Hancock's is part of a bigger corporation and if a store doesn't meet a certain profit margin, it gets closed. Wonder if Hancock's chain owners have changed in recent years--I've seen this happen here in Omaha when long-time independent or small chain stores voluntary sell controlling interests to a corporation. Sometimes, some stores get closed immediately; in others I've seen selections get fewer and/or "who the heck is choosing this stuff that no one would want to buy"--crosses my mind. Therefore, these stores stop attracting paying customers and then don't meet their profit margins. In the big business world, closing unprofitable stores, whether actual or created deliberately, is a tax write-off.
Notice if your favorite chain fabric store isn't what is used to be for selection or not. The real owners may want to close it, forcing customers to drive further to another store in the chain, or go online. Like we are going to buy all of our fabric online--sometimes you do have to see, feel(and smell)fabric for real before laying out big bucks! Cindy Abel _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
