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Killing their base…
Crystal Huff (they/them)@aquasscum @inarticulatequilter holy shit, 20%. 😭
Fluffy Kitty Cat@aquasscum there's not just the direct COVID deaths bit also the people who survived but were in poor health afterwards and and dying Early
Bill, organizer of stuff@aquasscum Explains the Joann Fabrics bankruptcy & closing...
Dani@wcbdata @aquasscum in part. They're one of many companies into which the private equity firm Leonard Green and Partners dumped debt. The sales decline didn't help, of course.
@sharpdresseddyke @aquasscum Yeah, that as well. Not a fan of PE ownership (living as I do in Massachusetts where PE firms' rent extraction schemes killed a bunch of hospitals).
Kathmandu@sharpdresseddyke @wcbdata @aquasscum
And Joann Fabrics had a very bad method of handling "order online, we'll deliver to your home". And, based on my store visit in January, insufficient staffing and poor use of space.
eyrea 🇨🇦@aquasscum I wonder how that balances against all the people who started sewing during the pandemic, though. They're mostly clothing makers, and mostly more to the left.
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and internet shopping savvy
https://www.tumblr.com/systlin/629068649352871936/hermesmuse-systlin-systlin-so-my-sister?source=share
and internet shopping savvy
https://www.tumblr.com/systlin/629068649352871936/hermesmuse-systlin-systlin-so-my-sister?source=share
@aquasscum Fair, although, even as someone who buys MOST of her fabric online, it is nice to check it fabric in person.
My favourite fabric shop is online only, but they are also a 40 minute walk from me and let you pick up to save the shipping costs. I've only had one minor goof, where I got jersey in the round instead of flat. Ultimately it didn't matter, but it was a surprise.