Great ideas and lots of great points.
i like to add. I love dogs and cats but unfortunately i am allergic to them. It does bother me to see a pet walking around the store no matter how well behaved he is. For health purpose, i just picture myself touching the fabric and having an allergic reaction. You know how much we love just touching those bolt of fabric.
i also enjoy going to a lqs that has a clean bathroom and some has it decorated with samplers or miniture quilts.
i would like the quilt shops to get to talking to their customers and see what they are working on. And maybe evn have a day for shop show and tell and customer can show there work too.