Walmart Fabric Good News
07-29-2010, 03:18 PM
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I emailed Walmart. Thought maybe contacting both by phone and email might do some good. I don't know. We'll see. I think contacting our quilter and seamstress friends that aren't on this board would add to the ones contacting them.
07-29-2010, 03:44 PM
#114
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I believe contacts are never wasted. We never know when they can reach a tipping point and something gets accomplished. I bet there has never been a department deleted that generated so much opposition. It might be a good thing to point out to any living person who will listen that quilting and sewing is very big business. Tell every manager you see. They do take this information to their district managers, and then it works its way up to store planning. Thank you for all of your responses.
07-29-2010, 08:18 PM
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What great news! I'm so glad to hear this since Walmart only place here in our town who carries material. If they should take it out here we would have to travel at least 50 miles to buy it . Thanks for the info. I will defintely e-mail them.
07-30-2010, 09:13 PM
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Originally Posted by june6995
Did they ever read the number of signers on that big petition that began a few years back? Did that mean nothing?
http://www.petitiononline.com/savefab/petition.html
46861 have signed as of today................
We have one WalMart on the West side of Cincinnati that still has fabrics but no one is assigned to that department. It is one giant mess.
We have a new WalMart on the NorthEast side of Cincinnati that I am told DOES NOT have fabric.
I believe it was reported here than an organized picket line took place in Florida (If I am not mistaken) outside a WalMart and they refused to leave until the manager came out. He promised then the fabric dept would not be closed. Does anyone else remember that?
June in Cincinnati
http://www.petitiononline.com/savefab/petition.html
46861 have signed as of today................
We have one WalMart on the West side of Cincinnati that still has fabrics but no one is assigned to that department. It is one giant mess.
We have a new WalMart on the NorthEast side of Cincinnati that I am told DOES NOT have fabric.
I believe it was reported here than an organized picket line took place in Florida (If I am not mistaken) outside a WalMart and they refused to leave until the manager came out. He promised then the fabric dept would not be closed. Does anyone else remember that?
June in Cincinnati
Walmart is all about sales per square foot, and not only does the fabric dept probably sell less, but also has the higher cost of an employee that would have to staff the area. Just think, they pay someone 10 per hour, and it takes say 15 minutes to serve you. It just cost them 2.50, and the sale could be a just yard of that 1$ fabric. On top of that, the cutting table takes up space that could be used for more product. I don't see how they could really justify bringing it back the way it used to be. They are all about the bottom line.
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