A.C. Moore - wikipedia A.C. Moore A.C. Moore Type Subsidiary Industry Retail Founded 1985 Headquarters Berlin, New Jersey, U.S. Products Arts & Crafts, Scrapbooking, Home Decor Parent Sbar 's ( 2011 -- present ) Website www.acmoore.com At Shopper 's World in Framingham, Massachusetts. A.C. Moore is an American arts and crafts retail chain with 141 locations in the eastern United States, with its corporate headquarters located in Berlin, New Jersey. AC Moore sells a variety of arts and crafts products, including scrapbooking, beading, knitting, rubber stamping, home decor items, floral items, Kid 's Crafts, paints, framing, greenery and seasonal items. A.C. Moore was founded as a single arts and crafts store by Jack Parker in 1985 in Moorestown, New Jersey. The store went public in 1997. In October 2007, A.C. Moore opened its online store www.acmoore.com. Since the launch of the online store, as of September 2012, A.C Moore has grown to 141 stores, which are located along the U.S. east coast from Maine to Florida. In 2011, A.C. Moore was acquired for $41 million by Sbar 's, an art supply distributor. References Jump up ^ Panaritis, Maria ( 2008 - 06 - 10 ). `` A.C. Moore crafting a turnaround ''. The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 2009 - 05 - 22. Jump up ^ DiStephano, Joseph. `` Struggling AC Moore sold to supplier Sbar 's for $41 M ''. Philly.com. Retrieved 3 October 2017. External links A.C. Moore website Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=A.C._Moore&oldid=803541504 '' Categories : Retail companies of the United States Retail companies established in 1985 Companies based in Camden County, New Jersey Arts and crafts retailers 1985 establishments in New Jersey Hidden categories : Pages using deprecated image syntax Talk About Wikipedia Simple English Edit links This page was last edited on 3 October 2017, at 03 : 59. About Wikipedia

Question: what does the ac in ac moore stand for
Answer: arts and crafts