[Loch-soilleir] fabric stores closing
Kathy Cofrin
kcofrin at flash.net
Sun Aug 19 10:43:05 PDT 2007
I am very ANGRY with Walmart, especially the Walmart
in Marshall Tx. At this point in time I am refusing
to enter any Walmart for the forseeable future. I
will still use Target but my fabric needs are well met
with Joannes and Hancock. Or I shop online.
--- Michael Silverhands <silverhands at sbcglobal.net>
wrote:
>
> On Aug 17, 2007, at 3:12 PM, Geneva Tanner wrote:
>
> > Okay found out from my mom that if you want to
> prevent the fabric
> > portion of walmart closiing then call write or
> e-mail the below
> > addresses. they will take into consideration
> public sentiment and
> > refused to close one in Kansas. Just get your
> local wally world
> > store number and get every one you know to call or
> write :-) spread
> > the word. I Know I do not want the one in my area
> to close the
> > fabric dept.
> > Just a sugestion since getting fabric for Garb
> is becomeing more
> > difficult as more fabric stores are going out of
> business
> >
> > the web site is....www.walmart.com address is
> walmart 702 S.W.
> > 8th st.
> > bentonville, ar.72716 phone is 1 800 925 6278.
> >
>
> 1) Mom and Pop fabric(*) stores develop an area
> market. They make a
> slim but sustainable profit by offering variety
> (such as specialty
> items) and by providing personal service which
> justifies slightly
> higher markups.
>
> 2) Walmart builds a store in the area, offering no
> personal service
> and very little variety but cheap prices on the
> fabric, patterns and
> sundries that they do offer -- "standard stuff" that
> they can buy and
> sell in large volumes.
>
> 3) Mom and Pop fabric stores in the area still win
> on service and
> variety, but lose most of their "standard stuff"
> business to Walmart.
> Unable to survive without their "bread and butter"
> sales, they go out
> of business en masse.
>
> 4) Walmart realizes they can't make much money on
> such thin margins,
> so they quit selling fabric.
>
> ???
>
> Personally, I'd be delighted if Walmart would get
> completely out of
> the fabric market, and stay out. Then there'd be a
> market available
> for Mom and Pop stores to open again. I think it's
> better to have a
> bunch of small stores competing for your business.
>
> My $.02.
>
> On the other hand, if you really want your local
> Walmart to keep
> selling fabric... then more power to you. Who
> knows... maybe it's
> easier to convince Walmart to keep selling fabric,
> than it is to
> encourage new Mom and Pop fabric stores to open (or
> re-open) in your
> area. Call, write... they really do listen to public
> opinion
> (sometimes). Thanks for providing the information,
> Geneva! :-)
>
> Michael
>
> (*) substitute any product name in place of
> "fabric", it's the same
> picture
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Kathy Cofrin
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