John Schaefer

Cornerstone Brands Inc. sells online home, leisure, and casual apparels through catalogs. Its direct marketing brands include Ballard Designs, Frontgate, Garnet Hill, Improvements, Smith Noble, The Territory Ahead, and TravelSmith Outfitters. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in West Chester, OH.

Cornerstone Consolidated Services Group, Inc. (CCSG) provides distribution, logistics and call center services. It acts as a fulfillment and distribution center for its parent company, Cornerstone Brands. The company's brands include Garnet Hill, Smith+Noble and TravelSmith Outfitters. CCSG was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in West Chester, OH

The Parent Co. operates as a commerce, content, and new media company for growing families. The company provides eCommerce and eContent resources to help families plan, play, and grow. Its family of brands includes seven eCommerce sites, and three eContent and new media sites. The company operates KBtoys.com Web site that sells toys, video games, electronics, party goods, movies, videos, baby products, costumes and accessories; mytwinn.com Web site, which sells personalized dolls; and DreamtimeBaby.com Web site that sells toddler and maternity products, and baby products, such as strollers, car seats, high chairs, nursery furniture, bedding, feeding, and bathing items. It also offers high-end home furniture, bedding and wall decor, lighting, gifts, and home accessories through PoshLiving.com Web site. It has strategic retail relationships with stores, such as Amazon, Buy.com, Kmart, Macys, QVC, and Sears. The company was founded on May 10, 2004 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Russ Berrie & Co., Inc. engages in designing, importing, marketing and distributing infant and juvenile and gift consumer products. Its products include infant bedding and related nursery accessories and decor (Kids Line and CoCaLo), nursery furniture and related products (LaJobi), and developmental toys and feeding, bath and baby care items. The company was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Oakland, NJ.

Pierre Foods is a nationally recognized industry leader in providing fully cooked protein and sandwich products to a wide variety of customers including schools, restaurants, retail supermarkets, vending machines, the military, and convenience stores. It offers more than 1,000 different products, including more than 400 types of full-size and mini sandwiches, in addition to beef, pork, poultry, bakery items, and peanut butter products. Leading the trend towards healthier food options for its nation's youth, it recently rolled out Smart Picks, 60 new items that are reduced fat, reduced sodium or enhanced protein or higher fiber menu options available now for school cafeterias all over the country. The company is currently owned by funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management L.P., a Los Angeles-based investment firm.

Sportsman's Warehouse, Inc. sells outdoor products. It offers hunting and shooting products, archery products, fishing and camping products, boating, optics, electronics, knives, and tools. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Midvale, UT.