Marc Ecko is an edgy fashion firm that appeals to urban, street-savvy youths, extreme sports fans, and hip-hop stars. Its rhinoceros logo graces everything from men's and women's sportswear to such items as (licensed) bags, eyewear, footwear, leather goods, and outerwear. Ecko, with such brands as *ecko unltd. and Zoo York, also boasts boys' and girls' clothing. Ecko's wares are sold in department and specialty stores and in about 30 company outlet stores in 20 states and Puerto Rico. Distributors peddle the rhino gear worldwide. Chairman and designer Marc Ecko started the company in 1993 with a line of six T-shirts.

Clairol is big on hair care -- covering up the gray and helping to keep non-blondes blond. P&G-Clairol specializes in making and marketing hair-coloring products, hair spray, shampoo, conditioner, and hair-styling items. Some of its brands include Herbal Essences, Nice 'n Easy, Hydrience, Natural Instincts for Men, Loving Care, and Balsam Color. Besides all-over color, Clairol also sells highlighting items. It markets its products in the US, Australia, Canada, and the UK. The company's one of the larger acquisitions that Procter & Gamble has made. Since then, the division has been woven into its beauty segment, which logged more than $26 billion in fiscal 2009.

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.

The Tranzonic Companies makes and distributes personal care products, cleaning and safety products, and industrial textiles nationwide. It also manufactures private-label and brand-name products (Maxithins, Precious, and Health Guards) for other companies in the same industry and is a major manufacturer of sanitary-napkin dispensing machines. Tranzonic repackages and distributes industrial wiping materials, cleaning chemicals, and disposable work clothing through its CCP Industries subsidiary. Investment firm Linsalata Capital Partners bought Tranzonic in 1998.

Founded in 1985, Tarrant is a leading provider of men's, women's and children's casual, private label apparel. The Company has strong relationships with specialty retail, mass merchants and national department stores. These include Chicos, Dillards, Macy*s, J.C. Penny, Kohl's, New York & Company, Sears, White House/Black Market, Mervyn's, Lane Bryant, Mother Works and Walmart. In addition, the Company produces finished garments for several international designer brands as well as its own brand, American RAG CIE. TAG sells to more than two dozen big-name retailers the likes of Kohl's, Chico's, New York & Company, Wal-Mart, Lane Bryant, and Charlotte Russe. It peddles its American Rag Cie brand to Macy's and Alain Weiz-labeled items through specialty and department stores.

Customers who want one-stop shopping for their home and body turn to Amway Global. Formerly Quixtar, the unit of Amway's Alticor is an online retailer and direct seller of personal care products, health supplements, laundry care products, and household cleaners. It also supplies car care items, cosmetics, hair care and skin care products, fragrances, and infant care items. Amway Global's brands include eSpring, clear.now, Glister, Trim Body System, Nutrilite, Momentum, and others. Its online Store For More offers apparel, appliances, electronics, and furniture. Through its affiliated Partner Stores, Amway Global members can purchase products and services.

Physicians Formula Holdings, Inc. (Holdings) is a cosmetics company, which specializes in developing and marketing products for the mass market channel. The Company's products focus on addressing skin imperfections. Its products address specific, everyday cosmetics needs and include face powders, bronzers, concealers, blushes, foundations, eye shadows, eye liners, brow makeup and mascaras. The Company sells its products to mass market channel to retailers, such as Wal-Mart, Walgreens, CVS, Target and Rite Aid. As of December 31, 2008, its products were sold in approximately 29,500 of the 45,000 stores. Holdings’ develops, manufactures and markets a selection of products in three cosmetics categories: face makeup, eye makeup and others.

Founded in 1945 by German refugee Hans Stern, the company is owned today in equal shares by the Stern sons: Roberto, Ronaldo, Ricardo, and Rafael. H. Stern Com. & Ind., S.A. company is one of the fastest-growing high-end jewelry (a necklace worn by Angelina Jolie at the 2004 Oscars was valued at $10 million) manufacturers in the world. The company is known for turning its colored gemstones into luxury products. H. Stern runs about 160 stores in a dozen countries worldwide. The firm is rapidly expanding into the Middle East and Eastern Europe, where its rings and accessories are finding a mainstream audience. It also supplies jewelry to other retailers and sells it jewels on cruise ships.

ELF was founded in 1990 by company president Ernesto Alvarez. ELF Corporation supplies retailers through its three warehouses in Florida. Though it doesn't serve the elfen world, ELF Corporation caters to those who serve the world of little creatures. The company is a wholesale distributor of pet food and supplies to independent pet retailers.

H.H. Brown manufactures and distributes casual, work, and dress shoes and boots under more than a dozen brands, including Acme, Bøc, Børn, Brunswick, Carolina, Corcoran, Dexter, Double-H, Matterhorn, Nurse Mates, Quark, Ruhne, Sofft, and Softspots. Founded in 1883, H.H. Brown is named after Massachusetts shoemaker Henry H. Brown and is a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway. The company owns and sells through two Web sites (shoeline.com and supershoes.com); more than 50 of its own H.H. Brown SuperShoes stores; and through other retailers.

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