Originally Posted by mar32428
A quick afterthought..... my Wally is re-designing its layout. They ARE NOT getting rid of their fabric. The word is that the new fabric layouts with pre-cut etc. is NOT making money. We told 'em so.
Hi,
Yes! Went in a local WM yesterday. Where they once had yardage on the bolt it is now yardage in 2 yd cuts. There is a very tiny section of FQ's, charms, and other misc. cuts and items. The quality of the fabric does vary. All the labels have China printed on them.
I have also noticed in JoAnns and Hancock Fabrics is starting to have pre-cut packages.
What can I say? Hopefully people will not be buying their fabric in this format. I do not. I want the amount of fabric that I want to purchase. It's like they want to determine what we're going to purchase.
It (the fabric) needs to sit on their shelves. When it continues to sit on their shelves they will finally get the message.
As a side note, if every would take the time to sent a letter to the corporate office, then they might start to take notice. They want sales. They don't want to pay the labor charge for keeping a person in the department to cut fabric as they think labor is their big expense.
Waste of product...all over the store is their problem. Freezer and meat items left all over the store on shelves by unruly customers is their problem! Produce not bought that has to be thrown out and not even given to food pantries is their problem! They keep looking in the wrong place for the decrease in profit. The management is many times men who need to start listening to their labor force and the women customers who are doing the buying in their stores.
Pam M