Toto Fabrics Blog

Fabric stores have been around for more than 100 years, but the last 20 years have brought huge changes to the industry. First, big box stores started selling a small selection of fabric, then the internet came around and changed everything. For Toto Fabrics, we’ve embraced the internet so that we can become your source for discount fabrics online! So with the options available, why do most people like you opt to buy their upholstery fabric online? Selection - Big box stores have a fabric department, but the selection is okay at best. Craft stores have a pretty good selection,...

Since 1951, the Marks family has done business in Toto, Indiana. Beginning from one store, Jack and Alma Marks built several stores in the heart of Toto. Their son, Sidney, continued to expand the business in the 1970s and 1980s, selling shoes, clothing, draperies, and records, as well as, of course, fabrics. In the face of the changing business environment and the increased competition of large box stores, Sidney reluctantly closed the bricks and mortar stores in the early 2000s. After trying several experiments, in 2008 he started newtotostores.com and began selling discount upholstery, drapery, and home décor fabrics. Since his...