17-02-2025
Joann begins going-out-of-business sales in 500 fabric stores, including these in Florida
Regular Joann shoppers have seen it coming for some time now.
Empty shelves. Fewer employees. Reduced hours in some locations. Joann filing for bankruptcy last year and the company's announcement last week that more than half of the fabric and craft stores across the country would be closed did not come as a surprise.
"I went into a Joann's yesterday, and it literally looked like a tornado had gone through," an X user named Great Aunt Fermildahyde posted in January. "Piles of merchandise everywhere, but lots of empty shelves. Sale stuff was overflowing a bin and laying about on the floor. I got out of there as fast as I could."
On Bluesky, Kim Madsen said, "Shelves empty, out of stock on many craft etc, items. Few employees here. Sad. Not many 'craft/fabric' stores left."
According to the retailer's restructuring website, on Friday, Feb. 14, Joann received approval to begin closing about 500 of its 800 locations. Florida will be hit hard, losing 36 locations and retaining just 12. Only California is losing more, with 61 stores on the list.
The struggling retailer filed for bankruptcy in March 2024 after securing around $132 million in new financing to put towards its $1 billion debt. The company stayed afloat then by choosing to go private. However, a rash of store closures followed before the company again filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in January to "facilitate a sale process to maximize the value of its business."
"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," Joann said in a statement to USA TODAY last week. "A careful analysis of store performance and future strategic fit for the Company determined which stores should remain operating as usual at this time."
Going-out-of-business sales were scheduled to begin Saturday, Feb. 15, Joann spokesperson Amanda Hayes told "We do not know how long they will run. Additionally, any timelines are subject to change and could shift on a store-by-store basis."
"We anticipate the store closures to occur over the next few months, although some stores may close within a shorter or longer time period," the restructuring site said.
According to the restructuring site, Joann is not accepting gift cards at this time. Discounts for Girl Scouts, teachers, military and healthcare are also paused.
Joann is not accepting returns.
According to Joann's restructuring website, the following locations will be closing:
Broward
Hollywood: 4700 Hollywood Blvd.
Margate: 3340 Nw 62Nd Ave.
Pembroke Pines: 11251 Pines Blvd.
Plantation: 801 South University Dr Suite 75
Pompano Beach: 1131 S Federal Hwy
Collier County
Naples: 6424 Naples Blvd Suite 501
Duval
Jacksonville: 6001 Argyle Forest Blvd Ste 11
Hernando
Spring Hill: 4387 Commercial Way
Hillsborough
Tampa:
6234 Commerce Palms Blvd
12635 Citrus Plaza Dr
Indian River County
Vero Beach: 5921 20Th St. Unit B
Lake County
Lady Lake: 540 N Us Hwy 441
Lee County
Estero: 8072 Mediterranean Drive
Fort Myers: 4610 S Cleveland Ave.
Marion County
Ocala: 2405 Sw 27th Ave
Miami-Dade County
Miami:
8257 W Flagler St
10875 Caribbean Blvd
7706 N Kendall Dr
Nassau County
Yulee: 463877 State Road 200
Okaloosa County
Fort Walton Beach: 224B Eglin Pkwy NE
Orange County
Orlando:
3562 E Colonial Dr.
825 N Alafaya Trail 32828
Winter Garden: 3379 Daniels Road
Osceola
Kissimmee: 4801 W Irlo Bronson Memorial Hwy
Palm Beach County
Boynton Beach: 1632 S Federal Hwy
Wellington: 1862 940 S State Road 7
West Palm Beach: 3942 Northlake Blvd.
Pasco County
Port Richey: 10057 US Highway 19
Pinellas County
Dunedin: 2343 Curlew Road
Saint Petersburg: 2500 66th St N 33710
Polk County
Lakeland: 4241 Us Highway 98 N
Sarasota County
Sarasota: 4934 S Tamiami Trl
Venice: 4143 Tamiami Trl S Bay 20
Seminole County
Altamonte Springs: 924 W. State Road 436 Ste 1450
Sanford: 120 N. Entrance Road
Volusia County
Daytona Beach: 2400 W International Speedway Blvd.
Of the 47 locations in the state currently listed on the Joann website, only 12 were not named on the restructuring list: Brandon, Destin, Gainesville, one of the two Jacksonville locations, Jensen Beach, Panama City, Pensacola, Tallahassee, Tavares, University Park, West Melbourne and Winter Haven
Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, contributed to this story.
(This story was updated with new information.)
This article originally appeared on Fort Myers News-Press: Joann to close 500 US stores, going-out-of-business sales begin
