Retailers
SMS does business with 6 of the top 15 specialty retailers.
During the Spring of 1985, A.C. Moore opened the doors of its first store in Moorestown, New Jersey offering its new customers a vast assortment of Arts, Crafts, Florals and more at the most competitive prices. A.C. Moore, founded by Jack and Pat Parker, along with William Kaplan has grown from a single store to a chain of over 100 stores located in the eastern United States.
A.C. Moore is committed to providing its customers with the widest selection of high quality merchandise at everyday value prices, in an inviting, attractive superstore environment with superior service.
A typical store offers approximately 60,000 SKUs across 40 merchandise categories during the course of a year, with more than 45,000 SKUs offered at any one time. Merchandise is presented in a distinctive manner designed to maximize shopping convenience and to reinforce themes and colors associated with holidays, seasonal events or specific merchandise categories. Arts and crafts projects are prominently displayed in each department throughout the store to stimulate new project ideas for customers and to enhance the shopping environment.
www.acmoore.com
Akin's Natural Food Market & Chamberlin's Market and Cafe are full service natural foods grocery markets with wholesome baked goods, fresh organic produce, natural supplements and remedies, cruelty-free and all-natural personal care items, plus healthy fast food and beverages to meet everyone's busy schedule. Akin's & Chamberlin's are dedicated to serving their community through continued education, special events, and by offering only the highest quality natural foods and products available for you and your family.
www.akins.com
Save-A-Lot is a wholly owned subsidiary of SUPERVALU INC., a Fortune 100 company and one of the largest companies in the United States grocery channel. Save-A-Lot is one of the nation's leading extreme
value, edited assortment grocery chains, operating more than 1,150
value-oriented stores in all types of neighborhoods – urban, rural and suburban. They pride themselves on and delivering savings up to 40% compared to conventional grocery stores. Their grocery store network spans from Maine to California, serving more than 4 million shoppers
each week.
www.save-a-lot.com
The Home Depot strives to be the best corporate partner possible within each community. The Home Depot makes positive contributions as a neighbor, an employer, a retailer and as a profitable investment opportunity through successful and strategic operations of their company. The Home Depot prides them selves on helping others to fulfill their dreams by helping them to live in a clean and safe community, providing the means to build, remodel and maintain the home of their dreams.
The Home Depot is committed to offering the ultimate home improvement shopping experience. With up to 40,000 different products, trademark customer service and guaranteed low prices, The Home Depot stores cater to every type of home improvement customer, from novice to expert.
www.homedepot.com
Founded in 1971, Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. is a nationwide chain of superstores selling predominantly better quality domestics merchandise and home furnishings. As of June 2, 2007, the company operates a total of 821 Bed Bath & Beyond stores which range in size from 20,000 to 50,000 square feet, with some stores exceeding 80,000 square feet. Bed Bath & Beyond combines superior service and a huge selection of items at everyday low prices within a constantly evolving shopping environment that has proven to be both fun and exciting for customers.
www.bedbathbeyond.com
Wild Oats is a leading retailer of organic and natural products, and offers the ultimate experience in food and healthy living. The stores provide products and information that support the health and wellness of their customers and employees. Wild Oats supports their communities on a local and global scale, and is committed to socially and environmentally responsible initiatives. They aim to continue growth in new markets to deliver the highest quality products and superb service to consumers.
www.wildoats.com
Hobby Lobby began operation August 3, 1972, with 300 square feet of retail space, located in North Oklahoma City. This was a retail outgrowth of Greco Products, a miniature picture frame company, founded by David Green in 1970. This modest beginning has grown into 386 stores (as of February 2007) with projected sales of 1.8 billion dollars in 2007.
The operation, now known as Hobby Lobby Creative Centers, can no longer be considered just an arts and crafts store. With departments ranging from crafts, hobbies, picture framing, jewelry making, fashion fabrics, floral, cards & party, baskets, wearable art, home accents, and holiday supplies, Hobby Lobby is the place to shop with Super Selection, Super Savings...Everyday!
www.hobbylobby.com
Jo-Ann Stores, Inc. is a leading national specialty retailer of crafting, decorating, and sewing products – a "Create-It-Yourself" superstore. The stores sell fashion and decorator fabrics, related notions, patterns, crafts, seasonal products and other merchandise. Their aim is to sell the components to which our customers add their own talent and time to make fun and exciting projects. This craft retailer offers creative people everything they need – the products, the assistance, and the inspiration to fulfill their creative dreams.
www.joanns.com
Linens 'n Things, Inc. is one of the leading, national large-format retailers of home textiles, housewares and decorative home accessories, and operates over 500 stores in 47 states and six Canadian provinces. Their business strategy is to offer a broad selection of high quality, brand name home furnishings merchandise at exceptional everyday values, provide superior guest service, and maintain low operating costs. Their mission is to exceed the expectations of their guest in every store, every day.
www.lnt.com
Expo Design Center, whose parent company is Home Depot, provides design and resource support to the trade and to individuals interested in the latest trends in home design and decorating. Builders, contractors, designers, remodelers, exporters, and architects, as well as savvy home owners, count on Expo to showcase innovative merchandise and styles in bath and kitchen, appliances, lighting, flooring, accessories, home décor, outdoor living, window treatments.
www.expo.com
Chamberlin's is a full service natural foods grocery market with wholesome baked goods, fresh organic produce, natural supplements and remedies, cruelty-free and all-natural personal care items, plus healthy fast food and beverages to meet everyone's busy schedule. Special Every Day Value competitive pricing is made possible because of Chamberlin's long-term relationship with the manufacturers of their quality, nationally branded products that you know and trust.
www.chamberlins.com
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. is an authentic full-line sporting goods retailer offering a broad assortment of brand name sporting goods equipment, apparel, and footwear in a specialty store environment. The founder of Dick’s Sporting Goods, Dick Stack, began selling fishing gear in an Army and Navy store in Binghamton, New York in 1948 and by 1958 he expanded his product line to include much of what you’ll find in Dick’s Sporting Good stores today. As of May 5, 2007, the company operated 309 stores in 34 states primarily throughout the eastern half of the U.S. The company also owns Golf Galaxy, a multi-channel golf specialty retailer, with 75 stores in 28 states. “[Their] mission is to be the #1 sports and fitness specialty retailer for all athletes and outdoor enthusiasts through the relentless improvement of everything we do.”
www.dickssportinggoods.com
Cabela’s is the nation’s largest direct marketer, and a leading specialty retailer, of hunting, fishing, camping and related outdoor merchandise. Since their founding in 1961, Cabela’s has grown to become one of the most well-known outdoor recreation brands in the world, and they have long been recognized as the world’s foremost outfitter. Featuring museum-quality wildlife displays and large aquariums, their destination retail stores reinforce our outdoor lifestyle image and provide exciting tourist and entertainment shopping experiences for the entire family. Their existing large-format destination retail stores are major tourist attractions. Their motto is, “As the world’s foremost outfitter, we passionately serve people who enjoy the outdoor lifestyle by delivering innovation, quality and value in our products and services.”
www.cabelas.com
PGA TOUR Superstores are as passionate about improving the golf game of their customers as their customers are about playing it. They demonstrate this on a daily basis by providing golf and tennis players alike with unparalleled selection, exceptional services and guaranteed low prices to help you take things to a whole new level – whatever that means to you. PGA TOUR Superstores are owned and operated by Golf & Tennis Pro Shop, Inc. (GTPS) and headquartered in Altanta, GA. GTPS is the PGA TOUR’s exclusive PGA TOUR partner for off-course/off-airport golf retailing.
www.pgatoursuperstore.com
Blockbuster Inc. (NYSE: BBI, BBI.B), founded in 1985 and headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is a leading global provider of in-home movie and game entertainment with more than 8,000 stores throughout the Americas, Europe, Asia and Australia. The company, one of the strongest entertainment brands in the world, reported worldwide revenues of more than $5.5 billion in 2006. As the home entertainment industry has evolved, so too has Blockbuster. While growing their share of the store-based rental business continues as a company focus, Blockbuster is no longer just a chain of video stores. It is an online as well as in-store retailer, and becoming more integrated every day.
www.blockbuster.com
Movie Gallery, Inc. is a home video specialty retailer primarily focused on the rental and sale of DVD and VHS movies and video games. The company owns and operates approximately 4,700 retail stores throughout North America under the subsidiaries Movie Gallery, USA and Hollywood Entertainment Corp. Movie Gallery was formed in 1985 by Joe Malugen and Harrison Parrish in Dothan, Alabama.
www.moviegallery.com
Amazon.com is a global leader in e-commerce. Founded in 1995 by Jeff Bezos, and based in Seattle, Washington, Amazon.com has significantly expanded the types of products offered online. Amazon.com offers everything from books and electronics to tennis rackets and diamond jewelry.
www.amazon.com
Staples invented the office superstore in 1986. Founded by Tom Stemberg, Staples makes buying office supplies easy for small business owners and consumers. With over 1,884 stores worldwide, Staples is dedicated to providing a great selection of products and services at competitive prices.
www.staples.com
OfficeMax distributes office supplies, paper, technology products, office furniture and offers print & document services. Exceptional customer service and unmatched innovation make OfficeMax one of the top office supply chains. With almost 1,000 superstores, OfficeMax is qualified to meet the needs of businesses of varying size and individual consumers.
www.officemax.com
CompUSA is a leading retailer of technology products and services. The electronics chain offers a unique combination of technology products and support assistance, and prides itself on employing knowledgeable sales staff. Founded in 1984 and based in Dallas, Texas, CompUSA has 103 retail locations throughout the Unites States and Puerto Rico.
www.compusa.com