Originally Posted by QuiltE

They still use them in some stores in this area ... but only in the upholstery dept.
If staff are available, one person rolls it thru at the start, while the other rolls it onto the new roll.

Or if you're wanting a whole bolt of quilting cotton, they will send you to that machine.

Folded fabrics do not run as smoothly as the flat upholstery, sometimes jamming. So I would suspect that might be the reason they are not on the regular cutting tables.