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American arts and crafts retailer
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Old America Stores
Trade nameOld American Pottery Company Corp
Company typeCraft retailer
IndustryRetail
Founded1980
Defunct1999
FateBankruptcy
Headquarters811 NORTH COLLINS FREEWAY Howe, Texas
Key peopleWayne Brush (founder, president, CEO), John W. Hightower (VP Merchandising and Advertising), Max Johnson (VP New Store Operations), Robert Mickey (VP Secretary, Treasurer, CFO), Theodore Avila (VP Operations East), Leonard Saavedra (VP Operations West), Don Hunt, Anthony J. Casella (attorney)
ProductsCrafts, Frames, Floral, Decor
WebsiteNone

Old America Stores was an arts and crafts retailer and framing and custom floral store founded in 1980 by Wayne Brush. Based in Howe, Texas, most of its stores were located in the south and was at one time owned by Campbell Taggart, a subsidiary of Annheuser-Busch before going public. Old America carried a variety of crafts, home decor, floral and framing products. After change of upper management with the departures of Wayne Brush and John Hightower in 1994 and 1995 respectively, Old America began a quick decline in sales and profit. As a result of this decline, Old America started closing stores and filed for bankruptcy in 1999 and liquidated all of its 59 remaining stores.

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