Hobby Express

"Hobby Lobby International" redirects here. For the large, unrelated arts and crafts retail chain, see Hobby Lobby.

Hobby Express is an American retailer that sells radio-controlled aircraft, helicopters, boats and related products through catalog and Internet sales, and operates a store in Tennessee. It was called Hobby Lobby International before changing its name in 2013 to avoid confusion with Hobby Lobby, an arts and crafts retailer embroiled in a controversial U.S. Supreme Court case.[1][2]

The company was started in 1963 by James Martin. It was sold in 2003 to GenCap America and remained headquartered in Brentwood, Tennessee.[3] In 2009, Hobby-Lobby International was sold to Mark Cleveland of Brentwood.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Hobby Lobby International Rebrands to Become Hobby Express". December 16, 2013. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  2. 1 2 Max, Sarah (May 7, 2014). "A Small Brand Tries to Escape the Confusing Shadow of a Big Brand". The New York Times. p. B6. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  3. ↑ Capps, Milt (November 12, 2007). "Gen Cap names new CEO at Brentwood firm". NashvillePost.com. Archived from the original on October 5, 2008.

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