Joann Fabrics and Leonard Green & Partners declined to comment for this story. “They really did this to themselves,” says Alan Porter, a former district manager who worked at Joann for 16 ...

Fabrics and crafts retailer Joann, which has been a destination for generations of quilters, knitters and lovers of crafts projects for more than 80 years, is going out of business and shuttering ...

Joann, the fabrics outlet that was a mainstay of the crafting community for eight decades, is closing all of its approximately 800 store locations after failing to find a buyer for the company.

Fraudulent websites mimic the official Joann website, complete with logos and images, offering merchandise at steep discounts of 80-90%, according to the Better Business Bureau (BBB).

Joann Fabrics is closing a string of stores after declaring bankruptcy last year. The arts and crafts retailer operates roughly 850 stores across the United States, but 2025 will see several ...

Joann’s closing is expected to have lasting effects on crafters, as the retailer’s stores were not only places to shop but also hubs for classes, events, and a sense of community.

Joann is going out of business, with the more than 80-year-old fabric and crafts retailer set to close all of its stores nationwide after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for a second time.

Joann, the bankruptcy fabrics and crafts retailer, is closing about 60% of its 800 stores in the coming months as part of its Chapter 11 process. ... David Paul Morris/Bloomberg/Getty Images.

Joann is expected to close the last of its 500 stores by the end of this week after the highest bidder from its second bankruptcy filing in less than a year decided to shutter all locations.

Joann’s final years. By the 1990s, Joann (once known as Jo-Ann Fabrics) became the largest fabric and crafts retail superstore in the U.S., and was taken private in 2011 by Leonard Green ...

Retailer Joann Fabrics will be shuttering all of its remaining stores this month. Why It Matters. Joann Fabrics has been in operation for around 80 years, but announced in February that it is ...