Daniel L. Anderton

Rag Shops, Inc. provides crafts, fabrics, floral, framing and related merchandise. The company's craft items include art supplies, picture frames, silk flowers, stitchery, wearable art and wicker. It has stores in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Florida. Rag Shops was founded in 1963 and is located in Hawthorne, NJ.

Lechters, Inc. operates specialty houseware stores.

Caldor Corp. operates a leading upscale discount retail chain offering a diverse line of branded and private-label merchandise, including hardline products such as housewares, electronics, furniture and toys and softline products, apparel, shoes, jewelry, cosmetics and domestics. The company operated 145 stores in nine East Coast and Mid-Atlantic states, including the key markets of Connecticut, New York City, Long Island, Westchester County, the Hudson River Valley of New York State, northern New Jersey and the greater Boston, Philadelphia and Baltimore areas. Its stores are located primarily in urban and suburban areas with high population densities.

Petrie Retail, Inc. operates women's specialty retail stores. The private company is based in Secaucus, NJ.