Manufactures rethinking the big box store

FYI: I just received an update from the crafting industry trade magazine stating that many manufactures are rethinking there affiliations with the big box stores i.e. Wal-mart, etc. These stores decide at the last minute that they don't want a big quantity of items ordered and then the manufacturers are stuck with the inventory. Some Wal-mart and Target stores are getting rid of their sewing, scrapbooking and craft areas. Word is that many manufacturers are not going to be selling to the BBS any more, only to independents. That's us. We are an independent store and thus we sometimes get better deals and sometimes get the shaft. But it looks like things are going to be going our way.