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Closing down the Craft and Sewing Center...

I wrote them a email telling them that I was not happy with them and there decision on closing down the Sewing Centers and here is what they wrote me back


Thank you for your message.

Thank you for your recent inquiry regarding the fabric department in
your local store. In keeping with our emphasis on being a store of the
community, Wal-Mart is converting the fabrics and crafts department in
some stores to a newly expanded assortment of merchandise that focuses
on life's celebrations. We are thrilled to offer our customers this
exciting new crafts and celebrations center that makes available craft and
party planning needs along with information on current trends and new
ideas in the area of life's celebrations, such as holidays, weddings and
birthdays.

In those stores where the new crafts and celebrations center is placed,
merchandise commonly referred to as 'notions' will be included in the
product offerings - such as sewing machines, yarn, needles, thread, etc.
As a part of this conversion, most of our new and remodeled stores
opening in early 2007, as well as a small number of existing stores, will
feature the new crafts and celebrations center in place of cut fabrics.
Wal-Mart will continue to carry cut fabric in most of our stores. Due
to the continued evaluation of our stores, we are unable to share a
list of existing stores scheduled to receive the new crafts and
celebrations center at this time.

Thank you,
Wal-Mart Customer Relations