HobbyTown USA

HobbyTown or HobbyTown USA is an American retail hobby, collectibles, and toy store chain headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska. There are more than 100 HobbyTown franchise stores located in 39 states in U.S.[1]

Hobby Town Unlimited, Inc.
HobbyTown, HobbyTown USA
TypePrivate
IndustryRetail
FoundedSeptember 24, 1985 (1985-09-24) in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
Headquarters
Number of locations
125 (2019)
Areas served
Stores in North America,
Sales Online Worldwide
Key people
Thom Walla (Founder),
Bob Wilke (President)
Websitewww.hobbytown.com

Beginning with the purchase of a local business by Merlin Hayes, Mary Hayes, and Thom Walla, HobbyTown was founded in 1980,[2] incorporated in 1985,[3] and began franchising in 1986.[4] Most stores offer a full line of radio control hobbies, scale models, games, toys, educational items, paints, tools and model railroad items. The stores also carry seasonal items such as rockets, pinewood derby cars, educational toys, and kites. The website for HobbyTown provides E-commerce for customers worldwide.[5]

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