Chief Executive Officer, Jon Thompson, commented, “We expect our store openings in 2010 to be limited to one or two stores as we give the economic environments in the US and Canada a little more time to strengthen. Nonetheless, we are looking at locations that have a good chance of being successful even in a weak economy and Saskatchewan is one of those locations. We believe having a local presence will further expand an already growing customer base there. Kazi Shujah will be managing the new store. He trained in our Calgary store and has extensive retail management experience in several industries as well as a strong customer-service background.”

Tandy Leather Factory, Inc., 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, 76 Tandy Leather retail stores, located in 36 states and 6 Canadian provinces, one combination wholesale/retail store located in the United Kingdom, and Mid-Continent Leather Sales, one store located in Oklahoma. Its common stock trades on the American Stock Exchange with the symbol "TLF".

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As a leading provider of quality and safety solutions serving a wide range of industries around the world, Intertek and BLC, a market leading leather service provider working with hundreds of companies in over 40 countries, entered into a service agreement to expand and enrich the quality of leather testing, certification, technical support, and consultation services available in China. This combines Intertek’s strong technical expertise and reputation for providing both local support and global solutions with BLC’s proficient knowledge in leather technology.