it sounds like fabrics are most likely to return in communities where fabric shoppers band together and speak up in large enough numbers. management will not keep or return fabrics unless they believe it will help the bottom line. that's business.
we have at least got them to reconsider the decision and to realize it may not have helped that bottom line.
the next step, if you want wally fabs in your community, is to search out the others who want it and to send a loud, consistent, positive message to management: "if you rack it, we will come. if you bolt it, we will buy." ;-)