Industry
Consumer
Target Company
The Art Store
Buyer/Investor
Dick Blick Holdings, Inc.
Client Description:
The Art Store is one of the leading specialty retailers of branded and non-branded artist supplies, materials and accessories in the United States. Annual sales reached approximately $40 million in 2003. Headquartered near Boston, Massachusetts, the Company currently owns and operates retail stores located in California, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York and Washington D.C. For more than a decade, The Art Store has built a reputation as a “destination location” by providing one-stop shopping for professional artists, art students, aspiring artists and small businesses.