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What I heard at JoAnn's store today

Old 02-06-2013, 09:49 AM
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Look, WalMart took out most of it's fabric departments, then put a lot of them back in, even if in a limited capacity. They obviously see the value and profit of having a fabric department.
Most Wal-Marts have leased spaces already. Fast food, eye doctor, hair stylists, nail salons, etc. It's not much of a stretch to see a fabric store inside too. Probably depends on how much Joann's is willing to pay to lease the space. Let's face it, it all comes down to money.
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Old 02-06-2013, 10:08 AM
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Look at it from a logistics and accounting point of view. All the mentioned lessors...glasses, hair salons, hearing aids, fast food, etc...are in small, separate spaces on the edges of the Walmart central floor. Any contracted space to something like JoAnn's would also be put on the edge and therefore in a very limited, individually lockable, space.

Walmart isn't going to rent out space in the middle of their retail area, only on the edges. It's too much of an accounting nightmare to do it any other way (and Walmart is all about the accounting). They want them in separate little boxes, with separate space costs, security, cleaning, staffing, hours, etc.

Would JoAnn's agree to set up in such limited edge space? Or, if given the option to lease on the central floor, would they agree to staff 'their' area for ALL of Walmart's open hours (24/7 here)? Walmart is certainly not going to staff it, or secure it, or clean it, etc. It just doesn't make sense from a practical standpoint for either company.

The JoAnn's here is physically expanding, broke through a wall into the store next door, and turning into a superstore. The expansion is for art/craft supplies, not fabric. They're certainly not going to 'dilute' their market by spreading out to Walmart.
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Old 02-06-2013, 10:35 AM
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Wal-Mart used to lease space to different business. The shoe belonged to a separate company, as well as several other departments. No they are all owened by Walmart stores. There are not even separate divisions. This rumor was going around about 10 years ago, when most of the stores still had fabric. My Joanns did not know anything about it.
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Old 02-06-2013, 12:40 PM
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Originally Posted by MamaInRed View Post
I noticed when I was recently in Wal-Mart fabric department they had added a very small line of Designer Home decorating fabrics. I thought it was kind of odd considering how small the department is now to waste the space with more expensive fabric.

I truly hope it is only a rumor. Our JoAnn's has gone down hill. What they carry is not always great & they are far to expensive. It is rare you can even use an in store coupon, as items are alwasy on sale.
I, too, hope it is only a rumor! I love to shop Walmart's fabric; it is certainly more economical than JoAnns, even with JoAnn's coupons, and as said above, they put so many of their fabrics on sale that you can rarely use a coupon, unless it is on their $9.99 to #12.99 a yard. Also, JoAnn's fat quarters are so thin you can practically see through them.
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Husqvarna Viking has outlets in JoAnn stores and Subway in our Walmart store. Also, there can be banks, vision stores, etc.
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Old 02-06-2013, 01:55 PM
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hope that doesn't happen here. I like my WalMart fabric section better than JoAnn's. Personally I think JoAnn's has very poor quality fabric except for fleece which is too high priced. I hate the damn coupon scam at JoAnn's!
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Old 02-06-2013, 04:47 PM
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Our WalMart has quite a selection of fabrics, notions, craft and yarn stuff.... and Joann's is so expensive.. most of the time what you want is on sale alittle but then you can't use coupons...
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Old 02-06-2013, 05:26 PM
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Originally Posted by mme3924 View Post
I don't understand this repeated assertion that Wal-Mart has poor fabric. Maybe some Wal-Marts but our stores have always had good fabrics. The oldest store took it's fabric out for awhile but it's back now and the newest store (less than 2 years old) has always had some great fabric, 100% cotton, tightly woven, doesn't shrink excessively.....and it is much cheaper than the VERY SAME fabric at Jo-Ann's. About a year ago I bought some 100% cotton (green background with white dots) for $2.00 yd at Wal-Mart. It cut and sewed up beautifully. I loved it so much I went back and bought more just to have in my stash. Six months later Jo-Ann's had the same fabric at $5.99 yd. Fat quarters bought at Wal-Mart compare in every way to those bought at Jo-Ann's except in price: $.99 at Wal-Mart; $1.99 at Jo-Ann's.

Having said all that I still shop at Jo-Ann's; it's nearer and I can use coupons. But I don't hesitate to buy fabric at Wal-Mart, either. Some of it is better than fabric available at Jo-Ann's, and most of it is at least equal and much cheaper. We no longer have LQSs nor a Cloth World (do they still exist?) nor a Hancock's so those are not options. We do have Hobby Lobby--not very convenient to me--and of course if we choose to, we can drive 35 miles to Dallas--and get anything we want there. But in the meantime, I love that Wal-Mart has fabric!
The Walmart about 2 miles from my house has limited fabric. Some very nice and some not so nice. Prices a little higher than I would expect. But I have a Walmart about 20 minutes from my house that has a fabrics department that puts Joann's to shame and for that matter almost any store selling fabric in the area. The store manager said he set his best employee as "manager" (there are only department manager for a few departments). She orders fabrics and notions that are very good quality. I walked in the first time and was just in awe. Absolutely fantastic fabrics. The Joann's the next block over looks like a junk shop compaired to that Walmart. Joann's coupons are worthless. They send out these fantastic coupons that are worthless since they cannot be used on sale items...and conviently, everything is at least 10% off.
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Old 02-06-2013, 06:00 PM
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Adding my two cents to JoAnns at WalMart. First of all we do not have any fabric departments at the
Walmarts around me and that includes about six WalMarts. I do not see where there would be a space but I spose the powers that be could squeeze one in. Second thought is my experience with JoAnns is that they have really gone down hill lately so perhaps are looking for a new venture. The store is often out of stock and the fabric has gotten more expensive but the quality is even worse. Could happen but not much of an advantage to quilters.
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Old 02-07-2013, 03:42 AM
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I heard this same RUMOR years ago .....I guess anything is possible
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