Old Country store, intercourse, PA
 

I got an email from Old country store that they had closed. I loved that store. Does anyone know why?

They're going into bankruptcy and selling everything off. They blame changes in the publishing industry.

Janet

I thought it was just the internet store!

Edit: Just went to my trash folder and there it is! The store is closing! How sad! I loved that store!

The economy is causing lots of small businesses to close. It's a shame that this one has had to close.

Not the economy. Bad management. Hopefully, someone will come along and buy it and reopen it.

try looking at the other posts same subject:
Shocker - Old Country Store Closing

Sorry, but I think this is just the beginning. A lot of smaller stores are beginning to close.
Dodee

I'm so disappointed. I live in Lancaster and that was my go-to store for really good fabric. Soooooo sad.

Not the economy.... are you kidding?

I just heard from my friend about it she sent me an e-mail that she had received. Heck we were just up there about 3 wks ago and had went there and there was alot of shoppers in there but I didn't see any signs about them going out of business. But it is sad I really loved shopping in there and so did my friend. They had alot of nice sales and fabrics in there.

I have to agree that in this case, it probably wasn't the economy. The Old Country Store was always busy. I've been there at various times of the year and they were always doing a brisk business. They appear to have had many loyal customers who didn't hesitate to spend money in their store or through their online business. If you read the articles listed throughout the board, you will see that the owner had other interests for which he most likely used the excess profit from his successful business ventures. While the economy in general has struggled, I don't think this particular store would have gone bankrupt if it stood alone. Then again, who really knows? Maybe more information will be forthcoming.

http://lancasteronline.com/article/l...uidation-.html

this is what I found, looks like they bite off more than they could chew!

Store Closing
 

I am so sorry to hear that The Old Country Store has closed. It was my favorite online fabric store. Where to go now?