Data Display - Using Tab Controls With Textboxes For Each Item

I am building an inventory program. One of my forms shows the store info. It will also have a section that shows all the equipment we keep track of at that store. I am currently trying to set it up by using tab controls with textboxes for each item. The code seems ugly and sloppy and I just don't like the interface. I am looking for ideas on a better way to do this. I know I could use a datagridview, but there is lots of data and I don't think there would be enough room for it.

Here is the code I have so far.
Private Sub GetTabData(ByVal StoreNumber As String)
Dim dt As New DataTable
'DSAlrm.Reset()
Dim DaAlrm As New SqlDataAdapter
Dim MyConnection As SqlConnection
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