Archive for May, 2007
CHA Expands License & Design Section
Wednesday, May 30th, 2007The Craft & Hobby Association (CHA) plans to significantly expand and strengthen the License and Design section of its 2008 Winter Convention and Trade Show in Anaheim, California.
The section will be located centrally on the show floor and will have specially designated pre- and post-show hours with refreshments to give CHA manufacturing exhibitors and members […]
Jo-Ann’s First-Quarter Results
Wednesday, May 30th, 2007Net loss for the first quarter of fiscal 2008 was $1.7 million or $0.07 loss per diluted share, compared with a net loss of $6.6 million, or $0.28 loss per diluted share last year.
“The first quarter produced an important milestone, as we achieved positive same-store sales for the first time in six quarters, and also […]
Industry News
Friday, May 25th, 2007* People. Devin Egan, associate editor, Craftrends and Memorytrends magazines.
* TV. Scrapbook Memories, Series 1100, uplinks Sunday, July 15, from 1830-1900/513 via NETA. For information, contact KS Inc. Productions at 800/348-3909 or kstull@ksproductions.org.
CHA Forms Trend Team
Friday, May 25th, 2007The Craft & Hobby Association (CHA) Designer Section has formed an industry trend team made up of professional designers. The group will report four times a year on new techniques, tools, products, and designs from their perspective as craft designers.
The entire CHA Design Section will be invited to contribute information to the team through special […]
Personnel Changes
Friday, May 25th, 2007Effective June 1, Lisa Bearnson will step down from her role as Creative Director of CK Media in order to focus more on her duties as Founding Editor of Creating Keepsakes magazine and spend more time with her family. Brian Tippetts is editor-in-chief of Creating Keepsakes, replacing Tracy White, who resigned. Britney Mellen is creative […]
Industry News
Friday, May 18th, 2007* People. Andy Bailen, president, Loew-Cornell.
* CK Media People. Amy Stalp, senior editor, Sew News and editor, Sew Simple; Ellen Marchant, managing editor, Sew News and Sew Simple, and Gena Bloemendaal, associate editor/web editor, Sew News and Sew Simple.
* Quilting. The International Quilt Festival in Chicago last month drew a crowd of 20,173. The consumer […]
News From ACMI
Friday, May 18th, 2007The Art & Creative Materials Institute (ACMI) has a new informational CD for retailers and distributors. It contains helpful information about art material safety and Youth Art Month. For information, e-mail debbieg@acminet.org.
The organization also announced its officers and directors elected in April - Joan Lilly, Crayola LLC, president; Van Foster, Elmer’s Products, vice president; Susan […]
CHA Partners With Magazine
Friday, May 18th, 2007The Craft & Hobby Association (CHA) will partner with Art Materials Retailer magazine to strengthen and enhance the art materials offerings at the association’s summer show July 20-22, in Rosemont, Illinois.
Spotlighting the category will include new pre-show and on-site initiatives, including an online product preview and buyers’ guide, special lounge area on the show floor […]
Paper Zone Files Chapter 11
Friday, May 18th, 2007Paper Zone LLC, which operates 12 retail stores and two online stores under the names of Paper Zone and Memories, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the Western District of Washington U.S. Bankruptcy Court.
In 2005, Paper Zone, which is headquartered in Seattle, bought the 16-store Memories chain from Memories & More, but the company […]
Chain Reports
Tuesday, May 8th, 2007* Jo-Ann Stores. Same-store sales for the quarter ended May 5, increased 1.8 percent. Net sales for the period decreased 0.1 percent to $424.2 million from $424.7 million. First-quarter earnings will be reported May 30.
* A.C. Moore. Same-store sales for the first quarter ended March 31 declined 4.9 percent. Total sales for the period increased […]