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A.C. Moore was an American arts and crafts retail chain with 141 locations in the eastern United States, with its corporate headquarters located in Berlin, New Jersey. The chain has been owned by Sbar's since 2011.
On November 25, 2019, it was announced that all 145 A.C. Moore locations would be closing, some as early as December 15, 2019.
History[]
A.C. Moore sells a variety of arts and crafts products, including scrapbooking, beading, knitting, rubber stamping, home decor items, floral items, children'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. In October 2007, A.C. Moore opened its online site featuring various projects and crafts, acmoore.com. As of September 2012, A.C Moore has grown to 141 stores, which are located along the U.S. east coast from Maine to Florida. In 2011, A.C. Moore was acquired for $41 million by Sbar's, an art supply distributor. On November 25, 2019, A.C Moore announced that it will close all its stores. Up to 40 store locations leases were sold to The Michaels Companies shortly after, and these acquired leases will become Michaels Stores; The Michaels Companies also plans to acquire an East Coast distribution center and the intellectual property rights of A.C. Moore.