Archive for January, 2007
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Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007Michaels Stores reported that same-store sales increased 1.2 percent for the nine-week period ending December 30, and total sales for the same period increased 4.2 percent over the previous year. The December same-store sales increase of 3.7 percent was offset by soft sales in early November, primarily due to changes to the company’s Veteran’s Day […]
Industry News
Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007* People. Lisa O’Bryan, associate publisher, CK Media Quilting Group.
* New show. Create is a new trade event presented by ICHF Ltd, a creative craft and gift show organizer in the U.K. The show is September 9-11 in Birmingham, England, and will cover the whole creative craft industry, with particular focus on paper crafting. For […]
EK Announces Launch Strategy
Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007EK Success will begin limited retail distribution in May for its Martha Stewart Crafts™ line of paper crafting, scrapbooking, and storage products. The initial launch will be to all Michaels stores, followed by distribution to EK Elite independent craft and scrapbooking stores later this year. The line has been collaboratively designed and developed by Martha […]
Knitting for Charity
Thursday, January 18th, 2007The DIY television network is partnering with Warm Up America!, a charitable organization dedicated to creating handmade blankets, clothing, and accessories to help those in need. On Super Bowl Sunday (February 4), needleart enthusiasts are encouraged to knit and crochet 7”x9” sections to be used in creating shawls and blankets for those in need. Warm […]
Industry News
Thursday, January 18th, 2007* Internet. Kaye Wood, host of Kaye’s Quilting Friends, a PBS television show, and Imageworks LTD have launched kayewoodtv.com, a 24-hour-a-day, 7-days-a-week web-based television channel. The site consists of episodes of Kaye’s Quilting Friends, which has been airing for 20 years.
* Consumer shows. Knit & Crochet shows take place July 12-15 in Manchester, New Hampshire, […]
K&Company Partners with GSUSA
Wednesday, January 10th, 2007K&Company has announced a licensing agreement with the Girl Scouts of the USA. The initial rollout of the Girl Scout collection is planned for the Craft & Hobby Association show in Anaheim, California, at the end of this month.
The line will consist of a variety of products, including post-bound albums, die-cut stickers, dimensional embellishments, and […]
Jo-Ann’s Announces Partnerships
Monday, January 8th, 2007Jo-Ann Stores announced today it is partnering with American Greetings Corp. and 3 Day Blinds.
Jo-Ann’s will carry up to 120 feet of American Greetings’ seasonal and everyday greeting cards, everyday gift wrap, and everyday party goods in all 173 of its superstores beginning in early May.
Partnering with 3 Day Blinds will allow Jo-Ann Stores to […]
Industry News
Thursday, January 4th, 2007* Military. Connect and Join, a family support and education service publishing company, has extended its nationwide scrapbook initiative to have school children create the World’s Largest, and Greatest, Scrapbook in support of military troops. The goal is now to collect 120,000 pages. For details, go to www.connectwiththetroops.com or www.connectandjoin.com.
* People. David Frawley is A.C. […]
Interweave Completes Acquisitions
Thursday, January 4th, 2007Interweave Press has acquired the PBS television program Needle Arts Studio from Shay Pendray. In a separate transaction, Interweave has acquired Quilting Arts and Cloth Paper Scissors magazines from Quilting Arts LLC. Terms of the transactions were not disclosed.
The acquisition of the magazines includes related books, special interest publications, events, and web sites. Quilting Arts’ […]
Chain Reports
Thursday, January 4th, 2007* Hancock Fabrics. Same-store sales for December dropped 7.2 percent. Total sales for the month dropped to $41.8 million from $48.3 million last year. In addition to the same-store sales decline, the total-sales decrease was also due to having 43 fewer stores this year. Same-store sales for the year-to-date dropped 1.8 percent, including a 2.9 […]
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