Business At A Glance
Startup Costs: $10,000 – $50,000
Online Operation? No
Business Overview
A fabric shop retailing numerous styles and types of fabrics can beopened in a fixed storefront location. Fabric shops have traditionallybeen very profitable specialty retail operations as the markups appliedto fabrics for retail sales can exceed 100 percent or more.
Thebusiness needs little in the way of specialized equipment, thus keepingthe operating overheads to a minimum. To get started, you’ll need tosecure supply arrangements with fabric manufacturers, many of which arelocated outside of North America, so this business will require a bitof research and planning.
In addition to fabrics, sewing patterns,buttons, zippers, curtain rods, sewing machines, other sewing notionsand craft items can be sold as a method to increase the selection ofgoods available to consumers as well as increasing revenues.
The Market
People who need sewing supplies and other arts and crafts items
