Business Practices
Hobby Lobby was founded as on Christian principles, many of which are evident in the company's business practices. According to the Hobby Lobby website, the store's foundation was built "and will continue to be strong values, and honoring the Lord in a manner consistent with Biblical principles."
Stores do not use a barcode system and therefore rely on the hand pricing and ordering of items. 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 us at this time.″
Hobby Lobby plays a mixture of light jazz, classical, bluegrass, and contemporary music styles in stores, distributed by satellite from its Oklahoma headquarters. A large percentage of the music also incorporates instrumental versions of tradition Christian hymns and popular Christian songs by Zoe Girl, Vince Gill, and Jim Brickman.
Hobby Lobby locations have general operating hours from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday to Saturday; except for the Distribution Center on certain days during the winter holiday season, all locations are closed on Sundays, out of respect for the founder's Christian beliefs. References to Christianity are often made in their stores and advertisements. Full page ads are purchased in each location's local papers on Christmas & Easter each year. This is in addition to the sales ads that are published each week, also on a Sunday in most areas.
In September 2012, Hobby Lobby sued the United States over the contraceptive mandate, claiming that paying for insurance that covers emergency contraceptives would violate their religious beliefs.CEO David Green said "We simply cannot abandon our religious beliefs to comply with this mandate."
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