in today's economy and with the cotton market in the toilet..NO..
I could spend hours talking about this...
It is estimated that 60% off all shops that are more than 3 years old are operating in the red right now!
Due to the economy and the shipping rates going up twice this coming year, gas prices still on the rise and the decline of cotton production, it is estimated that 35% of the shops open now will close this year!
Right now, teachers can not get enough warm bodies to fill classroom...classes are what keep a shop going.
If you are a B&M show with NO internet sales, it will be even harder to keep open! YET, even internet sales are down 35% for 2010 and continue to drop!
There will be a mad panic to stock up on all things cotton til about March of this year, and then sales will die....
Manufacturers are already stopping productions of some products, and focusing just on their main sellers, which of course are going to be the higher end items! Shop owners are in a quandry about what will happen next! AFter all, you can have all the best customer base in the world, but if you have NO product to sell due to shortages, higher costs etc, then you have NO biz!
NOPE, right now, it is a tough industry and getting tougher...