HANCOCK FABRIC (OTC:HKFI)

Hancock Fabrics, Inc. operates as a specialty retailer of fashion and home decorating textiles, sewing accessories, needlecraft supplies, and sewing machines in the United States. Its stores offer apparel fabrics; home decorating products, including drapery and upholstery fabrics, and home accent pieces; quilting materials; notions consisting of sewing aids and accessories, such as zippers, buttons, threads, sewing machines, and patterns; and seasonal and current fashion merchandise. The company operates stores primarily in strip shopping centers. As of January 26, 2013, it operated 261 stores in 37 states, as well as an Internet store under the domain name hancockfabrics.com. It primarily serves sewing, needle arts, and home decorating markets. The company was founded in 1957 and is headquartered in Baldwyn, Mississippi.