Ronald S. Staffieri

Michaels Stores, Inc. owns and operates a chain of specialty retail stores. It provides arts, crafts, framing, floral, home décor and seasonal merchandise for the hobbyist and do-it-yourself home decorator. The firm's crafting classes, in-store events, project sheets and displays, mobile applications and on-line videos; they offer a shopping experience that can inspire creativity and confidence in their customers' artistic abilities. The company was founded by Michael J. Dupey in 1983 and is headquartered in Irving, TX.

Borders Group, Inc. owns and operates bookstores and music stores. It operates through its subsidiaries, Borders, Inc. and Walden Book Company, Inc., which operates stores selling books, music and movie superstores and mall-based bookstores. The company operates a proprietary e-commerce Web site www.borders.com. The company was founded in 1933 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI.

Rag Shops, Inc. provides crafts, fabrics, floral, framing and related merchandise. The company's craft items include art supplies, picture frames, silk flowers, stitchery, wearable art and wicker. It has stores in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Florida. Rag Shops was founded in 1963 and is located in Hawthorne, NJ.

Harolds Stores, Inc. operates as a specialty retailer of ladies and men's apparel including accessories and footwear. The company was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.