Mark A. Bussard

OSH 1 Liquidating Corp. is a retailer focused on homeowners with repair, maintenance and improvement needs. The company's stores are designed to appeal to convenience-oriented customers, whose purchase occasions are largely driven by their home repair, maintenance and improvement needs throughout the home, garden and outdoor living areas. Its repair and maintenance category consists of plumbing, electrical, paint, tools, hardware, and industrial products. The company's lawn and garden category consists of nursery, garden, outdoor power and seasonal products. Its in-home category consists mainly of house wares and appliances. The company also focuses on the convenience-oriented purchases of the small professional customer. The company was founded in 1931 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Gander Mountain Co. operates sporting goods retail stores. The firm offers hunting, fishing, camping, and outdoor lifestyle products and services. The company was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Saint Paul, MN.

The Company (formerly known as Central Tractor Farm & Country, Inc.) is an agricultural specialty retailer serving the agricultural, hardware and other needs of rural farmers, gardeners, skilled trade persons. The company provides a wide range of products and categorises on seven key products such as agricultural products including tractor parts and accessories, specialty hardware, lawn and garden products, workwear products, rural automotive parts and accessories, pet supplies and general consumer products. The company has 361 stores located in 31 prominent states. Agricutural ( including tractor parts and accessories) accounted for 21%, Specialty hardware, 15%, Lawn & garden and seasonal, 23%, Workwear, 11% and Other (Pet supplies, 9%, General consumer , 7%) accounted for 16% of 2001 fiscal revenues.