My local Super Wally Worlds (we have 3) used to carry 90% good to excellent fabric, then they decided to phase it out 2 years ago. So when the they ran into opposition they started to carry more crap fabric. This ploy was to discourage customers to go elsewhere so that they can eliminate the fabric department. Most of the fabric sales people at my WWs are friendly and knowledgeable.
De -----Original Message----- Could it be the fact that they carry crap fabric in all the Walmarts perhaps be the reason, _why_ they are not profitable? Also that the people employed in the dept.are not fabric savvy? My local Walmart (la habra,Calif) has a woman who works there ,Rosetta,who literally layed across the cutting table because she was tired of cutting my order.I was making it very easy by purchasing the entire bolt,of most of the fabrics, and ordering 10 yrd increments of the ones I didn't purchase in toto. With employees like this who state "Aren't you done yet?" when you're trying to buy cloth, can run it into the ground. Plus buying only 1970 reject neon print polyester knits, doesn't make for a core of saleable merchandise. that is not even fit for the $1 table. Too bad,better fabric, more savvy people could give JoAnns a run for their money, as my JoAnn's has turned into a craft store with fabric as a side line. Melody otsisto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: The fabric department issue has been around long before Martha. Wal-Mart goes by the bottom line, their reasoning is that "for the amount of time that it takes for a sales person to cut and measure the fabric, in the electronics department would have sold three items". Besides, Martha doesn't seem to be the kind of person to make such a request. Wally just picked their least profitable department (in their eyes) De -----Original Message----- Anyone see the ad on tv that Martha Stewart is now selling her wares in Walmart? Wonder if that was part of her "deal", to get rid of the fabric department to make room for her merchandise. Just speculating, don't shoot me! :) Cactus Mercy sakes, I hope not - already have to fight with Himself to go to Kmart for something, just because he despises Martha so much. If we can't go to Walmart either, that means a 300+mile round trip to a mall.... Liadain _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
