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Joann Fabrics Closing All Remaining Stores This Week

Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. 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 going out of business and shuttering all of its stores. It came after the Ohio-based retailer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for the second time in January, citing sluggish consumer demand and inventory shortages. Joann had initially said it planned to close 500 stores—more than half of its nationwide footprint, but it later announced that financial services company GA Group would "acquire substantially all of Joann's assets" and begin winding down the company's operations and conduct going-out-of-business sales at all store locations. A shopper outside a Joann store on March 7, 2025, in Paramus, New Jersey. A shopper outside a Joann store on March 7, 2025, in Paramus, New Jersey. Michael Bocchieri//Getty Images List of Joann Stores Closing in May Hundreds of Joann locations have already closed. More than 400 remaining stores will close by the end of May, according to a list shared with Fast Company. Here is the full list of where Joann Fabrics stores are closing in May: Alabama Arkansas Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington Wisconsin Wyoming