Ronald A. Kaplan

Syratech Corp. designs, manufactures, imports and markets a diverse portfolio of tabletop, giftware and seasonal products for home entertaining and decoration. The Company also offers a number of other complementary tabletop and giftware items, including stainless steel flatware, picture frames, photo albums, photo storage, candles, glassware, crystal, and ceramics. It manufacturers and markets seasonal products including, Christmas ornaments, as well as a distributor of Christmas trim, lighting and tree skirts.

Levitz Furniture Corp. offers a wide selection primarily of brand-name furniture and accessories including living room, bedroom, dining room, kitchen and occasional furniture and bedding. Some of the well known, nationally advertised brands offered by Levitz stores include Ashley, Bassett, Benchcraft, Berkline, Douglas, Klaussner, Lane, Lea Industries, Rowe, Sealy, Simmons, Stanley, and Universal. The company was founded on September 5, 1997 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, FL.

Room Plus, Inc. is engaged in the retail sale of mica-laminated furniture. The company is a fully-integrated manufacturer and retailer of mica-laminated furniture for residential uses, primarily bedroom furniture for children ages. Its products are of a modular design and are intended to be multi-functional, interchangeable and space-saving. The company distrubutes its products through its own distribution network of 16 retail showrooms located in the greater New York and Philadelphia. It was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Paterson, NJ.

Levitz Furniture operates furniture stores. It is a specialty retailer of furniture, bedding and home furnishings in the United States with 78 locations in major metropolitan areas, principally in the Northeast and on the West Coast of the United States. The company is headquartered in Woodbury, NY.

The Creative Group, Inc. provides staffing services. It focuses on placing freelance professionals in the creative, advertising, marketing, web, and public relations fields. The company has offices throughout North America including New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, Dallas, Atlanta, Denver, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, and Toronto. The company is located in Menlo Park, CA.

Roomstore, Inc. manufactures and sells furniture and home decorating accessories. The company operates through the following segments: RoomStore and Mattress Discounters. The RoomStore segment sells home furnishings and accessories through RoomStore retail stores and Internet operations. The Mattress Discounters segment sells mattresses and bedding products through Mattress Discounters retail stores and Internet operations. It has stores in Alabama, Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Richmond, VA.