Construction has begun at the former Best Buy space in Gaithersburg that will soon become Montgomery County’s first Hobby Lobby.
The large-format arts and crafts retailer is taking over 15750 Shady Grove Road, and multiple workers on site confirmed to The MoCoShow that the space is being converted into a Hobby Lobby store. Those working on the project said the store is expected to open sometime in the second half of 2026, though an exact date has not yet been announced.
The project marks Hobby Lobby’s first location in Montgomery County and follows reports earlier this fall that the company had begun hiring locally. In October, Hobby Lobby posted job openings for a retail co-manager at the Shady Grove Road address, signaling plans to move forward despite limited visible activity at the time. While there had been little movement at the property in recent weeks, that has now changed with construction officially underway…