Aurora Fashions owns the UK high street brands Karen Millen (255 stores), Coast (280), Warehouse (415), and Oasis (475), including international locations, for a total of more than 1,425 stores in 45 countries. While Karen Millen and Coast focus on moneyed women of all ages, Warehouse and Oasis go for the trend-conscious 18-30 year-old woman. Aurora's bureau also includes intimate apparel purveyor Odille, and Anoushka G, a glamorous women's wear brand carried in stores throughout Europe and the Middle East. Former Mosaic managers and its bank, Kaupthing, own the company.

The studious-looking research types are likely to be at Procter & Gamble Technical Centers Limited. Also known as Rusham Park Technical Centre (RPTC), the division conducts research related to its parent's health and beauty care products. A subsidiary of consumer products giant Procter & Gamble (P&G) and one of nine research centers within Western Europe, the unit is involved in the development of the company's hair care products, skin care items and cosmetics, oral care products, fragrances, deodorants, and respiratory medicines. President Laurent Philippe succeeded Paul Polman, who retired in June 2005.

Adolfo Domínguez company designs, makes, and distributes fashionable apparel aimed mostly at upper-middle-class 30- to 45-year-olds. Adolfo Domínguez boasts more than 300 owned and franchised stores located in about 15 countries. About 230 of the stores are in Spain. In addition to its men's and women's apparel, the company's products portfolio also includes cosmetics, eyewear, luggage, perfume, watches, and other items. Through licensing agreements with several firms, the company also takes in royalties through sales of cosmetics, eyewear, and other items. Adolfo Domínguez owns about a third of his namesake company.

The furniture company was founded in 1948 by brothers Russ and Edward Petrick, who named Bretford by combining their wives' maiden names (Brett and Crawford). Bretford makes and markets furniture for offices, schools and universities, the audio-visual market, healthcare, hospitality, government, and other contract markets. The modern look of its furniture conforms to the liquid workspace ideal that the company promotes, and its line of mobile chairs, tables, and partitions keep office spaces flexible. Bretford boasts more than 240 furniture models that are GREENGUARD Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Certified by the GREENGUARD Environmental Institute.

Founded by Edgar and Theresa Hyman on their wedding day in 1923, The ECHO Design Group is a prominent fashion designer and retailer. Its fashion accessories include women's handbags, scarves, wraps, and other cold weather accessories, while its home décor lineup consists of bedding, bath products, and stationery. ECHO Design's products are sold in a range of department stores from the upscale (Bloomingdale's) to the everyday (Dillard's). ECHO Design also licenses a line of wallcoverings, throws, decorative pillows, bed and bath products, and paper goods. Historically, the family-run firm (CEO Dorothy Roberts is the Hymans' daughter) has designed custom products for retailers, museums, and historical societies.

Aalfs Manufacturing Company, owned and run by the founding Aalfs family, just might have a gene for the jeans business. The company designs, makes, and markets clothing (primarily jeans and denimwear) to big-name retailers nationwide. Clients include J.C. Penney (since 1943), American Eagle, Tommy Hilfiger, Gap, Old Navy, and even Harley Davidson. Aalfs also makes and sells its own 4 Stroke brand of denim apparel. Founded in Iowa in 1892 by H.A. Baker and renamed the Aalfs-Baker Manufacturing Company in 1929, when Wilbur Aalfs held the presidential title, the apparel manufacturer officially became Aalfs Manufacturing Company in 1959.

Founded in Dallas in 1973, Bag'n Baggage was acquired out of bankruptcy in mid-2008 by Colorado Baggage Company and renamed Colorado Bag'n Baggage. The company stocks luggage and travel goods from such manufacturers as Hartmann and Tumi, among many others. It also sells backpacks, business and travel accessories, business cases, luggage racks, travel organizers, and wallets from about 35 mall stores in about a dozen states. The company, which also does business as Houston Trunk Factory, Malm Luggage, and Colorado Baggage Co., offers repair services for luggage and leather goods, as well.

Quiksilver, Inc. designs, produces and distributes branded apparel, wintersports equipment, footwear, accessories and related products. The Company’s products are sold in approximately 90 countries in a range of distribution channels, including surf shops, ski shops, skateboard shops, snowboard shops, its concept stores, other specialty stores and select department stores. The Company has three operating segments: Americas, Europe and Asia/Pacific. The Americas segment includes revenues primarily from the United States and Canada. The European segment includes revenues primarily from Western Europe. The Asia/Pacific segment includes revenues primarily from Australia, Japan, New Zealand and Indonesia. On November 12, 2008, the Company sold its Rossignol business, which included the brands Rossignol, Dynastar, Look and Lange.

Propper International is a leading manufacturer of uniforms and specialty apparel for the US Department of Defense. Its products include chemical weapons suits, Navy combat apparel, and other high-tech garments, in addition to Class A dress uniforms for police, state, and government agencies. Propper's main divisions serve government, military, and defense agencies; police and correctional, as well as state, county, and municipal organizations; and specialty retailers, respectively. Propper operates manufacturing facilities in the US, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic.

Samas NV (formerly Samas-Groep) specializes in creating furnishings needed for an ergonomic work environment. The company develops and supplies a wide variety of office furniture for customers throughout eastern and western Europe. Samas products include seating, storage, and desktop furniture for individual workstations, as well as meeting spaces. The company serves its clients through about 20 European operating companies. Samas started as a stationery store in the 1920s, expanded through acquisitions, and later changed its focus to office furnishing.

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