Search results
May 5, 2010 · Michael J. Dupey, considered the founder of the arts and crafts superstore concept, died at his home in Dallas on Saturday. He was 64. Mr. Dupey was the Michael in Irving-based Michaels Stores...
May 6, 2010 · Dallas — Michael J. Dupey, founder of the Michaels craft chain, passed away at his Dallas home on Saturday, May 1, at the age of 64. Dupey got his start in retailing in 1968 when his father bought a money-losing Ben Franklin five-and-dime store in Dallas and made him the manager.
May 5, 2010 · Michael Dupey, widely credited with being the creator of the craft superstore by being the founder of the Michaels and MJDesigns store chains, passed away April 30th.
In 1973, businessman Michael J. Dupey founded Michaels in Dallas, Texas when he converted a money-losing Ben Franklin five and dime store into an arts and crafts store. [4] [5] In 1982, Dallas businessman Sam Wyly bought a controlling interest in the company, which by then had 11 outlets with annual revenues around $10 million. [8]
Michael Dupey created the concept, but the work of transforming Michaels into a national chain and building it into the largest retailer of its kind in the United States fell to the new owners who took control of the company in 1983.
Mike Dupey is considered by many to be the founder of the arts & crafts superstore concept. Mike was the Michael in the Michael's Stores, Inc., the innovator of the MJDesigns Stores and Dupey Management Corp. He is credited with being the first innovative craft merchandiser to spot the trendy products that...
May 5, 2010 · Michael Dupey, who created the arts and crafts superstore concept Michaels (Irving, Texas), died at his home in Dallas last weekend. “He was a wizard. He could pick out trends like no one else could,” Jim Sadler, one of Dupey's first store managers, told The Dallas Morning News.
