Company Overview

With $5.4 billion in sales in fiscal 2017, The Michaels Companies, Inc. is the largest arts and crafts specialty retailer in North America (based on store count) providing materials, project ideas and education for creative activities. Our vision is to inspire and enable customer creativity, create a fun and rewarding place to work, foster meaningful connections with our communities, and lead the industry in growth and innovation.

We operate more than 1,200 stores in 49 states and Canada under the brands Michaels, Aaron Brothers and Pat Catan’s. Additionally, we serve customers through Michaels.com, consumercrafts.com and aaronbrothers.com. The Michaels Companies, Inc., also owns Artistree, a manufacturer of high quality custom and specialty framing merchandise, and Darice, a premier wholesale distributor in the craft, gift and decor industry.

We believe anyone can make, and we’re on a mission to inspire and encourage everyone to unleash his or her inner maker. With crafting classes, store events, project sheets, store displays, mobile applications and online videos, we offer a shopping experience that can inspire creativity and build confidence in our customers’ artistic abilities.