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Joann to close all locations by the end of May

Exterior view of Jo Ann Fabrics and Crafts store. Jo-Ann Stores, Inc. is a specialty retailer of crafts and fabrics.
Store closings FILE PHOTO: Joann will be closing more than half of its locations according to bankruptcy court filings. (Ken Wolter/wolterke - stock.adobe.com)
(Ken Wolter/wolterke - stock.adobe.com)

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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