Another store closing - AC Moore Crafts☹️

homedecor1 · ‎03-09-2010

We don't have AC Moore here so this store I always go to when in NJ. They always have such nice selection of everything & seasonal decor.

I saw on the Philly news they are closing all the stores although maybe acquired by Michael's. I'm not thrilled with our new Michael's that just recently opened near us.

I hope Joanne Fabrics isn't next because that's my store for all my materials & sewing needs.

Big Joanie · ‎01-02-2015

Our AC Moore closed last spring .. Our Michaels moved and

I am not thrilled with the new store either .... We had 2 JoAnn's

close by .. one has closed ....

Lattelvr · ‎09-02-2018

Wow I didn't know that. However, I did notice back in the early Fall when I went to the one near me the store was not crowded with customers and the inventory was not the same as in other years. It actually surprised me. However, I have to say after going to a Hobby Lobby that just opened, Hobby Lobby was very impressive and liked it much better than AC and Michaels.

onlyshopsonline · ‎03-09-2010

@Lattelvr wrote:
Wow I didn't know that. However, I did notice back in the early Fall when I went to the one near me the store was not crowded with customers and the inventory was not the same as in other years. It actually surprised me. However, I have to say after going to a Hobby Lobby that just opened, Hobby Lobby was very impressive and liked it much better than AC and Michaels.

@Lattelvr We have several AC Moore stores in the area. I sure hope a Hobby Lobby takes over one of their locations. I don't go to AC Moore anymore, and the several Hobby Lobby stores in the general vicinity are about 1 1/2 hours away.

"I've been here since October 2006. Wow!"

Nataliesgramma · ‎03-28-2015

We had a similar store here called Pat Catans.....you could find anything craft related there at a good price......as with AC Moore, Michaels bought them out.....

haddon9 · ‎03-09-2010

Wow! This is the first I'm hearing this!

I remember going to one of the first AC Moore's in south Jersey when I lived there back in the 1980s. I loved the store and when we moved to PA I traveled to one that was a bit far.

Then a strip shopping center about 15 minutes away opened and AC Moore came in with a Michaels right next door! Whenever I need to pick up craft supplies I usually go into AC Moore before Michaels since it's brighter and nicer. Both stores are around the same size but I always thought it was so unusual having the two competitors right next door to each other.

ETA: It wasn't too long ago when I think the craft stores reached their heyday. I can remember around 10-15 years ago how scrapbooking became immensely popular but then it faded out. There was a crafting forum on the message board here before the big change. I became friendly with the women on the forum and we even had a group where we exchanged handmade cards.

At one point during that time I would shop weekly in the craft stores...so sorry about AC Moore!

panda1234 · ‎04-27-2015

@Lattelvr wrote:
Wow I didn't know that. However, I did notice back in the early Fall when I went to the one near me the store was not crowded with customers and the inventory was not the same as in other years. It actually surprised me. However, I have to say after going to a Hobby Lobby that just opened, Hobby Lobby was very impressive and liked it much better than AC and Michaels.

@Lattelvr Hobby Lobby would be hard to compete with. It's a cross between HomeGoods and Michaels. Love their greeting card section.