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Toys "R" Us, Inc. is a retailer of toys, children's apparel and baby products. As of February 2, 2002, the Company operated 1,599 retail stores consisting of 1,092 United States locations comprised of 701 toy stores under the name Toys "R" Us, 184 children's clothing stores under the name Kids "R" Us, 165 infant-toddler stores under the name Babies "R" Us and 42 educational specialty stores under the name Imaginarium.

Lowe's Companies, Inc. is the second largest retailer of home improvement products in the world, with specific emphasis on retail do-it- yourself (DIY) and commercial business customers. Lowe's specializes in offering products and services for home improvement, home decor, home maintenance, home repair and remodeling and maintenance of commercial buildings.

Price Chopper is one of the 50 largest supermarket chains in the United States, with over $1.6 billion in annual sales. It operates over one hundred stores in the northeastern part of the United States.

Fidelity Investments began in 1943 when Edward C. Johnson II started the Fidelity Fund to indulge his passion for the stock market, to consolidate investment accounts he managed for relatives, and to pursue his belief – unique at the time – that investments should make rather than preserve money for shareholders.

Pathmark Stores, Inc. is a full-service supermarket chain in the Northeast, operating in the densely populated New York-New Jersey and Philadelphia metropolitan areas. The Company's stores provide "one-stop" shopping with a wide assortment of foods and general merchandise and typically provide a variety of conveniences including a customer service center, a pharmacy, expanded produce and health and beauty care departments, service seafood and delicatessen departments and an in-store bank.

Vitamin Shoppe Industries (VSI) helps its customers meet their minimum daily requirements. The company sells vitamins, supplements, and minerals, in addition to herbal, homeopathic, and personal care products, through about 140 The Vitamin Shoppe stores (most along the Eastern Seaboard), its monthly catalog, and VitaminShoppe.com.

Christies is one the premier auction houses in the world. Famous works of art, one-of-a-kind collections, and historical items are sold under their gavel. To promote their auctions, Christies produces high-end catalogs in England, Holland, Switzerland, and the United States.

Hoping to strike all the right chords, Sony Music Entertainment is the world's #2 music company (behind Universal Music). Part of the Sony Broadband unit of Sony Corporation of America, the US arm of Japanese electronics powerhouse Sony, the company is home to numerous record labels and recording artists

A unit of AOL Time Warner, TWC is the #2 cable company in the US, after Comcast. It has about 12.9 million subscribers, including 2.5 million digital video customers.

Hammel Furniture is one of the leading furniture manufacturers in Denmark.

Dating back to 1829, The Philadelphia Inquirer is considered Philadelphia’s leading newspaper. A division of the Knight-Ridder Newspaper Group, it is renowned for its investigative and in-depth coverage of local, national, and foreign issues.

Newsday is one of the nation's largest daily newspapers, serving Long Island and New York City through its print editions, its Web sites at Newsday.com and NYNewsday.com, and through TV and radio news and feature segments produced in its newsrooms for local stations. Newsday is the premiere source of local news and comprehensive national and international reporting for Long Island and Queens.