Yankee Candle Company Inc. - YCC- Profile

Yankee Candle Company Incorporated. The Group's principal activities are the manufacture, wholesale and retail of premium scented candles in the giftware industry. It also markets coordinated candle accessories as well as branded fragranced non-candle products including Yankee Candle Car Jars(R) air fresheners and Yankee Candle Bath personal care products. Yankee candle branded products are marketed under the trade names Housewarmer, Home Classics, YCTM, Stripes, Chandler's Reserve, A La Mode, Country Kitchen and Aroma Formula. It markets its products through wholesale customers who operate approximately 17,454 stores in North America & 2,428 store locations internationally located in Bristol, England as on 30-Sep-2006. As on 31-Dec-2005, the Group had 409 Company owned retail stores in 42 States. The Group sells their products directly to consumers through our catalogs and our Internet web site at www.yankeecandle.com. Retail Operations accounted for 51% of 2005 revenues and Wholesale Operations, 49%