no more fabric at walmart?

**favesis37** · 01-29-2007, 03:21 PM

my sister called me today dn told me that the wall street journal said that walmart is going to stop selling fabric. anyone know any thing about it? i love walmart fabric( at least the price)

**Hollyhandi** · 01-29-2007, 03:51 PM

Yes they are closing the craft departments, auto , paint,departments.
Around here they said pet food departments also

**Laurie in Bradenton** · 01-29-2007, 04:21 PM

Just like them. First they drive all the little business out of business when they move in ans then they stop carrying things. Its to get you to stop making things and buy them ready made. Read the book "How Walmart is killing America"

Laurie in BRadenton

**fernykins** · 01-29-2007, 05:42 PM

My son gave mr the book the United States of Wal-Mart......... I'm have way thro it..........
Fern

**Nada.Leona** · 01-29-2007, 07:17 PM

Their website says they're not closing them done.

**Missy** · 01-29-2007, 07:47 PM

Nada can you link me to that? I can't find anything one way or the other. ny walmart has cut down by 80% it's fabric dept

**kaykwilts** · 01-29-2007, 11:14 PM

I am afraid it's true. I heard about it on the quilting forum I visit.

**favesis37** · 01-30-2007, 04:28 PM

i ran up there today to look, and there is alot of fabric clearanced, btu not hte good stuff

**Dedlered** · 01-30-2007, 05:33 PM

http://www.nwaonline.net/articles/20...6wmfabrics.txt

**PplAmanda** · 01-30-2007, 07:48 PM

"Just like them. First they drive all the little business out of business when they move in ans then they stop carrying things. Its to get you to stop making things and buy them ready made. Read the book "How Walmart is killing America"

It seems to me that perhaps Wal-Mart isn't driving any businesses out of town. Perhaps the CONSUMERS are driving out the small businesses by not shopping them. I love Wal-Mart. Part of the great thing about the USA is the freedom to choose where to shop

I choose to shop at Wal-Mart for convenance. You can choose to stop at 5 smallers stores if you like. It is all about choice. Wal-Mart doesn't take your choice away, you choose which places to shop, same as I do

JMHO

**kabin63** · 01-30-2007, 08:26 PM

I found it interesting in the article that they mentioned how Target, K Mart, and JC Penny no longer carry fabric, so it would be in Walmart's best interest to not carry fabric. Further more, find it interesting that they are basically telling consumers to go to JoAnn and Hancock to get their fabrics or that it will boost their sales. Hmmm...I guess the days are gone when you could find a good store that carried things you wanted at a reasonable price. By that I mean the dime stores, etc... It was a convience to go to those stores in a pinch and most often they sold things like handkerchiefs, lace doilies, any kind of craft and some clothing items, amongst a host of many things. I miss those stores greatly. I don't want to go to a store to buy clothing and buy groceries too. Call me old fashioned, but the stores are just losing their charm. Sad really.

**Sundae** · 01-31-2007, 10:42 AM

99% of the time that was the only reason I went to Wal-Mart for craft things and fabric!! The other 1% was a little school shopping.

**tigo** · 01-31-2007, 02:07 PM

The new Walmart that just opened near us doesn't even have the fabric section.

**favesis37** · 01-31-2007, 03:50 PM

wow, interesting article. thanks

**kabin63** · 01-31-2007, 08:15 PM

I went to the brand spankin new "green" Walmart, that just opened near us two weeks ago, and they have no fabric department. Also, not much of a craft department, just basics.