Nearly one-third of Joann Fabrics will close this week, with the remaining stores set to close by the end of May.
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Joann Fabrics will close 255 of its stores by the end of this week and more than 500 remaining stores will close next month, according to a report by CNN.
As previously reported by News Center 7, the company filed for bankruptcy in January. This was the company’s second bankruptcy filing in 11 months.
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Joann has more than 800 locations nationwide and has been hosting going-out-of-business sales in preparation for these closures.
There are more than 30 Joann locations in Ohio, including:
- Springfield: 1608J Upper Valley Pike Suite C9
- Fairborn: 2850 Centre Drive Suite G
- Dayton: 5001 Salem Avenue
- Mason: 8125 Arbor Square Drive
- Hamilton: 3177 Princeton Road
“This was a very difficult decision to make, given the major impact we know it will have on our Team Members, our customers, and all of the communities we serve,” a spokesperson for Joann said in a previous statement on the closures.
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