Ruth M. Owades

The J. Jill Group, Inc. operates as a retailer of women's apparel, accessories and footwear. It offers clothing products for misses, petite, tall and women. The firm operates under the brands J. Jill and Talbots. The company was founded by Karl Lipsky and Marianne Lipsky in 1959 and is headquartered in Quincy, MA.

Part of bebe stores, inc., Gardener's Eden, Inc. provides gardening services. The company is based in Nashua, NH. The company was founded by Ruth M. Owades.

The Group's principal activity is to produce flooring products and ceiling systems for use in construction and renovation of residential, commercial and institutional buildings. It operates in five segments. Resilient Flooring: Produces a broad range of floor coverings for homes, commercial and institutional buildings. Wood Flooring: Produces and sources wood flooring products for use in new residential construction and renovation. Textiles and Sports Flooring: Produces carpeting and sports flooring products that are sold mainly in Europe. Building Products: Produces suspended mineral fiber, soft fiber and metal ceiling systems. Cabinets: Produces kitchen and bathroom cabinetry and related products, which are used primarily in the U.S. residential new construction and renovation markets. The Group operates in America, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Certain trademarks of the Group are ArmstrongTM, Bruce(R), Hartco(R), Robbins(R), Cirrus(R), Corlon(R) and Cortega(R).

Part of The Vermont Teddy Bear Co., Inc., Calyx & Corolla, Inc. retails flowers and other related floral merchandise. The company is based in Yarmouth, ME. The company was founded in 1988 by Ruth M. Owades. Calyx & Corolla was acquired by The Vermont Teddy Bear Co., Inc. on September 02, 2003 for $3.70 million.

Gerald Stevens, Inc. was a retailer and marketer of flowers, plants and complementary gifts and decorative accessories. The company was operated a network of floral specialty retail stores. The company's order generation division included National Flora, a yellow page advertiser of floral products; Calyx & Corolla, a direct marketer of flowers; The Flower Club, a corporate affinity marketer; and three primary websites. It operated a floral importer and wholesaler, AGA Flowers to purchase cut flowers with many growers in the United States, Central America and South America. The company was founded in 1970 and was headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, FL.