Hobby Lobby, the arts & crafts retail chain, filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma challenging aspects of the healthcare law known as Obamacare. Chain founder David Green says his Christian-based company should not have to pay for emergency contraceptives like the so called morning-after pill. Tony Goldman, visionary urban developer and creator of the annual Art Basel event in Miami passed away recently of a heart attack. He was known mostly for his development work in New York’s SoHo area and Miami’s South Beach. At Michaels, Bill Long, VP of Category Management, has announced his retirement after three years with Michaels. Sue…
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Big Kolo Announcement
We are very excited and pleased to announce that we have finalized an agreement with Kolo for Kolo products to become a brand exclusive to MacPherson’s! Kolo is a 14-year-old, US-based company that offers top quality albums and accessories for photos and presentation. Kolo has built a strong brand name with consumers through its attention to every detail in the quality and function of its products. Kolo needed a strong partner for the distribution and sales side of the business and MacPherson’s was its logical choice. Their goal and ours will be improvements in customer service levels at the retail level with a special emphasis on providing consistently high fill rates. By outsourcing its customer…
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STRATHMORE® Introduces New Creative Cards Just in Time for the Holidays
Strathmore Artist Papers announces new Mixed Media and Photo Mount creative cards. These introductions are designed to bring innovation and quality differences to the product line with new materials, sizes and features. Mixed Media is hot – evidenced by the popularity of Strathmore Visual Journals, Mixed Media papers and series of Online Workshops. New Mixed Media creative cards are made of 400 Series/Best quality paper. This unique paper has the attributes of a watercolor paper but with a vellum drawing finish. Cards are offered in 10-count announcement, full size and new on-trend slim size. Learn more about new Mixed Media cards at http://www.strathmoreartist.com/product-reader/items/mixed-media-cards.html New Classic Emboss Photo Mount cards were developed in response to requests from retailers and consumers for…
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Introducing the New GOLDEN Virtual Paint Mixer!
Check it out at Golden Mixer Mixing paints with control and getting predictable results is a skill that takes years to master. It also requires a lot of paint. Golden Artist Colors has decided to cut through this fog with the debut of the Virtual Paint Mixer. With this fun, unique online tool, artists can mix countless paint colors, developing a feel for the correct proportions and the best colors to use. Photos can be uploaded to match colors and create palettes, getting artists closer to the colors they want faster, saving time, frustration and paint! Once registered, users can print, e-mail and save reports with formulas and colors needed to guide purchases and direct them to nearby retailers. Users will also be able to…
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Prismacolor Launches NEW Brush | Fine 60ct Marker Display
An ideal solution for retailers with limited space, the Prismacolor 60ct Brush | Fine Marker Display is the same footprint as the current Chisel | Fine universal display and houses 45 colors of the new Brush | Fine Art Markers. Contact your MacPhersons sales representative for more details.
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Golden News Sept 2012
B-T-S Promotional Period Reminder The last date for additional promotional advertising is September 28, 2012. Just Paint #27 Coming Soon! We continue to get the seemingly obvious question, “So how long will it take for my paint to dry?” As you know, the answer we’ve committed to is…”It depends.” In this issue of Just Paint, Technical Support experts Michael Townsend and Ulysses Jackson give a more articulate answer to this vexing issue for acrylic painters. In “The Color Graveyard,” Dana Rice shares why we lose colors and either find replacements for them or commisserate with artists when we’re not successful in doing so. In “GOLDEN Virtual Paint Mixer: Odyssey of Perspectives,” an article by Christopher Farrell, he walks artists through our…