Thavamani, 48, a clothing importer and exporter, said his motivation was simple.

"For the past 35, 40 years, I've been traveling internationally and staying in six-star hotels," said Mr. Sharpe, a retired clothing importer.

Until recently, she was the manager of the Cos Cob branch of Wolfhound Imports, a clothing importer.

In the same district, Ecuadorian-owned hairdressers, money transfer and community centres, clothing importers and music stores can be found.

Instead he gets up at 6:30 a.m. to go to work at a clothing importer, routing containers arriving by sea from Asia and Central America.

Ms. Moss, 24 years old, is an account executive for David Glazer Inc., a clothing importer in New York.

Her mother, Byung Sook Joh, is the president of the Pan Asia Company, a women's clothing importer and manufacturer.

Another unrelated Schwartz, Mark, a clothing importer, left the team after an injury, though he was at the rink to skate recently.

His father, a clothing importer, often went into the Canadian wilderness to trade with Indians and Eskimos, regaling the family with stories of his travels.

Gelert is a British camping and outdoor clothing importer based in Gwynedd, Wales.