What's Happening to Fabric Stores???

There's been a noticeable trend of fabric stores + quilt shops struggling and even closing the doors to their brick & mortar businesses. What is going on??? Plus, confusion over JOANN sewing pattern sales.

Melanated Fabrics Closing
https://www.instagram.com/p/C30MCaiRK66/?img_index=1
https://www.melanatedfabrics.com/
https://simplicity.com/know-me-designers
JOANN Pattern Sales - no longer advertised online?
https://sewing.patternreview.com/SewingDiscussions/topic/90974/193
JOANN Target of Unusually High Options Trading (NASDAQ:JOAN)
https://www.americanbankingnews.com/2024/03/01/joann-target-of-unusually-high-options-trading-nasdaqjoan.html

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