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.

Alterna, a hair-care maker launched in 1997, has developed high-end products that have been embraced by the likes of Jennifer Aniston, whose healthy, stylish hairdo became quite the "to do" in the 1990s. Alterna has made a name for itself through its progressive lines, such as Enzymetherapy, Color Hold, and The Science of Ten (which includes 10 ingredients from sources worldwide). It also boasts Caviar, Life, and Luxury lines, as well as a Hemp hair-care line and Private Reserve white-truffle oil shampoo and conditioner. Alterna's products are sold in specialty stores, as well as at retailers Ulta and Beauty Store & Salon. The company is owned by TSG Consumer Partners.

Lotto Sport Italia S.p.A. company was established in 1973 to produce tennis shoes and other sporty footwear for the Italian market. Still known best for its sneakers, the company has expanded into athletic wear and leisure wear for men, women, and children, as well as licensed lines that include eyewear, stationery, and underwear. Lotto Sports's products are available in about 80 countries. Lotto sponsors a number of professional sports players and teams, and has partnerships with the ATP, the WTA Tour, and Wimbledon. As part of a joint venture with US-based consulting and investment firm DCS Group, Lotto established Lotto North America, an outpost in the US.

For over forty years Deflecto Corporation has been a leading manufacturer and distributor in a number of important markets. The inventor of the heat register air deflector, Deflecto Corporation has branched out to become the supplier of choice in the air distribution, dryer venting, office products, and literature display industries.The original commitment to innovation, quality and service are still evident throughout the company. Deflecto Corporation customers have consistently ranked us as the supplier of choice for the many products Deflecto Corporation manufacture. The emphasis on quality borders on obsession and Deflecto Corporation continually striving to bring out new and innovative products. Deflecto Corporation dozens of patents are evidence of Deflecto Corporation commitment.Deflecto Corporation is a division of Jordan Industries, one of North America’s leading private investment companies. The purchase of Deflecto Corporation by Jordan Industries has opened up new opportunities to the company for growth and expansion. Deflecto Corporation commitment is to you, Deflecto Corporation valued customer. Deflecto Corporation hope that Deflecto Corporation products will help you become more productive and Deflecto Corporation quality will ensure you years of trouble free use.

American Seating was the first company to manufacture the combination student desk and chair unit when it was founded under the name Grand Rapids School Furniture in 1886. American Seating wants you to be comfortable and take at least one of its seats. A leading manufacturer of seating for a variety of industries, the company has furnished offices, public transportation, schools, auditoriums and stadiums, and entertainment venues such as Busch Stadium in St. Louis and the Tabor Opera House in Colorado. The company sells its products in the US and Canada.

Dawson International makes and distributes cashmere apparel. The company also cleans and prepares raw cashmere fiber for use by other fashion businesses. In March 2004 the company announced the sale of its Ballantyne cashmere brand to Charme Investments of Luxembourg as part of a restructuring and refinancing effort. The company subsequently unloaded its Joseph Dawson fibres business to Bradford, UK-based clothing firm Purchaser in 2004.

Meaning "Danish shoe," Dansko helped to rejuvenate the popularity of the wide-toed, arch-supporting shoe, which has fueled the company's growth since its founding in 1991. Brand names include Golden Gate, Beacon Hill, Left Bank, Next Gen, Chelsea, and SoHo, among others. Dansko distributes its shoes to more than 3,500 retail locations. Shoes are sold through specialty retailers and online through such etailers as backcountry.com, uniform retailer Uniforms 4 You, and equestrian site The Horse and Pony Collection.

Swiss Watch International is keeping its eye on the time. The Florida-based company designs and makes timepieces worldwide and distributes or owns watch lines including SWI (Swiss Watch International), Edox, Giordano, Jacques Lemans, Magico, Swiss Legend, Triumph Motorcycles, and Ventura. The firm sells watches to other wholesalers, as well as to retailers. Internet discount retailer Overstock.com buys the majority of its timepiece offerings through Swiss Watch. Well known throughout the watch industry, founder and chairman Eli Ben-Shmuel has his sights set on expanding the company's retail operations. Ben-Shmuel and his three sons run Swiss Watch International.

Incorporated in 1954, Scott's Liquid Gold is an American manufacturing and distribution company whose clear and focused intent is to offer the best, most innovative and high quality products at the most reasonable prices possible. At a time when so many companies are succumbing to the "get it done cheaper" pressures, Scott's Liquid Gold stands firm in its belief that American manufacturing can be a force to be reckoned with.Only extreme dedication to quality, consumer demand, uniqueness, innovation and customer service keeps a company on course for over fifty years. These were the touchstone ideas behind our Scott's Liquid Gold wood care, and the inspiration and motivation for unique products such as Touch of Scent air freshener, Mold Control 500 and our newest product, Clean Screen. Scott's Liquid Gold's wholly owned subsidiary, Neoteric Cosmetics, also manufactures Alpha Hydrox anti-wrinkle skin care and Neoteric Diabetic skin care - both highly respected product lines embraced by both medical professionals and consumers alike.

Life certainly sounds good for brothers Bert and John Jacobs, who went from living in their van and subsisting on peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to running a $100-million-plus company in just a few short years. The Life is good co-founders sold T-shirts to college students up and down the East Coast before creating the firm's stick-figure mascot, Jake. Life is good got its official start in 1994 and, today, the unconventional company makes casual apparel (T-shirts, lounge pants, boxers) and accessories, caps, backpacks, jewelry, pet gear, and home goods through a handful of company stores, its Web site, and through some 4,500 specialty and sporting goods stores in the US and more than 25 other countries.

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