Founded in 1942, The Gerson Companies a family-owned design, import and distribution company that offers fashion jewelry and accessories. The company provides watering devices, grills, gardening tools and dolls. It also offers fountains, ceramic pots, banners, hanging baskets, rugs and hampers. The Gerson Companies unit, Corporate Resource Group is a printing and print brokerage company. Its division, Gerson International designs and distributes seasonal merchandise. The company also provides a range of glass and marble d coration vases, candle holders and apothecary jars. Its division, Gerson Everyday imports and purchases children books, glass containers, decorative glass marbles, gems and river rocks. The Gerson Companies has a more than 450,000-square-foot warehouse facility located in Olathe, Kan.