Robert Lewis Mettler

The May Department Stores Co. owns and operates retail distribution department stores. The company sells designer-label apparel, shoes, cosmetics and home furnishings to middle and upper-middle income buyers. The company operates 489 department stores under the names of Famous-Barr, Filene's, Foley's, Hecht's, Kaufmann's, Lord & Taylor, L.S. Ayres, Marshall Field's, Meier & Frank, Robinsons-May, Strawbridge's and The Jones Store, as well as 241 David's Bridal stores, 452 After Hours Formalwear stores, and 11 Priscilla of Boston stores in its Bridal Group. May operates in 46 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. The company was founded in 1877 and is located in St. Louis, MO.

Boardriders, Inc. engages in the design, manufacture and distribution of branded apparel, footwear, accessories and other related products. It operates through the following segments: Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa and Asia/Pacific and Corporate Operations. The firm distributes under the following brand names: Quiksilver, Roxy and DC. The company was founded by Alan Green and John Law in 1969 and is headquartered in Huntington Beach, CA.

Sears, Roebuck & Co. engages in provision of merchandise and related services. It offers range of home merchandise, apparel and automotive products and services. It also provides a variety of merchandise and services through online and catalogs. The company was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Hoffman Estates, IL.

Stein Mart, Inc. was engaged in the retail of fashion merchandise. It offered fashion apparel, home decor, accessories and shoes through online and retail stores. The company was founded by Sam Stein in 1908 and it was headquartered in Jacksonville, FL.

The Jones Group, Inc. designs, markets and wholesales brands with product expertise in apparel, footwear, jeanswear, jewelry and handbags. The company markets directly to consumers through its branded specialty retail and outlet stores and through its ecommerce sites. It operates through six segments: Domestic Wholesale Sportswear, Domestic Wholesale Jeanswear, Domestic Wholesale Footwear & Accessories, Domestic Retail, International Wholesale and International Retail. The Domestic Wholesale Sportswear segment's brands cover a broad array of categories for the women's markets which includes career and casual sportswear, jeanswear, dresses, suits, and a combination of all components termed lifestyle collection. The Domestic Wholesale Jeanswear segment's brands cover a broad array of categories for the women's, juniors and girls markets which includes jeanswear, casual sportswear and dresses, with a focus on fit, fabric and finish. The Domestic Wholesale Footwear & Accessories segment operations include the sale of both branded and private label footwear, handbags, small leather goods and costume, semi-precious, sterling silver, and marcasite jewelry. The Domestic Retail segment markets apparel, footwear and accessories directly to consumers through its specialty retail stores operating in malls and urban retail centers, its various value-based stores located in major retail locations, and on several e-commerce web sites that it operates. The International Wholesale segment's operations include the sale of brand-name footwear, handbags, small leather goods, jewelry and apparel to distributors and retailers outside the United States. The International Retail segment markets apparel, footwear and accessories directly to consumers through its specialty retail stores operating in malls and urban retail centers, through its various value-based stores located in major retail locations, through concessions located in department stores and a number of airports and through e-commerce websites accessible to international consumers. The company was founded by Sidney Kimmel in 1970 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Jones Apparel Group Holdings, Inc. owns and operates women's clothing stores. They engage in the design, marketing, and distribution of clothing apparel and accessories. Their product range encompasses blouses, jeanswear, footwear, jewelry, and handbags. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

JWL Partners Acquisition Corp. is a blank check company. It is seeking to acquire or acquire control of an operating business, without limit to a particular industry except that it will not acquire an asset management firm, hedge fund or other financial institution. The company will liquidate if a business combination has not been initiated within 24 months of its offering. GEH Capital, Inc., Alan Gelband, and the company's directors organized the company in December 2007. JWL Partners Acquisition is located in New York, NY.