Women the world over know ESCADA for its bright fabrics, elaborate stitching, hand-beaded work, and tailored looks. The firm designs and sells upscale women's apparel (including evening wear, casual wear, and shoes), accessories, and fragrances in about 410 company-owned and franchised stores in some 60 countries. Apparel, handbags, shoes, and belts are designed in-house; eyewear, jewelry, watches, and scarves are licensed. It sold its Escada Beaut cosmetics division to Wella AG but remains a licensee. Unable to secure financing amid falling sales and earnings, the company in August 2009 filed for bankruptcy protection and is being sold.

John Smedley wants to bathe its customers in a knitted medley of textures and colors. The company makes fashionable knitwear for men, women, and children, as well as underwear and nightwear. Its products are sold through department stores and boutiques, as well as through a pair of company retail outlets and a Web site. In early 2009, John Smedley redesigned its London flagship. Founded in 1784 by John Smedley and Peter Nightengale (uncle of famed nurse Florence), it runs the world's largest fine-gauge knitting plant (which remains located at its original site). The Smedley family still owns most of the firm.

Swire Coca-Cola USA bottles and distributes a full line of Coca-Cola products, as well as Danone's evian bottled water and a number of Dr Pepper Snapple Group's brands, such as Dr Pepper and Hawaiian Punch. The bottler also supplies energy drinks including Full Throttle, Boo-Koo, Monster, Rockstar, and Tab Energy. It has some 30 sales centers located in 10 western states. The company operates two bottling factories, one in Utah and one in Idaho and has a fleet of about 500 trucks. It produces and distributes 40 million cases of beverage to five million thirsty consumers every year. Swire Coca-Cola is part of Swire Pacific Limited, based in Hong Kong.

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.

International Paper Company was founded in 1898 and is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. International Paper Company operates as a paper and packaging company with operations in North America, Europe, Latin America, the Russian Federation, Asia, and north Africa. Its Printing Papers segment produces uncoated printing and writing papers, including uncoated papers, market pulp, and uncoated bristols. The company's Industrial Packaging segment manufactures containerboards. Its products include linerboard, medium, whitetop, recycled linerboard, recycled medium, and saturated kraft. Its Consumer Packaging segment produces coated paperboard for various packaging and commercial printing end uses. The company's Distribution segment provides services and products to various customer markets, supplying commercial printers with printing papers and graphic pre-press, printing presses, and post-press equipment; the building services and away-from-home markets with facility supplies; and manufacturers with packaging supplies and equipment, as well as offers warehousing and delivery services. Its Forest Products segment owns and manages forest lands primarily in the United States. International Paper Company's Specialty Businesses and Other segment consists of a joint venture with Ilim Holding S.A. that operates a pulp and paper business in the Russian Federation.

Actionrack Manufacturing company makes stock store fixtures and displays (brochure holders, garment racks, mannequins, metal shelves, sign holders, tables, and counters, other accessories) for a variety of retail formats. Selling its products by phone and through a catalog, Actionrack has manufacturing facilities in China and Korea and warehousing and its headquarters operations in Brooklyn, New York. Actionrack Manufacturing company also makes custom metal and wood units, such as counters and showcases, and creates prototypes for special projects.

Conair is a developer, manufacturer and marketer of health and beauty products and kitchen and electronic appliances. Since its founding in 1959, the company has become a leading manufacturer of nationally branded personal and health care small appliances. Today, divisions of Conair are among the most recognized and respected brands in small kitchen appliances and cookware. The company's domestic and international divisions offer a diversified mix of professional and consumer products under their own brand names and private labels. Conair brands are quickly becoming household names around the world. Conair is headquartered in East Windsor, New Jersey, with sales and marketing offices in Stamford, Connecticut. The company has large distribution centers in East Windsor, Phoenix, Arizona and a manufacturing facility in Rantoul, Illinois.

Since 1976 FlairWood Industries has been providing cabinetry solutions for the institutional, industrial and health care fields. FlairWood proud to have FlairWood products in use throughout North American and as far away as Europe and Japan. And now FlairWood excited to add FlairWood new MailCenter product line to FlairWood company's offering.The people of FlairWood have been the key to FlairWood success and growth. Through a team concept that utilizes creative problem-solving techniques, the results are high-quality products, delivered on-time by people who care.

Marchon Eyewear, Inc. company designs and distributes eyeglasses and sunglasses in some 100 countries. Marchon sells collections of eyeglasses and sunglasses, including Calvin Klein, Coach, Disney, Emilio Pucci, Fendi, Nautica, Michael Kors, Sean John, and NIKE brands (all under license); the patented Flexon metal memory frames; and its own eponymous frames. Marchon also makes optical software under names such as OfficeMate (management), and ExamWRITER (health record software) and offers continuing education courses and various publications for eyewear professionals.

Founded in 1919, family-owned CalCedar is a leading supplier of wooden slats used in making wood-cased pencils, including art and cosmetic varieties. The company also makes its own brand pencils (California Republic Stationers and ForestChoice) and pencils for other customers. CalCedar's products are sold worldwide. The company has moved its slat production plant from California to China and also operates a factory in Thailand. CalCedar sold its Duraflame log business, which it invented in 1969, to Clorox in 1978 and has exited the supply siding and decking business.

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