Vito Legrottaglie

Barnes & Noble, Inc. engages in the provision of access to trade books and other content across its multi-channel distribution platform to its customers. It operates through Barnes & Noble Retail (B&N Retail), and NOOK segments. The B&N Retail segment focuses in the retail bookstores under the Barnes & Noble Booksellers trade name, which includes also publishing operations, Sterling Publishing. The NOOK segment refers to the digital business, offering digital books and magazines for sale and consumption online comprises of digital content such as eBooks, digital newsstand and sales of NOOK devices and accessories to B&N Retail. The company was founded by Leonard S. Riggio in December 1986 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Swell Commerce, Inc. retails surf apparel, equipment, and life style products. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in San Juan Capistrano, CA.

Swell, Inc. offers online retail services for surf clothing, gears, and accessories for men and women. Its men’s clothing include tees, tanks, shirts, sweatshirts, sweaters, boardshorts, shorts, pants, and jackets; footwear, including sandals and shoes; and accessories, such as sunglasses, watches, hats, backpacks and luggage, tech accessories, socks, boxers, wallets, and belts. The firm's women’s clothing include swimwear, dresses, tanks, tops and tees, sweaters, sweatshirts and fleece, skirts, pants, shorts, jackets, denim, and intimates; footwear, such as sandals, heels and wedges, boots, shoes, and slippers; and accessories that include jewelry, hats, sunglasses, watches, bags, backpacks and travel, wallets, beanies and gloves, scarves, belts, gifts, and beach blankets. The company was founded by Jeffrey A. Berg and Nicholas A. Nathanson in June 1999 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

The Wine Enthusiast Cos. publishes magazines on wines. The firm operates a catalog business featuring wine-related products such as wine racks, decanters, glassware, and corkscrews. It also offers information on wine storage, education, wine accessories, events, and travel. The company was founded by Adam Strum and Sybil Strum in 1979 and is headquartered in Elmsford, NY.