Michaels
About The Michaels Companies, Inc. is an American arts, crafts, and framing specialty retailer headquartered at 8000 Bent Branch Drive, Irving, Texas 75063 — in the Las Colinas area of Irving, near Dallas/Fort Worth. Founded in 1973 by Michael Dupey as a single store in Dallas, Michaels has grown into North America’s largest arts and crafts retailer, operating over 1,300 stores across 49 US states and Canada under the Michaels brand, along with Artistree — a manufacturer of custom and specialty framing merchandise — and MakerPlace by Michaels, a handmade goods marketplace. Michaels is no longer a public company. In April 2021, Apollo Global Management completed a $5 billion take-private acquisition, removing Michaels shares from the NASDAQ and transitioning the