Alliance Entertainment Corp. (AEC) provides both traditional and e-commerce home entertainment retailers with complete business-to-business solutions. AEC offers retailers an extensive product inventory, including recorded music, videos, DVDs, video games, and related accessories and merchandise. Alliance customers are major independent and chain retailers across the U.S., including both traditional and Internet retailers. Headquartered in Coral Springs, FL, Alliance was founded in 1990 and acquired in April 1999 by the Yucaipa Companies, a private company based in Los Angeles, CA, that invests in the retail, distribution, logistics, and technology industries. ~ Rich Hernandez, All Game Guide