Wal-Mart Fabric Department News
01-03-2011, 09:17 PM
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Originally Posted by jaciqltznok
do you really use walmart fabric in your quilts, or just decor type holiday, crafty things?
01-03-2011, 09:54 PM
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Originally Posted by jaciqltznok
actually writing in had nothing to do with..millions wrote in and we still lost ours..and it was the ONLY fabric store that serviced 200K plus people here in rural Northern OK....walmart decided that electronics were the TICKET sale items..and so we got a HUGE electronic dept that you can never find anything you really NEED in..in fact after they reset our store we had wider aisles, but you can not find anything you actually NEED in that store!
NOW walmart is saying that they are going to start closing stores in areas that over stuffed with walmarts...AND no more super stores! The super stores now will be downsized to more of the original store models and the new Market place stores will be opened instead(the new grocery stores)...
will be interesting to see where they go in this economy! I hate that they are all we have here....
NOW walmart is saying that they are going to start closing stores in areas that over stuffed with walmarts...AND no more super stores! The super stores now will be downsized to more of the original store models and the new Market place stores will be opened instead(the new grocery stores)...
will be interesting to see where they go in this economy! I hate that they are all we have here....
01-03-2011, 11:37 PM
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I am guessing that the larger stores with higher volume will either keep their fabrics or go back to carrying them. The smaller stores may not sell as much and therefore they may feel it's not worth having. We are at least 45 miles from any JoAnns or craft store, but there is a quilt shop about 15 miles (next town over) but their prices are almost $9 to $12 per yard.
01-04-2011, 03:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Riversong
Our local manager told me NO WAY as there wasnt enough demand to warrant paying the cutters. It was always packed when I went in and lots of quilters and Amish in our area.I told him,bring it back,will cut out own.LOL!
01-04-2011, 04:40 AM
#39
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Ohhhh...I would love it if they brought back the fabric department to the 2 Walmart's near me. I'd even take precuts!!!!
My problem is that I have a LQS about 10 minutes away from me, but they are part of a larger retail outlet so their prices are outrageous!!!
My problem is that I have a LQS about 10 minutes away from me, but they are part of a larger retail outlet so their prices are outrageous!!!
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