The fabric industry was shocked when it became known in 2006 that Wal-Mart was planning on closing the fabric departments in most of its stores. Many fabric lovers reacted in disbelief to the idea that Wal-Mart would be closing out the fabric departments of over 1,000 stores beginning in 2007.The process has since gotten under way and has taken a toll on sewing enthusiasts everywhere, who feel that they've been left without an alternative to Wal-Mart's fabric department. Is that really the case?
Although Wal-Mart was a dominant force in the fabric market, it was by no means the only player in the industry. Meanwhile, J&O Fabrics has upgraded its web site to better cater to the needs of its customers. With J&O you can almost recreate the experience of shopping in your favorite local fabric store from the comfort of your home. In addition to making our web site more user friendly, we have also expanded it to include such essential items as interfacing, linings, ribbon, scissors and trims.
Online threads and forums are rife with expressions of disappointment in Wal-Mart's decision to reduce its presence in the fabric market. Nevertheless, those in the know realize that there are more resources than ever before to help them get their fabric fix. Let J&O help you make the most of your fabric projects with our friendly and knowledgeable staff and easy to use online fabric store accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Here's a look at what we got in this past week:
Sea Beauties FabricLabels: notions, novelty-fabrics, Wal-Mart, Wal-Mart-Fabric, Walmart