Groupe Habitat in Paris, in the Montparnasse district. For the next two decades, Habitat continued its expansion in Europe, opening stores in France, Spain and Germany. In the 1980s, Sir Terence Conran merged Habitat into the Storehouse plc group, which included British Home Stores, Richard Shops, Mothercare, Heal's and a 50% share of SavaCentre. In 1992, Habitat joined the Ikano group. Founded by the Swedish businessman Ingvar Kamprad, founder and owner of IKEA, Ikano consisted of independent companies operating in different sectors. During this period, the Kamprad family recruited new talents, such as Vittorio Radice, and consolidated the Habitat brand on the
Kutol Products Company Kutol Products Company Kutol Products Company, Inc. is a privately held manufacturer of cleaning products founded in 1912 and headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. Kutol specializes in hand soaps, hand sanitizers, hair and body washes, industrial hand cleaners, specialty skin care products and dispensing systems. It distributes throughout the United States. Kutol (pronounced cut-all) began business as a manufacturer of wallpaper cleaner. This pliable, putty-like flour-based material was the foundation for Play-Doh, created in 1955. In 1956, the Rainbow Crafts Company was created to make and sell Play-Doh, and Kutol continued to focus on its core business of powdered hand cleaners.