The Procter & Gamble Company provides consumer packaged goods in the United States and internationally. The company operates in three global business units (GBUs): Beauty and Grooming, Health and Well-Being, and Household Care. The Beauty and Grooming GBU offers female beauty products, including cosmetics, deodorants, female blades and razors, personal cleansing and skin care products, hair care products, and fragrances under the Head & Shoulders, Olay, Pantene, and Wella brands. It also provides electric hair removal devices, home appliances, male blades and razors, and male personal care products, such as deodorants, face and shave products, hair care, and personal cleansing products under the Braun, Fusion, Gillette, and Mach3 brands. The Health and Well-Being GBU provides feminine care, oral care, and personal health care products under Always, Crest, and Oral-B brands; and snacks and pet food under the Iams and Pringles brands. The Household Care GBU offers air care products, batteries, dish care products, and fabric care and surface care products under the Ace, Ariel, Dawn, Downy, Duracell, Gain, and Tide brands. It also offers baby care and family care products, including baby wipes, bath tissues, diapers, facial tissues, and paper towels under the Bounty, Charmin, and Pampers brands. The company sells its products through retail operations, including mass merchandisers, grocery stores, membership club stores, drug stores, department stores, salons, and high-frequency stores. The Procter & Gamble Company was founded in 1837 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Blyth, Inc. operates as a multi-channel company in the home fragrance and decorative accessories industry. It operates in three segments: Direct Selling, Catalog and Internet, and Wholesale. The Direct Selling segment designs, manufactures or sources, markets, and distributes a line of products, including scented candles, candle-related accessories, and other fragranced products under the PartyLite brand. It also offers gourmet foods under the Two Sisters Gourmet brand name, as well as sells nutritional supplements, energy drinks, and weight management products. The Catalog and Internet segment designs, sources, and markets a range of household convenience items, photo albums, frames, holiday cards, personalized gifts, kitchen accessories, and gourmet coffee and tea. This segment offers its products under As We Change, Boca Java, Easy Comforts, Exposures, Home Marketplace, Miles Kimball, and Walter Drake brand names. The Wholesale segment designs, manufactures or sources, markets, and distributes a line of home fragrance products; candle-related accessories; seasonal decorations, such as ornaments and trim; and home decor products, including picture frames, lamps, and textiles under the CBK, Colonial Candle of Cape Cod, Colonial at HOME, and Seasons of Cannon Falls brands. This segment also sells chafing fuel and tabletop lighting products and accessories under the Ambria, HandyFuel, and Sterno brand names. The company sells its products to independent gift and department stores, specialty chains, foodservice distributors, and hotels and restaurants, as well as individual consumers through independent sales consultants. Blyth, Inc. primarily operates in the United States, Canada, Europe, Mexico, Australia, and the Far East. The company was founded in 1976 and is based in Greenwich, Connecticut.