. for the lawsuit in which the company was a respondent see burwell v. hobby lobby stores inc. for other uses see hobby lobby disambiguation . hobby lobby stores inc. hobby lobby in stow ohio type privately held corporation industry retail founded oklahoma city oklahoma u.s. august 1972 ; 44 years ago 1972 08 number of locations 600 stores 2015 key people david green ceo steve green president jon cargill cfo products arts and crafts supplies revenue us 3.3 billion 2013 1 number of employees 23 000 1 website www.hobbylobby.com hobby lobby is an american chain of retail arts and crafts stores based in oklahoma city oklahoma formerly called hobby lobby creative centers . the stores are managed by direct corporate hires . 2 contents 1 history 2 business practices 3 opposition to patient protection and affordable care act 3.1 supreme court decision 4 holiday merchandise controversy 5 references 6 external links history edit david green opened the first hobby lobby store in a 300 square foot 28 m2 space in northwest oklahoma city in 1972 . 3 retail sales were 3 200 from august to the end of the year . 4 he moved to a larger 1 000 square foot space in january 1973 . citation needed a second store in oklahoma city opened in 1975 and a store opened in tulsa oklahoma the next year . 3 it grew to seven stores by mid 1982 4 and the first store outside oklahoma opened in 1984 . 3 by the start of 1989 the chain had about 15 stores . by late 1992 it had grown to 50 locations in seven states 5 and its growth continued to accelerate . its 100th store opened in august 1995 6 and its 200th in august 1999 . 7 by march 2002 that number had grown to 281 stores in 24 states 8 and 310 by october 2003 . 3 as of april 2015 update the chain has 600 stores nationwide with the headquarters building in a 3 400 000 square foot 320 000 m2 manufacturing distribution and office complex . 9 business practices edit hobby lobby stores and facilities are open for business every day with the exception of sunday 10 due to green s christian beliefs . he wanted his employees to have more time to spend for worship rest and family even at the expense of profits . 11 hobby lobby sites play a mixture of light jazz classical bluegrass contemporary christian and a variety of music styles such as pop and country over their speakers in stores distributed by satellite from the oklahoma city headquarters to each store . citation needed rather than using a barcode system the company uses manual pricing for product ordering and accounting . the website states they continue to look at and review the option of scanning at the registers but do not feel it is right for them at this time . 11 opposition to patient protection and affordable care act edit main article burwell v. hobby lobby david green has taken a public stance against the patient protection and affordable care act citing its inclusion of a provision mandating that companies provide access to the morning after pill which some consider an abortifacient . 12 in september 2012 hobby lobby filed a lawsuit against the united states over new regulations requiring health insurance provided by employers to cover emergency contraceptives stating t he green family s religious beliefs forbid them from participating in providing access to paying for training others to engage in or otherwise supporting abortion causing drugs and devices . 13 14 hobby lobby argued that the free exercise clause of the first amendment to the united states constitution and the religious freedom restoration act serve to protect their religious beliefs and accordingly bars the application of the contraceptive mandate to them . 15 the u.s. supreme court rejected the company s application for an injunction prompting the firm to sue the federal government . 16 17 on july 19 2013 us district judge joe heaton granted the company a temporary exemption from the contraceptive providing mandate . 18 in contrast on january 28 2014 the center for inquiry filed an amicus brief with the supreme court 19 arguing that were the court to grant hobby lobby an exclusion which permitted the company to exclude any specific healthcare service from its provision to employees on the basis of the owners religious beliefs the firm would violate the establishment clause also part of the first amendment . the establishment clause states congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion . oral arguments in the case then known as sebelius v. hobby lobby were heard on march 25 2014 . 20 supreme court decision edit on june 30 2014 the supreme court ruled 5 4 that hobby lobby and other closely held stock corporations can choose to be exempt from the law based on religious preferences based on the religious freedom restoration act but not on the first amendment . 21 22 holiday merchandise controversy edit in september 2013 a shopper reported being told by a store employee in marlboro new jersey hobby lobby did not carry merchandise celebrating jewish holidays . while the store carried christmas items they did not carry items related to bar mitzvah hanukkah or passover . the store employee told the shopper these items were not sold due to the owner s christian values . 23 24 in response hobby lobby apologized for the employee s comments stating that it has carried jewish holiday items in the past and would do so in test areas beginning in november 2013 . 25 references edit a b hobby lobby stores . forbes.com llc . retrieved oct 29 2014 . co manager careers hobby lobby . hobby lobby . hobby lobby stores inc. retrieved 3 july 2014 . a b c d hobby lobby s history . the oklahoman . 23 october 2003 . a b miller linda 25 july 1982 . new growth seen for hobby lobby . the oklahoman . hobby lobby will open 42 000 square feet store . southeast missourian . denton jon 27 august 1995 . ever growing hobby lobby becomes model success story . the oklahoman . hobby lobby opens 200th store monday . times daily . 8 august 1999 . lee katherine 28 march 2002 . hobby lobby arts and crafts store to open in tuscaloosa in mid april . tuscaloosa news . our company . hobby lobby . frequently asked questions . retrieved 2 september 2016 . a b hobby lobby frequently asked questions . hobby lobby . retrieved 2007 01 04 . hobby lobby plan to defy obamacare . huffington post . december 28 2012 . olafson steve september 13 2012 . hobby lobby sues u.s. government over health care mandate . chicago tribune . talley tim september 12 2012 . hobby lobby sues over morning after pill coverage . bloomberg businessweek . scudder mark d. ; barnes & thornburg llp november 28 2013 . it s official the supreme court announces that it will review the contraceptive mandate . the national law review . retrieved december 11 2013 . cite uses deprecated parameter coauthors help hobby lobby has its day in court ; argues case for religious freedom . christianpost.com . 2013 05 24 . retrieved 2013 10 08 . supreme court denies hobby lobby request for reprieve from health care mandate . fox news . 2012 12 26 . retrieved 2013 10 08 . stempel jonathan july 19 2013 . hobby lobby wins a stay against birth control mandate . reuters.com . retrieved 2013 10 08 . press release amicus brief to supreme court . center for inquiry . january 28 2014 . retrieved february 6 2014 . oral arguments argument transcripts pdf . supremecourt.gov . bravin jess july 1 2014 . supreme court exempts some companies from health care law on religious grounds . the wall street journal . pp . a1 a6 . supreme court rules against obamacare . reason.com . june 30 2014 . hafiz yasmine october 2 2013 . hobby lobby boycotts jewish hanukkah and passover huffington post october 2 2013 . huffington post . retrieved 2013 10 08 . kate taylor 2013 09 30 . hobby lobby backtracks after reportedly refusing to stock jewish holiday goods . entrepreneur.com . retrieved 2013 10 09 . palmer jennifer 2013 10 04 . hobby lobby s president steve green responds to blogger s anti semitism claim . news ok . retrieved 2013 10 09 . external links edit official web site v t e major corporations within the oklahoma city metropolitan area nyse listed chesapeake energy continental resources devon energy og e energy paycom sandridge energy tronox nasdaq listed bancfirst sonic drive in major private companies ackerman mcqueen american fidelity assurance braum s digital designs globe life and accident insurance company griffin communications hobby lobby love s travel stops midfirst bank the oklahoman taco mayo tyler media group law firms crowe & dunlevy retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title hobby lobby & oldid 743587919 categories companies based in oklahoma citycompanies established in 1972privately held companies based in oklahomaretail companies of the united statesarts and crafts retailers1972 establishments in oklahomahidden categories pages containing cite templates with deprecated parametersall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from 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