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This article is about the US retail chain Michaels and its parent company. Michaels, is a privately held chain of 1,252 American and Canadian arts and crafts stores, as of January 2021. It is one michaels valentines North America’s largest providers of arts, crafts, framing, floral and wall décor, and merchandise for makers and do-it-yourself home decorators.

The company was founded in 1973 by Michael J. In 1973, Dallas businessman Michael J. Dupey founded Michaels in Dallas, Texas, when he converted a money-losing Ben Franklin five and dime store into an arts and crafts store. After the sale, Dupey founded MJ Designs, which was later bought out by The Michaels Companies. The Michaels Companies, which operated 16 stores. Over the next decade, the company bought craft and hobby stores in local and regional markets. In the Midwest and Northeast, it bought Leewards Creative Crafts, a 101-unit store chain.

In 1995, Michaels Stores acquired Aaron Brothers Holdings, Inc. In the fall of 2008, Michaels Stores opened its 1,000th store. In May 2007, Martha Stewart and Michaels launched “Martha Stewart Crafts,” an online resource for home “do-it-yourselfers” with how-to instructions, projects, and crafting products. In 2010, Michaels began a partnership with Chef Duff to feature the Duff Goldman Collection in its stores.