it's sad for those who rely on WalMart's fab departments. lets respect that.
the loss of WM fabs as an option is not likely to help the bottom line of surrounding LQS. as nice as i'm sure they are, the fact remains that customers chose WM because they can't afford the LQS. that will not change.
unless the LQS take steps to add new lines of fabrics at much lower prices they still can't hope to benefit from the demise of wally fabs. the customers will just go online.
adding a section of bargain fabs might horrify some of their most houtre' customers but that demonstration of respect and concern for the most budget conscious in their market would go a long way toward broadening their customer base.
and those LQS would be the first places their new customers will shop when they're ready to "step up" to the pricier stuff.