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Catalina Lighting, Inc.

catalina Lighting is one of the world's largest suppliers of quality lighting products and distributes a broad line of lighting fixtures and lamps. They sell under the Catalina, Illuminada, Westinghouse, Dana and Ring brands. Catalina's products include lighting fixtures, functional and decorative lamps. Functional lamps include halogen desk lamps, bankers lamps, swing arm desk lamps, torchiere lamps, magnifier lamps, and other lamps generally used for task oriented tasks. Lighting fixtures include outdoor/security lighting, recessed and track lighting whereas decorative lamps are more fashion-oriented.

Ttheir products can be seen at such retailers as: The Home Depot, Lowe's, Office Depot, Staples, Office Max, Wal-Mart, Kmart, and B&Q and IKEA. With factories located in Shenzhen, China, catalina can produce lamps that will meet any country's safety code.

The Home Depot, Inc.

The Home Depot targets the do-it-yourself and buy-it-yourself market and offers a broad product assortment. It is the third largest US retailer and the largest home improvement retailer with more than 1,100 stores with stores in Canada, Puerto Rico, Argentina and Chile.

Big is Better and Home Depot shows us why. An average Home Depot store is made up of approximately 108,000 square feet of enclosed space, with an additional space approximately 24,000 square feet in the outside garden area. Each store stocks well over 40,000 items and carries a wide selection of nationally advertised and quality brand names. A typical Home Depot store carries building materials, lumber and millwork, plumbing and gardening, electrical and kitchen; hardware and seasonal, paint, floor and wall coverings. The company also runs EXPO Design Centers offering high-end interior design products including bath, kitchen, and lighting products primarily for design and renovation projects.

Snap-on Incorporated

Snap-on Incorporated is the leader in the global development, manufacturing and marketing of tools and equipment solutions for professional tool users. Snap-On sells in more than 150 different countries and under a number of brand names and trademarks. Some of the major trade names and trademarks include Snap-On, Palmera, Acesa, Bahco, ATI Tools and Irimo. Snap-On's largest geographic markets include the United States, Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Mexico and the Netherlands.

Snap-On's product line can be divided into tools product group and equipment product group. The tools product group include hand and power tools, tool storage products, shop equipment, saws and cutting tools and pruning tools. The equipment product group include under-hood diagnostics equipment, under-car equipment, safety-testing equipment and collision repair equipment. Their customers include mechanics, carmakers, and government and industrial organizations.

Production Tool Supply

Nicknamed in America as "America's Tool Crib;" Production Tool Supply has grown from a small tool supply store with an initial stock of cutting tools to an industry leader. PTS uses all available means to distribute their products. This includes the Internet, mail-order catalogs and independant distributors to distribute tens of thousands of different products to nearly half of a million customers.

Over the years PTS has changed and increased its product profile to meet its customers needs and maintain pace with technology changes. They now supply abrasive products, precision instruments, carbide inserts, hand tools, tool room machinery and a complete selection of machine accessories. Even at the ripe age 50 of Production Tool Supply have never lost grip of their original philosphy: Quality, Service, Price and Delivery. By providing up to date products and information they have been able to continually maintain a level of excellence.

INOTEK Technologies Corp.

Inotek Technologies Corp. provides engineering contractors with process controls and instruments used for calibration/repair servicing and instrumentation, information management products including hardware and software and test and measurement equipment. Inotek distributes a wide range of products. including equipment that manipulates and measures pressure, temperature, and flow, as well as portable testing equipment for diagnostic evaluations.

Through extensive marketing and customer support Inotek promotes approximately 100 product lines for OEMs such as IBM, Fluke, and Tektronix. Products are shipped directly from the manufacturer to the end user. Inotek's expertise in repair and calibration of their products makes them a true leader in the industry.

Waxman Industries, Inc.

Waxman Industries, Inc. is a supplier and distributor of specialty plumbing, hardware and floor and surface protection products to American retailers. The company has a very large customer base, including a wide variety of large national and regional retailers, independent retail customers and wholesalers. Waxman Industries markets and distributes more than 5000 different products primarily D-I-Y products. Some of their higher profiled customers include Kmart, Wal-Mart, Sears and regional D-I-Y retailers.

The Company conducts its business primarily through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Waxman Consumer Products Group Inc., Medal of Pennsylvania Inc. and TWI, International, Inc. Each subsidiary is in charge of their own market and sector. Waxman Consumer Products Group Inc. markets and distributes consumer products to a wide variety of retailers, do-it-yourself (D-I-Y) warehouse home centers, home improvement centers, mass merchandisers and hardware stores. Medal is a regional distributor of hardware and plumbing products to independent hardware stores and small independent retailers. Through TWI, the Company conducts its foreign operations in Taiwan and China, which support the consumer products division of Waxman Consumer Products Group Inc. TWI, through its subsidiaries, operate the Taiwan and Mainland China facilities, which source, manufacture, assemble and package plumbing products.

Abatix Corp.

Abatix Corporation markets and distributes personal protection and safety equipment and durable and non-durable supplies to those who work in the safety and environmental industries. It also distributes tools to customers in the construction industry.

Abatix distributes more than 30,000 quality products and sells to over 6,000 customers through seven locations throughout the United States. After acquiring the company North State Supply Co. and Keliher Hardware Company in 1999, Abitix Corporation is now capable of distributing over 49,000 industrial, construction, personal protection, safety and environmental cleanup products to more customers.

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Ltd.

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. is an industry leader in the field of Cutting tool distribution. For 60 years they have been supplying their customers with cutting tools, measuring instruments, fasteners, and plumbing supplies. With more than 450,000 industrial supply products they are able to meet the demands of their devoted customers. It is only through constant research that MSC merchandise managers are able continually seek out the newest brands, products, categories and applications, of industrial supply items.

MSC primarily focus on small to medium sized businesses and market their huge inventory through the Internet, mail-order catalogs and telemarketing. Distribution is handled through four regional distribution warehouses and 97 branches nationwide.

Duckwall-ALCO Stores, Inc

Duckwall-ALCO Stores, Inc., is a general merchandise retailer. They operate about 170 stores thoughout the US mostly in towns with a population of 5000 or less. The Company's ALCO discount stores offer a full line of merchandise consisting of approximately 35,000 items, including automotive, candy, crafts, domestics, electronics, fabrics, furniture, hardware, health and beauty aids, housewares, jewelry, ladies', men's and children's apparel and shoes, pre-recorded music and video, sporting goods, seasonal items, stationery and toys.

Lillian Vernon Corporation

Lillian Vernon Corporation is a direct mail specialty catalog and online company concentrating on the marketing of gift, household, gardening, kitchen, Christmas and children's products. Their catalog contains more than 6,000 different items. In 2000, the company published 33 editions of its catalog and mailed over 166,000,000 catalogs to prospective and old clients.

House of Fraser Pl

House of Fraser Plc operates about 50 department stores comprising the House of Fraser Group throughout the United Kingdom. The department stores sell ladieswear, menswear, furniture, kitchenware, cosmetics and fashion accessories.

Cost-U-Less, Inc.

Cost-U-Less, Inc. operates mid-sized warehouse club-style stores in the United States the Caribbeans, and the Hawaiian Islands and Sonora, California. The Company's primary strategy is to operate in island markets, offering predominately U.S. branded goods. The Company currently operates 11 stores: two stores in each of Hawaii and Guam, and one store in each of St. Thomas, St. Croix, American Samoa, Fiji, Curacao, St. Marten and Sonora, California.

Hudson's Bay Company

Hudson's Bay Company is Canada's oldest corporation and also one of its largest retailers. The company's main operations are Zellers which is the leading national chain of discount department stores; and The Bay which operates mid range and quality department stores. It also has other operations which include Linmark, a buying agency in Asia and Fields, a small company which has 105 small discount stores in smaller markets in Western Canada.

Tweeter Home Entertainment Group, Inc

The company sells a selection of top quality merchandise from well-respected manufacturers in more than 90 stores. Video equipment, including TVs, VCRs, and camcorders, accounts for about 45% of sales. Other offerings include home stereo equipment, car stereos, and cellular phones. Tweeter Home Entertainment Group is known industry-wide for the expertise of its consumer electronics sales professionals and for its superior customer service.

Academy Sports & Outdoors, Ltd.

As one of the nation's largest sporting goods retailers, Academy Sports & Outdoors operates over 50 stores in seven states. The stores offer the sports and outdoors enthusiast a broad selection of equipment, apparel, and footwear at everyday low prices. Their formula of low prices and a large selection has allowed the company to become a leader in the sporting goods industry. Academy Sports & Outdoors has the highest sales per store and highest sales per square foot than any other sporting goods retailer in the US, and has experienced a consistent annual sales growth of approximately 25% for the past ten years.

Strouds, Inc.

Strouds, Inc. is a specialty retailer of quality bedding, bath and tabletop items. This includes bed, bath, tabletop and other home textile products, decorative accessories, window treatments, furniture and area rugs. Strouds use full-line stores, outlet stores, boutique stores and their online store to sell their full product line.

Corporate Express, Inc

Corporate Express is the world`s largest business-to-business office products company with the ability to provide their customers with superior procurement solutions. The firm offers a vast menu of products and services, including janitorial supplies, furniture, graphic supplies, software, call centers, and marketing programs. The company's more than 165,000 customers order through catalogs (which feature about 10,000 products) by phone, fax, and the Internet.

The First Years Inc.

The First Years sells about 250 products designed for recreational use and the care and safety of infants and toddlers, including bottles, crib toys, teething rings, toilet trainers, bibs, and medicine dispensers. Their products are sold worldwide. Stores include Wal-Mart, Toys "R" Us, and Target account for almost 60% of the company's sales.

Huffy Corporation

Huffy Corporation and its subsidiaries are engaged in the design, manufacturing and sale of wheeled products, basketball backboards and accessories, and other products. Huffy serves the needs of major retailers in 50 states. This includes maintenace, repair and set-up of all products.

United Stationers Inc.

United Stationers Inc. is a distributor of business products and a provider of marketing and logistics services to resellers. It distributes about 40,000 products in the following categories traditional office products; computer consumables; office furniture; facilities supplies, and business machines and audio-visual products. Its clientele include resellers, such as office products dealers, office products stores, mass retailers, and mail-order companies.

Dillard's

Dillard's is an operator of upscale department stores in the US. Dillard's has about 340 locations in some 30 states. The company's acquisition of Mercantile Stores in 1998 boosted its presence in the Midwest and South. Dillard's caters to a middle- to upper-middle-income clientele, selling name-brand and private-label merchandise, with an emphasis on clothing and home furnishings.

Family Dollar

Family Dollar is a discount chain in the US. They operate about 3,800 stores in 39 states from Maine to Florida and as far west as Arizona. It offers discounted prices for clothing, food, health and beauty supplies, automotive supplies, housewares, and school supplies. The chain emphasizes small neighborhood stores near its low- and middle-income customers in rural and urban areas. Most merchandise is priced under $10.