Fabric Shoppers Unite–Shop Independents!
Wouldn’t it be great if 95 percent of shoppers made purchases at independent retailers, and only 5 percent at chains—rather than the other way around?
http://www.fabricshoppersu
Wouldn’t it be great if 95 percent of shoppers made purchases at independent retailers, and only 5 percent at chains—rather than the other way around?
http://www.fabricshoppersu
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Project 95 "Black Friday" and "Cyber Monday" are rapidly approaching! Don't forget to shop independents for your quilting and sewing gift-giving!
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We are incredibly excited to announce that AccuQuilt has joined Project 95: Fabric Shoppers Unite–Shop Independents as our newest sponsor! ...
Sheri Whiteley I support my Local Quilt Shop, I will only purchase my quilting fabric from a Quilt Shop. The wonderful people that own, work, and visit, are the best advisors possible. Someone always has the answer!
We are very excited to announce that Project 96: Fabric Shoppers Unite–Shop Independents has a new sponsor, Quilters’ Travel Companion! Quilters’ Travel Companion is the printed guide to quilt shops in the United States & Canada, so teaming up with Project 95 was a perfect fit! If y...
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Welcome New Sponsor, Quilters' Travel Companion! http://www.fabricshoppersunite.com/blog/
One of the important things that Project 95’s parent organization, The Fabric Shop Network, does as part of its mission to help independents grow and thrive is offer business education courses specific to fabric retailing. ...
Project 95 Thinking of opening an independent quilt or fabric shop? Don't miss this interview. http://www.trueup.net/?p=5469
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Carolyn Kendall
We all need to support the "little guy".
• The chain stores do not offer knowledgeable advice. Their staff can't help when you need someone else's opinion on colour choice or need to solve a problem. Why? Most shop assistants aren't even sewers! Compare this to the wealth of experience independent owners and their em...ployees bring to their stores.
• The price of the fabric usually reflects its quality - pay less and get an inferior product! Genuine markdowns at quilt-shops do not compromise the quality of the merchandise.
• Independent stores are available in areas that the chain stores ignore eg small towns and rural locations.
Particularly during the present economic climate we need to ensure these shops survive and will thus be available to us in the future.
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The Quilting Examiner has a story up about FabShop's classes for aspiring quilt shop owners - http://www.examiner.com/x-858-Quilting-E
Bobbie L. Bebereia Yes! There is something to be said that great things come in small packages! Small independent quilt shops offfer more knowledegable service, better product and in a lot of cases, comparabe or better prices!
