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Show Bountiful's Largest fabric Store lil.ike Clow aid, the oaiut of I'amily Fah-- Fah-- vs, stalled in the retail selling business 20 tears ti.co. He first worked for J.C lVnney Vompany. cr 1(1 Ci" s w 'th this famous na-'ioii.iI na-'ioii.iI chain store, he went to work for the kishion Fabric company. He stayed with this kmipany for fie eais. The training and e.-k'rieiwe e.-k'rieiwe he gained while working for these lioll eNtahlished companies aided htm greatly U hen he decided to open his ow n fabric store iut fie ears ago. J TODAY, HI-ARK (Toward owns two fabric 'tores, one in the 5-i'oints Hountifnl location uiJ one in Orem. d The Bountiful store has a selling area of 1.000 square feet. This is probably the biggest J.ihric store in Da is County. The store is man- iged by Marie Hughes. There are 10 store em- Antes. j MR. Cl.OWARD says the key to success in 'my retail business is having good employees hit care about customers and want to sere he public. He sounds proud when he talks "Voul the employees at the Bountiful store. The Family Fabric store location once loused a Woolworth store. "That's w hy it is so arse," Mr. Cloward says. "The sie of the store enables us to carry a large selection of ahrics. notions, yarns, patterns, quilting lutenals and drapery and upholstery fabrics." . 1 ' o ; " :: '"'"'So,. '""' '!" '::. . . .. . . - ' s i : - ":. t - O' h 1 i i i f ,. : J i ' 1 . ft f r J r-- :4 The bu.sim-ss philosophy of, "you're onlv as jood as vour ability to serve the public," helps make ramily Falu iis a onl )Lur to shop. "OCR CCSTOMKRS are mostly mothers w ho sew for themselves and for their children. We have classroom space at the rear of the store where Toni Hill teaches sewing classes. I his is an important customer service, we believe," be-lieve," states Mr. Cloward. The spacious feeling you get when you walk through Family Fabrics creates a good atmosphere. atmos-phere. As you browse through the merchandise, merchan-dise, you find a good selection of all popular fabrics. The quilting section is filled with yarns, battings and fabrics suitable for this increasingly in-creasingly popular fabric craft. A special bridal section contains a good selection of wedding dress and attendants materials and notions. FAMILY FABRICS offers a special order service for special bridal purchases, dance costumes cos-tumes and other large quantity orders. If you are looking for special patterns, Family Fami-ly Fabrics probably will carry what you want. On display is a good selection of craft patterns. Patterns like the "Enchanted Forest" line that are created and' packed in Utah have become popular recently. Family Fabrics carries these specialized, unique patterns. THE BUSINESS philosophy, "you're only as good as your ability to serve the public and meet their needs and demands," has paid off for Blake Cloward. The Bountiful Family Fabric Fab-ric store is a well-received service-oriented retail re-tail store that serves well the market area. |
