The Michaels Companies, Inc. owns and operates arts and crafts specialty retail stores for Makers and do-it-yourself home decorators in North America. It operates Michaels stores that offer approximately 45,000 stock-keeping units (SKUs) in crafts, home decor and seasonal, framing, and paper crafting; and Aaron Brothers stores, which offer approximately 5,600 SKUs, including photo frames, a line of ready-made frames, art prints, framed art, art supplies, and custom framing services. The company also operates Pat Catan's stores that provide approximately 57,000 SKUs, including an assortment of kids craft items, fine art supplies, yarns, floral supplies, fabrics, home décor, bakeware and seasonal products, and wedding related merchandise. In addition, the company provides private brands, including Recollections, Studio Decor, Bead Landing, Creatology, Ashland, Celebrate It, Art Minds, Artist's Loft, Craft Smart, Loops & Threads, Make Market, Foamies, LockerLookz, Imagin8, and Sticky Sticks. Further, it manufactures custom and specialty framing merchandise; distributes craft and hobby items products under the Darice brand; and sells its products through an e-commerce platform. As of August 30, 2018, the company owned and operated approximately 1,200 stores in 49 states and Canada under the Michaels, Aaron Brothers, and Pat Catan's brands. It also serves customers through Michaels.com, consumercrafts.com and aaronbrothers.com Websites. The Michaels Companies, Inc. was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Irving, Texas.
