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Post by librarylady on Apr 2, 2016 12:37:04 GMT
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Post by Patter on Apr 2, 2016 12:43:15 GMT
I saw this on the news this morning. So sad!
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Post by lancermom on Apr 2, 2016 12:43:18 GMT
Not surprised, but still sad. Ours is dirty and needs either a facelift or new location. I do feel bad for the employees who have been there for years.
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Post by anxiousmom on Apr 2, 2016 12:44:33 GMT
Darn. I am not the biggest fan of Hancock, but they are literally the ONLY fabric store near me without having to drive forever. Unless I go to Hobby Lobby, but they don't always have what I am looking for.
And I worry for some of the ladies who work there-they traditionally are beyond the age of easily finding new employment. They seemed to be really good at hiring non-traditional employees.
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Post by MZF on Apr 2, 2016 12:52:15 GMT
So sad. The local store choices for fabric are so limited anymore.
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Post by houston249 on Apr 2, 2016 12:54:50 GMT
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Post by annaintx on Apr 2, 2016 13:01:10 GMT
The one I go to is an absolute pit. Fabric all over the floor. It doesn't surprise me that the company is going out of business if "my" store is indicative of the chain as a whole.
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Post by YooHoot on Apr 2, 2016 13:06:45 GMT
They have so much random crap. Home decor stuff and things that look like they've been sitting in the shelves since 1985. I was looking for fleece in the fall and went in our local one and even said to my dh that this teminds me of Kmart. Struggling and kind of a "eff it...put that there" feel. Very little organization and cluttered. It's a shame someone doesn't step in and try to fix that first.
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Post by yivit on Apr 2, 2016 13:33:46 GMT
They never recovered from their first bankruptcy almost 10 years ago. My not-quite-properly-caffeinated brain may not be working right, but I seem to recall that reorg is what triggered them adding all the other stuff in their stores (the knick knacks etc). I was never a fan of that addition. I remember many a day spent in Hancock with my mom and grandma growing up. They would be devastated to hear this news if they were still alive. There's still a quite sizable stash of mostly polyester fabric at my grandma's house from there.  |
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Post by Patter on Apr 2, 2016 14:35:01 GMT
The one I go to is an absolute pit. Fabric all over the floor. It doesn't surprise me that the company is going out of business if "my" store is indicative of the chain as a whole. Wow, how sad! |
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Post by breetheflea on Apr 2, 2016 14:37:40 GMT
This was announced a month or two ago. Ours is already 40-70% off.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Apr 2, 2016 15:57:45 GMT
I remember reading about this in the business section of the newspaper a while ago because the store near me (new looking and very nice) was one of the initial stores in the area slated to close. I think more people shop for fabric at JoAnn's, and there are more of those stores around.
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Post by katlady on Apr 2, 2016 15:58:16 GMT
Ours closed a long time ago, probably when the first bankruptcy was announced about 10 years ago. It was nice to go somewhere other than Joann's. And they carried the Janome Sew Mini, which was so popular back then with scrappers.
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Post by gale w on Apr 2, 2016 17:18:00 GMT
We just went to one. Almost everything is 20% off. Not good enough for me.
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Post by Basket1lady on Apr 2, 2016 18:15:28 GMT
It's just so sad. In the past year, I've had a quilt shop, G Street (huge local chain) and now Hancock's close. All that's left is JoAnn's and I literally waited 45 minutes last week to get my fabric cut. Then another 20 minutes in line. I never go there unless I have to and have at least an hour. The employees are great, but there's a lot of turnover with the cutters and they just don't have enough help to start with.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2016 19:55:25 GMT
It is not cost effective to sew clothing now, but it seems there are lots of quilters. Don't they buy fabric there? We won't have a fabric store either.
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Post by scrappinwithoutpeas on Apr 2, 2016 20:03:40 GMT
Darn. I am not the biggest fan of Hancock, but they are literally the ONLY fabric store near me without having to drive forever. Unless I go to Hobby Lobby, but they don't always have what I am looking for. And I worry for some of the ladies who work there-they traditionally are beyond the age of easily finding new employment. They seemed to be really good at hiring non-traditional employees. Same here. I'd have to go a long ways out of my way to get to other fabric stores. :-( Only other close choice is Walmart, which has a very small & low-quality selection. |
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Post by epeanymous on Apr 2, 2016 20:25:52 GMT
I am sorry for all of those of you for whom they are your main local fabric store. I have never been impressed with them (in any of the places that I have lived), but I'd rather have one than have no bricks-and-mortar fabric stores at all.
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Post by luvnlifelady on Apr 2, 2016 21:20:45 GMT
We don't have a Hancock. Even our our Joann's is in a forgotten about old strip mall. I thought all Walmarts sell Fabric but I didn't see that section at the one closest to us when I looked around recently.
We did just recently get our first Hobby Lobby (this is Southern CA, near San Diego).
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Post by alexa11 on Apr 2, 2016 21:43:32 GMT
UGH! Ours is not the best- there's never enough people working, but it's always busy. I'm always popping in there for different fabrics to make flowers for the spines of my mini-albums. Joann is about 30 miles away. And HL only has so much. First Tuesday Morning and now this...
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Post by ~Sherri~ on Apr 2, 2016 22:15:04 GMT
I am so sad to hear this!!!! Our Hancock Fabric is a very nice store. They just did a major remodel a few years ago. Clean store, excellent selection of fabrics from cottons to special occasion and everything in between. Tons of notions and knick knacks also. The sales people even know me by name, LOL!! I am sad because some of them have been there for many years. I am lucky to have other places to buy fabric, Hobby Lobby, Ben Franklin and Walmart. The nearest Jo-Ann's is a two hour drive to Knoxville, TN.
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Post by holly on Apr 2, 2016 22:46:23 GMT
Ours already closed. No big loss really. The help wasn't very friendly, their prices were higher than competitors and they didn't have good sales or coupons so I rarely went there. A friend went when they were closing and you had to buy a min. of 10yds of fabric (same print) and it was only marked down like 30 or 40% at that point! I didn't bother going in once I found out they were making you buy such large quantities. Maybe at 80-90%off I'll buy that much.
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Post by katiekaty on Apr 2, 2016 22:59:10 GMT
The one near me has always been clean, bright, fresh and well maintained. I grew up in Hancocks. I am going to be very sad when they are no longer here.
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Post by momx1 on Apr 3, 2016 0:29:23 GMT
The one in my town is also clean with very helpful, long term sales associates. The only other fabric store we will have is Hobby Lobby. While I don't sew a lot I really hate to lose them and I hate for the ladies to lose their jobs.
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Apr 3, 2016 1:30:42 GMT
Hancock's was our only free-standing fabric store. Our Walmart doesn't sell fabric and Hobby Lobby has a very limited selection.
I don't sew clothing, but I did rely on them for fabrics for home projects and crafting. Last year I bought 45 yards of fabrics there and tons of pom-poms to drape and decorate the venue for the big birthday bash for my mother.
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