Part-Time

Merchandise Manager

Michaels Stores

Michaels Stores

10,001+ employees

Arts, crafts, and home decor retailer

No salary listed

No H1B Sponsorship

Grafton, WI, USA

In Person

Category
Retail (2)
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Required Skills
Inventory Management
Point of Sale (POS)

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Requirements
  • Three or more years of retail leadership experience.
  • Ability to remain standing for long periods of time and move throughout the store.
  • Ability to bend, lift, carry, reach, and stretch regularly.
  • Ability to lift, carry, push, and pull merchandise and fixtures weighing up to 25–50 pounds, with or without reasonable accommodation.
  • Ability to climb ladders or step stools to stock and retrieve products.
  • Ability to perform repetitive motions, including scanning items, stocking shelves, and operating point-of-sale equipment.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with frequent customer interactions.
  • Availability to work nights, weekends, and early mornings.
  • Applicants in the United States must satisfy federal, state, and local legal requirements of the job.
Responsibilities
  • Assist the Store Manager in leading and managing adherence to Standard Operating Procedures and company programs to ensure compliance with applicable laws and requirements.
  • Ensure execution of company policies and standards, holding the team accountable for store conditions and results.
  • Provide Manager-on-Duty coverage while maintaining floor leadership, service standards, and operational continuity.
  • Lead truck execution processes, including timely unloading, accurate sorting, and efficient flow of merchandise to the sales floor.
  • Own workload planning and daily task prioritization, partnering with store leadership to align staffing and execution with business needs.
  • Execute and maintain Store-In-Stock Optimization routines to drive in-stock levels, replenishment accuracy, and sales readiness.
  • Oversee planogram execution, ensuring merchandising sets are completed accurately and on schedule.
  • Establish and maintain visual merchandising standards, including initial product placement and presentation according to company expectations.
  • Support a clean, organized, and customer-ready store environment, including backroom organization and sales floor recovery.
  • Manage key aspects of inventory control, ensuring product accuracy, integrity, and efficient stock movement.
  • Execute advertising sets, ensuring promotional signage and product placement are compliant and customer-focused.
  • Complete price changes accurately and on time, maintaining pricing integrity across the sales floor and systems.
  • Oversee Ship from Store fulfillment, ensuring orders are picked, packed, and shipped efficiently and accurately.
  • Process Return to Vendor transactions and Advance Shipping Notice receiving, ensuring compliance, documentation accuracy, and proper inventory adjustments.
  • Manage store damage procedures, ensuring proper handling, reporting, and shrink reduction.
  • Train, coach, and develop team members through structured team-member onboarding and ongoing skill-building across assigned departments.
  • Partner in maintaining strong Asset Protection practices, reducing shrink through awareness, compliance, and safe operations.

Michaels provides supplies for arts, crafts, and home decor through a network of physical stores and an online platform. Customers purchase materials like Cricut machines and seasonal items or use specialized services for custom framing and personalized art. Unlike general retailers, Michaels integrates product sales with in-store creative classes and exclusive collections to build a dedicated community of makers. The company aims to be the primary resource for creators by offering a comprehensive selection of tools and services that support projects from start to finish.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

Debt Financing

Total Funding

$3.3B

Headquarters

Irving, Texas

Founded

1973

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Ask Mike generated 75,000 conversations by July 2026, accelerating product discovery online.
  • The July 2026 Irving and Columbus remodels validate a new experiential store format.
  • Joann and Party City collapses handed Michaels fabrics, balloons, and celebration customers immediately.

What critics are saying

  • Michaels carried high leverage in February 2026, limiting flexibility before an IPO.
  • The June 2025 Tracy distribution-center closure cut 229 jobs and exposed operational friction.
  • Amazon, Walmart, and Hobby Lobby still pressure pricing, assortment, and traffic every quarter.

What makes Michaels Stores unique

  • Michaels combines 1,400 stores with same-day framing, printing, personalization, and classes.
  • David Boone’s 2026 store redesign adds local merchandising and experiential craft spaces.
  • Michaels absorbed Joann and Party City assets, widening fabrics, yarn, and celebrations assortment.

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Mass Market Retailers
Jul 30th, 2026
Michaels introduces new format designed to inspire creativity.

Michaels introduces new format designed to inspire creativity. Remodeled store in Irving, Texas, features 'all of our visualizations come to life.' July 30, 2026. 2:59 PM IRVING, Texas - Michaels introduced its reimagined store format on July 24 during a grand re-opening ceremony at a freshly renovated outlet. The remodeled location features fresh displays, expanded assortments, and community spaces meant to inspire and facilitate creativity. "What you're going to see today is our best creation yet, the newest store inside of our entire fleet," CEO David Boone told onlookers awaiting the 9 a.m. ribbon-cutting ceremony, some of whom had been there since 6:15 in the morning. "And inside of it is all the newest things that our merchants have imagined, all of our visualization that has come to life, and all of what our creative people have put together in new formats." The updated store introduces customization bars and classrooms for hosting candle-making and other creative endeavors. The site includes flexible spaces that can accommodate workshops, birthday parties and other events. Also new are updated and expanded Michaels' assortments, including Knit & Sew and Party Shop. New private brands and a larger selection of craft supplies were also introduced at the new locale. The grand opening involved a variety of family-friendly activities, including a local-maker craft fair, live music, games, balloon artists, face painting, a photo booth, and demonstrations in embroidery, sewing and painting, according to a dispatch in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. The newspaper noted that after 53 years in business, Michaels has more than 1,300 stores across 49 states and Canada, selling arts-and-crafts-related items, including cake-decorating materials, beads, art supplies, fabrics, frames, scrapbooking supplies, florals and home decor.

ClassAction.org
Jul 27th, 2026
Michaels hit with class action lawsuit over allegedly misleading sale emails.

Michaels hit with class action lawsuit over allegedly misleading sale emails. Crow v. The Michaels companies, inc. d/b/a Michaels. A class action lawsuit accuses Michaels of sending misleading and illegal marketing emails to Washington residents. Defendant(s) Washington Michaels faces a proposed class action lawsuit that alleges the arts and crafts retailer sends consumers misleading marketing emails that promote "limited-time" sales. The 35-page false advertising lawsuit claims that Michaels "constantly" sends consumers on its mailing list promotional emails that advertise "fake" discounts and misrepresent the duration of sales. According to the case, the company has violated the Washington Commercial Electronic Mail Act, which prohibits sending commercial emails with misleading subject lines. The filing relays that Michaels regularly sends promotional emails multiple times a week with subject lines such as "LAST DAY for up to 50% off! This sale ENDS TODAY" to lead consumers to believe that there is a "substantial" sale in effect that offers a good deal compared to a product's regular or former price. However, the lawsuit says that for many products, the ostensible discounts were fake, as the products were frequently available at a discount on Michaels' website. Per the case, since the products were regularly on sale, consumers were misled into believing that they were receiving a special deal. Further, the suit accuses Michaels of regularly extending sales after their supposed expiration date or offering comparable sales almost immediately - oftentimes within one week of the previous sale's end. According to the suit, this practice leads consumers to falsely believe that they must buy the discounted products before the sale ends in order to take advantage of lower prices. The case provides one example of the allegedly misleading sales emails, stating that Michaels sent an email on September 27, 2025 that read, "ENDS TODAY: Up to 60% off trees online only! Plus, FREE shipping!" Notably, the complaint says that the 60-percent-off sale was reinstated just four days later on October 1, 2025, announced in an email subject line that read, "EXTENDED: Up to 60% off Christmas trees online only! Plus, FREE shipping!" The case accuses Michaels of employing a strategy whereby the company "pressures" consumers to make purchases with misleading representations about the extent and availability of its discounts or sales. Consumers are more likely to purchase an item immediately, rather than comparison shop, when they believe they only have a short time to act, the filing conveys. Indeed, the case notes that the Federal Trade Commission has identified the "False Limited Time Message" as one way retailers create an artificial sense of scarcity to consumers' detriment. "This creates a sense of value and urgency: buy now, and you will receive something worth more than you pay for; or wait, and you will pay more for the same thing later," the complaint states. Per the filing, an investigation by the plaintiff's counsel revealed that Michaels sent promotional emails advertising limited-time sales nearly every day between December 8, 2025 and June 8, 2026. The Michaels class action lawsuit looks to cover all Washington residents who, during a timeframe to be established by the court and while present in Washington, received promotional emails from Michaels with subject lines either: * -Advertising "% off" discounts; * -Stating a sale, discount or price would end at a specified date but the same sale, discount or price was extended upon expiration; or * -Stating a sale, discount or price was time limited, ending or tethered to a holiday or event, when Michaels reinstated the same or a comparable sale, discount or price for a longer time. Case Spotlight Video game addiction lawsuits. If your child suffers from video game addiction - including Fortnite addiction or Roblox addiction - you may be able to take legal action. Gamers 18 to 22 may also qualify. Kratom 7-OH lawsuits. Anyone who has used 7-OH kratom products and suffered a serious injury, such as overdose, heart attack or addiction, may be able to take legal action. How do I join a class action lawsuit? Stay Current New cases and investigations, settlement deadlines, and news straight to your inbox. Last Updated on July 27, 2026 - 4:20 PM

Digital Commerce 360
Jul 22nd, 2026
Michaels shares early results from its Gemini-powered AI assistant.

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