Home-sewn clothes are making a comeback. But is it too late for dying fabric stores?

Fabric stores that sell threads, buttons and materials for making clothes are dwindling in San Diego, with owners shuttering their shops citing waning interest from customers.

Source: Home-sewn clothes are making a comeback. But is it too late for dying fabric stores? – Columbian.com

The Most Important Metric in Retail

TORONTO, Canada — In a world where consumption is increasingly moving online, how should the performance of physical retail stores be measured? What metrics make sense in a retail landscape that is seeing double-digit, compounded growth in e-commerce, while brick and mortar stores struggle to eke out single-digit lifts?

Source: The Most Important Metric in Retail