Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.

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arts and crafts retailer privately held company retail chain

Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. is a U.S.-based chain of arts and crafts retail stores known for its Christian corporate ethos and involvement in high-profile legal cases over religious freedom and healthcare mandates.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Hobby Lobby	10
Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. canonical	4

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T631149 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.
Context triple: [Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., respondent, Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.]

A. United Colonies
The United Colonies was the collective name for the Thirteen American colonies that united in armed resistance against Great Britain during the early stages of the American Revolutionary War.
B. Meredith Corporation
Meredith Corporation was a major American media and marketing company best known for its portfolio of lifestyle magazines and television broadcasting assets.
C. Wirtz Corporation
Wirtz Corporation is a Chicago-based, family-owned holding company with major interests in sports, liquor distribution, and real estate, best known for controlling the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks.
D. Cox Enterprises
Cox Enterprises is a major U.S. privately held media, communications, and automotive services conglomerate.
E. Mutual of Omaha
Mutual of Omaha is a major American insurance and financial services company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.
Target entity description: Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. is a U.S.-based chain of arts and crafts retail stores known for its Christian corporate ethos and involvement in high-profile legal cases over religious freedom and healthcare mandates.

A. United Colonies
The United Colonies was the collective name for the Thirteen American colonies that united in armed resistance against Great Britain during the early stages of the American Revolutionary War.
B. Meredith Corporation
Meredith Corporation was a major American media and marketing company best known for its portfolio of lifestyle magazines and television broadcasting assets.
C. Wirtz Corporation
Wirtz Corporation is a Chicago-based, family-owned holding company with major interests in sports, liquor distribution, and real estate, best known for controlling the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks.
D. Cox Enterprises
Cox Enterprises is a major U.S. privately held media, communications, and automotive services conglomerate.
E. Mutual of Omaha
Mutual of Omaha is a major American insurance and financial services company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	arts and crafts retailer ⓘ privately held company ⓘ retail chain ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
foundedBy	David Green ⓘ
hasBusinessModel	brick-and-mortar retail ⓘ e-commerce retail ⓘ
hasCorporateEthos	Christian ⓘ
hasLegalIssue	challenge to Affordable Care Act contraceptive mandate ⓘ religious freedom in corporate context ⓘ
hasNumberOfEmployees	more than 30,000 ⓘ
hasNumberOfLocations	more than 900 ⓘ
hasParentOrganization	Green family holdings ⓘ
hasPolicy	plays Christian music in stores ⓘ religiously oriented corporate governance ⓘ stores closed on Sundays ⓘ
hasReligiousAffiliation	Evangelical Christian ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States ⓘ surface form: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
inception	1972 ⓘ
industry	arts and crafts ⓘ retail ⓘ
keyPerson	David Green ⓘ Steve Green ⓘ
legalForm	corporation ⓘ
notableWork	Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. ⓘ Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. ⓘ surface form: Hobby Lobby v. Sebelius
operatesAs	big-box retail chain ⓘ
operatesIn	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
ownedBy	Green family ⓘ
partyTo	Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. ⓘ Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. ⓘ surface form: Hobby Lobby v. Sebelius
productOrService	arts and crafts supplies ⓘ fabric ⓘ hobby supplies ⓘ home decor ⓘ seasonal decorations ⓘ
recognizedFor	Christian corporate culture ⓘ controversies over employee healthcare coverage ⓘ religious freedom litigation ⓘ
sells	art supplies ⓘ craft supplies ⓘ floral supplies ⓘ jewelry-making supplies ⓘ party supplies ⓘ picture frames ⓘ scrapbooking materials ⓘ
significantEvent	Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. ⓘ surface form: U.S. Supreme Court decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. (2014)
website	https://www.hobbylobby.com ⓘ

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