Gildan Activewear Inc. (Gildan), incorporated on May 8, 1984 is a Canada-based company. The Company’s principal business activity is the manufacture and sale of active wear, socks and underwear. It sells active wear products to screenprint markets in North America, Europe and other international markets. Gildan is the supplier of active wear for the screenprint channel in the United States and Canada, and also a supplier for the market in Europe and Mexico. The Company sell socks and underwear, in addition to the active wear products, to mass market and regional retailers in North America.The active wear products, namely T-shirts, fleece and sport shirts under the Gildan brand, are sold to the wholesale distributors as undecorated blanks, which are sold to screen printers and embroiderers who decorate the products with designs and logos. Screen printers then sell the imprinted active wear to a range of end-use markets, including educational institutions, athletic dealers, event merchandisers, promotional product distributors, charity organizations, entertainment promoters, and travel and tourism venues.

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.

Converse has rebounded under NIKE as fashionable footwear and all-around cruiser for those off the court, too. Converse has sold some 750 million pairs of its classic Chuck Taylor All Star canvas basketball shoes, appealing to everyone from school kids to clothing designers. It licenses its name to sports apparel makers. Converse makes products under the names One Star and Jack Purcell that it sells through retailers such as Target and licensees in some 160 countries and its more than 40 stores. Converse operates as a separate unit from its parent's competing sports brands, reining in the kitsch value of Converse's vintage Chuck Taylor brand.

Founded as a pharmacy by Giovanni Battista Schiapparelli in 1824, Schiapparelli 1824 S.p.A. manufactures and distributes cosmetics and related items. The company's products include cosmetics, perfumes, tissues, and a line of dietetic products. Cosmetics and perfume brands sold through the company's Schiapparelli Pikenz operations include Blumarine, Parah, Gian Marco Venturi, and Annabella. The Nutritionals Schiapparelli subsidiary produces and distributes dietetic items including Euvita and Quid. Through financial group Clovis S.A., managing director Gianni Mazzola owns almost 30% of the company.

Neenah Paper, Inc. was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia. Neenah Paper, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of fine papers and technical products worldwide. Its Fine Paper Business segment provides writing papers that are used in business and personal stationery, corporate letterhead, corporate identity packages, private watermarked papers, envelopes, and similar end use applications; text and cover papers, which are used in corporate identity packages, corporate annual reports, insert advertising, direct mail, facility brochures, business cards, hang tags, scrapbooks, as well as colors and textured finishes; and specialty papers, including translucent papers, art papers, and papers for optical scanning and other specialized applications. This segment sells its products under CLASSIC, ENVIRONMENT, NEENAH, CAPITOL BOND, NEUTECH CLASSIC CREST, STARWHITE, SUNDANCE, CORONADO, ESSE, ENVIRONMENT, and UV/ULTRA brand names.Neenah Paper Technical Products Business segment offers filtration media and durable, and saturated and coated substrates for various applications, such as tapes, premask, abrasives, labels, medical packaging, decorative components, wall covering, and image transfer papers. It sells its products under the JET-PRO, SofStretch, KIMDURA, MUNISING LP, PREVAIL, NEENAH, Gessner, and varitess brand names. The company sells its products through authorized paper distributors, converters, sales representatives, customer service representatives, and direct sales.

Admiral Beverage Corporation and its sister company, Fremont Beverages, keep Wyoming residents well hydrated. The companies bottle and distribute PepsiCo products, as well as Dr Pepper beverages in the areas of Casper, Cheyenne, Laramie, Powell, Riverton, and Worland, as well as selected sites in Idaho, Montana, and South Dakota. Admiral and Fremont have two production sites, one in Worland, Wyoming, and another in Pleasantview, Utah. The facilities have a production capacity of 1,200 cans and 500 bottles of soda per minute. The business also operates in Alaska as 7UP Alaska.

West Coast Novelty Corp., founded in the 1920s, doesn't make concessions as one of the largest suppliers of licensed sports merchandise in the US. The firm has grown from its beginnings as a souvenir and concession operator to a nationwide distributor of licensed items, such as jerseys, T-shirts, and headwear. West Coast Novelty boasts a vast portfolio of team licenses based on its agreements with the NFL, MLB, NBA, WWF, and the Collegiate Licensing Company. To extend its reach into the Eastern and Southern US, the company operates a distribution center in Memphis, Tennessee, to supplement operations at its Alameda, California, facility.

R.G. Barry Corporation was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Pickerington, Ohio. R.G. Barry Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in designing, sourcing, marketing, and distributing accessory footwear products in North America. The company offers indoor/outdoor casual footwear under the Terrasoles brand, and canvas/active fashion footwear products under the Superga brand. Its products include slippers, sandals, hybrid and active fashion footwear, and slipper socks. The company also offers its products under the Angel Treads, Dearfoams, DF Women, DF Men, Dearfoams DF, DFSport, EZfeet, Dearfoams NV, Snug Treds, Solé, Terrasoles, Utopia, Soluna, Levies, and Nautica brand names. It markets its products through traditional, promotional, and national chain department stores; mass merchants; discount stores; warehouse clubs; off-price retailers; specialty stores; independent retailers; catalogs; and Internet sites.

Baxter of California is embraced worldwide by well-groomed male Baby Boomers. Named for Baxter Finley, who founded the company in the mid-1960s and sold it to president and CEO Jean-Pierre Mastey in 2000, the firm makes men's grooming products for shaving, skin care, anti-aging, and hair and body. It's one of the first personal care products companies to cater exclusively to men. Baxter of California products are sold in spas, salons, and specialty stores such as American Male and the UK's House of Fraser. The company rounds out its personal care products with apparel, candles, and grooming accessories.

Cosmolane is a Canadian distributor of quality skin care and cosmetic brands. It was established in 1998 as the distributor for Orlane, Paris. It has since added several quality brands (Ahava, Sampar, Kelemata, Ainhoa, M Asam, Alpure, Mama Mio, Guest Men, and Task) to its portfolio as the company moves forward with its innovative “Science & Nature” program. Maud Julier – founder and President with more than 30 years in the beauty industry, has extensive international experience including England, Middle East, Far East, Australia, Pacific Islands and Japan. Her diversified experience brings a unique perspective and understanding to the multicultural Canadian market.The Cosmolane head office is located in Toronto, in close proximity to most major retailer head offices. It is supported by a third party state of the art logistical service that is a fully secured, air conditioned and regulated environment. Cosmolane has delivered steady growth and success to its brand partners. Its diversified and well rounded portfolio of prestige quality brands has been carefully chosen to minimize duplication of market positioning allowing each to thrive while providing synergies to the corporation.

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