AC Moore
Encyclopedia
A.C. Moore is an arts and crafts
retail
chain with 132 locations in the eastern United States
, with its corporate headquarters in located in Berlin, New Jersey
. AC Moore sells a variety of arts and crafts products, including scrapbook
ing, beading, knitting
, rubber stamping, home decor items, floral items, Kid's Crafts, paints, framing, greenery and seasonal items.
A.C. Moore was founded as a single arts and crafts store by Jack Parker in 1985 in Moorestown, New Jersey. The store went public in 1997, and the chain's annual sales reached $590 million in 2006, but the company showed a $400,000 loss that year and started a program of modernization, hiring former Office Depot
executive Rick Lepley as C.E.O. In October 2007, A.C. Moore opened its online store www.acmoore.com. Since the launch of the online store, as of October 31, 2010, A.C Moore has grown to 135 stores, which are located all over the U.S from Maine to Florida.
Arts and crafts
Arts and crafts comprise a whole host of activities and hobbies that are related to making things with one's hands and skill. These can be sub-divided into handicrafts or "traditional crafts" and "the rest"...
retail
Retail
Retail consists of the sale of physical goods or merchandise from a fixed location, such as a department store, boutique or kiosk, or by mail, in small or individual lots for direct consumption by the purchaser. Retailing may include subordinated services, such as delivery. Purchasers may be...
chain with 132 locations in the eastern United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, with its corporate headquarters in located in Berlin, New Jersey
Berlin, New Jersey
Berlin is a Borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 7,588.Berlin was incorporated as a borough on March 29, 1927, from portions of Berlin Township, based on the results of a referendum held on April 26,...
. AC Moore sells a variety of arts and crafts products, including scrapbook
Scrapbooking
Scrapbooking is a method for preserving personal and family history in the form of a scrapbook. Typical memorabilia include photographs, printed media, and artwork. Scrapbook albums are often decorated and frequently contain extensive journaling...
ing, beading, knitting
Knitting
Knitting is a method by which thread or yarn may be turned into cloth or other fine crafts. Knitted fabric consists of consecutive rows of loops, called stitches. As each row progresses, a new loop is pulled through an existing loop. The active stitches are held on a needle until another loop can...
, rubber stamping, home decor items, floral items, Kid's Crafts, paints, framing, greenery and seasonal items.
A.C. Moore was founded as a single arts and crafts store by Jack Parker in 1985 in Moorestown, New Jersey. The store went public in 1997, and the chain's annual sales reached $590 million in 2006, but the company showed a $400,000 loss that year and started a program of modernization, hiring former Office Depot
Office Depot
Office Depot is a supplier of office products and provides many services. The company's selection of brand name office supplies includes business machines, computers, computer software and office furniture, while its business services encompass copying, printing, document reproduction, shipping,...
executive Rick Lepley as C.E.O. In October 2007, A.C. Moore opened its online store www.acmoore.com. Since the launch of the online store, as of October 31, 2010, A.C Moore has grown to 135 stores, which are located all over the U.S from Maine to Florida.