap bars annually. Twincraft's roster of clients includes specialty retailers such as Bath & Body Works, The Body Shop, and Victoria's Secret, as well as personal care industry behemoths including Johnson & Johnson and Unilever. Founded in 1971, Twincraft was sold to Langer, a medical and skin care products firm, for nearly $27 million in January 2007.

Gruppo Buffetti S.p.A founded in Rome in 1853 by Giovanni Buffetti, began as a typography firm. Italian yellow page publisher Telecom Italia Media bought Gruppo Buffetti in 2000. Gruppo Buffetti markets office supplies, leather accessories, computer software, print-on-demand services, and even books and magazines. It primarily serves the small and medium-sized business markets. The retailer has more than 1,000 franchised locations across the country, but also sells its products via catalog and on the Internet.

Mary Kay Cosmetics Ltd., founded in 1993, represents one of Mary Kay's more than 30 international markets. The UK boasts more than 5,000 independent sales representatives who work full-time or part-time based out of their homes. These sales reps peddle Mary Kay products directly to customers at home parties or at work. Mary Kay's products include skin care, cosmetics, fragrances, nail polish, men's grooming products, and sunscreen.

Liz Claiborne, Inc. (LizClaiborne), incorporated in January 1976, designs and markets a global portfolio of retail-based brands, including JUICY COUTURE, KATE SPADE, LUCKY BRAND JEANS and MEXX. It also have a group of department store-based brands with strong consumer franchises, including the LIZ CLAIBORNE and MONET families of brands, MAC & JAC, KENSIE and DANA BUCHMAN and the licensed DKNY JEANS, DKNY ACTIVE and DKNY MENS brands. The three segments of the Company are Domestic-Based Direct Brands segment, International-Based Direct Brands segment and Partnered Brands segment. On January 17, 2008, the Company entered into a license agreement with Kohl’s Corporation (Kohl’s), naming Kohl’s as the exclusive retailer of its DANA BUCHMAN brand. In April 2008, the Company completed the sale of substantially all of the assets and liabilities of the Ellen Tracy brand.

Founded in 1992 by company owners Jean Hurteau, Guy Hurteau, and France Mnard, Fruits of Passion began with the production of four products (body lotion, bath foam, glycerin soap, and bath oil) with many scent variations for each. Fruits of Passion, the fruits of their passion are becoming more plentiful and visible with each year of the company's success. Fruits & Passion makes, distributes, and retails bath and body products, hair care items, baby care products, home fragrance, sun care, and aromatherapy. Its product lines are sold through more than 165 boutiques in Canada, France, Taiwan, Korea, Switzerland, Hong Kong, and Kuwait, in addition to sales through third-party retailers.

Danier Leather was founded in 1972 by director Irving Wortsman and is run by his son. Danier Leather has made a mint at tanning its own hide(s). The company designs, manufactures, and sells specialty leather and suede apparel and accessories through about 90 mall-based, stand-alone, and Power Centre (large format) stores across Canada. It also sells merchandise online and through a corporate sales division, but exited the US retail market in 2005. Customers are men and women shopping in the middle market of leather goods. Danier has developed its own corporate wholesale sales business, as well. With locally based design and production facilities, the company more easily controls the quality of its output.

Seiko Holdings (formerly Seiko Corp.) is way beyond its tradition of marking time -- whether it's wristwatches, clocks, or precision timing devices for athletic events. The corporation serves as a holding company for subsidiaries, such as Seiko Watch, maker of watches such as the Kinetic and Thermic series that generate power by the movement of the owner's wrist or body heat. The watchmaker also makes mass-market watch brands Pulsar and Lorus. Seiko Watch's other timepieces range from small bedside alarm clocks to large-scale public clocks. Seiko Holdings other subsidiaries include Seiko Clock, Seiko Instruments, Seiko Optical Products, Seiko Sports Life, and Seiko Precision. The Hattori family controls Seiko.

A.T. Cross Company was founded in 1846 and is headquartered in Lincoln, Rhode Island. .T. Cross Company engages in the design and marketing of personal accessories in the United States. It operates in two segments, Cross Accessory Division (CAD) and Cross Optical Group (COG). The CAD segment manufactures and markets writing instruments, including ball-point pens, fountain pens, selectip rolling ball pens, and mechanical pencils, as well as refills. It also designs and markets various personal and business accessories, including leather goods, reading glasses, watches, desk sets, business totes, cufflinks, and stationery. The segment sells writing instruments under the Penatia and Cross brands. The CAD segment sells its products through direct sales force and manufacturers' agents or representatives to retail and wholesale accounts, and directly to consumers via its Website www.cross.com and the Cross retail stores in the United States, as well as through distributors and retailers worldwide. The COG segment designs, manufactures, and markets polarized eyewear under the brand names Costa Del Mar and Native. It sells its products through employee representatives and manufacturers' agents to optical and sunglass specialty shops, department stores, and sporting goods retailers in the United States.

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