Tandy Leather Factory Announces Opening of Leathercraft Store in Australia

FORT WORTH, Texas, Oct. 4, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tandy Leather Factory, Inc. (Nasdaq:TLF) today announced that its new store opened this week in Sydney, Australia. The store will operate under the name Tandy Leather Factory serving wholesale customers as well as the general public.

Jon Thompson, CEO and President, commented, "With the opening of this store, we now have stores in four countries – US, Canada, UK and Australia. Australia has been a solid market for us for many years. We believe having a local presence there will further strengthen our market position and increase our Australian customer base. We have high expectations for the store's performance as we work to increase our market share in that part of the world." 

Tandy Leather Factory, Inc., http:/www.tandyleatherfactory.com">(http://www.tandyleatherfactory.com), headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, is a specialty retailer and wholesale distributor of a broad product line including leather, leatherworking tools, buckles and adornments for belts, leather dyes and finishes, saddle and tack hardware, and do-it-yourself kits. The Company distributes its products through its 29 Leather Factory stores, located in 19 states and 3 Canadian provinces, 77 Tandy Leather retail stores, located in 36 states and 6 Canadian provinces, and two combination wholesale/retail stores located in the United Kingdom and Australia. Its common stock trades on the Nasdaq with the symbol "TLF". To be included on Tandy Leather Factory's email distribution list, go to http://www.b2i.us/irpass.asp?BzID=1625&to=ea&s=0">http://www.b2i.us/irpass.asp?BzID=1625&to=ea&s=0.

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This news release may contain statements regarding future events, occurrences, circumstances, activities, performance, outcomes and results that are considered "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results and events may differ from those projected as a result of certain risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to: changes in general economic conditions, negative trends in general consumer-spending levels, failure to realize the anticipated benefits of opening retail stores; availability of hides and leathers and resultant price fluctuations; change in customer preferences for our product, and other factors disclosed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements are made only as of the date hereof, and except as required by law, we do not intend to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.