I actually don't see much difference where I am in the inventories carried by Hancock's, Jo-Ann's and the fabric sections of Beverlee's. All of them are now about half-and-half fabric and "crafts." While each of them has some things the others don't, that means they are in _more_ direct competition than ever before. That doesn't bode well for all of the chains surviving.
I went into the local Hancock's lately (about four blocks from where I work -- not the one on Florin Road) and noticed that they now have a certain number of "prime" seasonal fabrics up front -- silks, crepes and so forth -- and then the rest of the fabric section is all flat folded or discounted fabrics. That's not a good sign either.... but I like the store because it's been run locally by a very nice group of staff and a manager who's both friendly and competent. ____________________________________________________________ 0 Chris Laning | <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> + Davis, California http://paternoster-row.org - http://paternosters.blogspot.com ____________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
