First of all Good Luck. It seems by the suggestions you listed in your questionnaire to us you are going to run a great store. The board comments pretty much covered all the important things required to make a perfect quilt store. Let me add just one more thing not mentioned by anyone except you. We live by all our senses. Along with the importance of sight which was mentioned The sense of touch regarding the fabrics to be displayed is also one we don't think about necessarily in a quilt store and does mean a lot. But,I am talking about the sense of smell. You did mention that and I will tell you why I think it is important too. I worked in a nursery center that had an indoor home accent dept.. The smell that became so familiar and comforting without even thinking about it as you entered the store was the candles etc. that were displayed in that dept. I experienced the same thing whenever I entered my LQS. It was a Ben Franklins and it was a fabric/ craft store. Whenever you walked in there a certain smell hit your senses (not only sight) but smell from all the different products from the craft inventory etc. The fragrance that hit your nose the minute you opened the door in both stores became associated with relaxing enjoyment.Even now when I think of those smells it makes me smile. So, you are right on with your ideas. Quilters will enjoy the important sense of smell of the fabrics once they are in the midst of all the material and ..yes I think that is addictive in quilters. But, to supply a happy feeling associated with your store (knowing they are going to spend their money) will bring peole back again and again. Perhaps not because they need something but, because it is just enjoyable to browse when you feel the need.