Jaftex Is All In For Shop Hops
Over the last 3 or so years, team Jaftex has been sponsoring the one or two Shop Hops that were organized by Shop Hops Inc. In 2022, Koleene Herlocker & Jen Gasper, the brains behind Shop Hop Inc., have really stepped things up and put together 6 shop hops. Yes, 6! This is going to be awesome!
Here’s a list of them all. You can click on each to go to the respective Facebook page:
Kansas & Nebraska in April & May.
Illinois in August & September.
Missouri in September & October.
North Carolina & South Carolina in September & October.
It seems evident that Koleene and Jen are on to something genius and retailers and consumers are taking notice. The truth is that the entire fabric industry should be taking notice because we all have a vested interest in our customer’s success. I know that I do and I recognize the great value of what they are doing. With that, I am proud to tell you that the Jaftex Companies are all in on this and all future opportunities with Shop Hop Inc.!
We have agreed to sponsor every single shop hop this year and going forward!
If you have been following me, I am sure you are well aware of my desire to “drive” as many consumers to quilt shops as possible. The concept of more shop hops aligns perfectly with my own #scottsentme challenge that serves to “drive” more consumers to quilt shops and increase awareness.
This isn’t your father’s business anymore. The world is different now, and as such, I put a huge value on helping our quilt shop customers thrive by again helping to “drive” consumers to them. This is high on my list of priorities and will continue to be important for me and my companies well into the future, if not forever.
As shop owners become busier and busier and are pulled in a zillion different directions, it is nice to know that Koleene and Jen are handling all the heavy lifting and organizing. I am sure that it is a breath of fresh air for retailers to have this off their plates and handled by someone else. That allows retailers to focus on their daily priorities and obligations. I wish I had come up with this idea! LOL.
My goal for this blog was to make both retailers and consumers aware of Shop Hops Inc., what they were doing and how they are really ramping things up to help our industry grow and thrive. I also wanted to make everyone aware of the shop hops that lie ahead so shop owners can sign up with Shop Hops Inc. and consumers can mark their calendars and get ready for all the FUN that lies ahead! With Jaftex more involved, you know it’s going to be fun because it is our desire to continue to make fabric fun and funny too!
For me, I know that I will be continuing to work with Shop Hops Inc. as much as I can in an effort to help make these shop hops, and those in the future, bigger than ever. We are behind this 100% and look forward to working with Koleene & Jen however we can.
Which shop hops will you be attending?
PS….For more information about these great sewing adventures, please contact Jen Gasper at jen@shophopinc.com.