Erin is continuing her adventures in opening Needlepoint Land, a new needlepoint store in Stuart, Florida with a two part essay on her competition, Walmart, and how to compete with a chain that can offer DMC floss at almost wholesale prices.
http://needlepointland.com/2014/05/10/the-wal-mart-effect-part-i/
http://needlepointland.com/2014/05/11/the-wal-mart-effect-part-ii/
UPDATE: Erin pulled a fast one and now has three parts to her essay on competition with the big chains.
http://needlepointland.com/2014/05/11/the-wal-mart-effect-part-iii/
However you feel about shopping at the big box craft emporiums, at Walmart, or on eBay, let me assure you that shop owners think you are taking food out of their children's mouths every time you do. As food for thought, any canvas you buy elsewhere and take to your local shop --assuming you are lucky enough to have one-- to buy threads is giving them only the pitiful profit on threads, not the nice juicy profit on a canvas purchase. If you ever wondered why a shop is not thrilled to help you select threads for a purchase made elsewhere, that's why. Not every shop assumes you value their customer service enough that you will buy your next canvas from them which allows them to stay in business a little longer.
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