Joann set to close all remaining stores: Search full list of locations
Fabric and craft retailer Joann announced Monday it is set to close all of its more than 800 locations after the company's assets were auctioned off over the weekend.
The decision comes after Joann filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy twice within a year due to financial and inventory issues. The Hudson, Ohio-based retailer, which has been in business for over 80 years, had previously announced the closures of "approximately 500" of its stores and going-out-of-business sales at select locations.
"JOANN leadership, our Board, advisors and legal partners made every possible effort to pursue a more favorable outcome that would keep the company in business," the company's statement about the closures reads. "We are committed to working constructively with the winning bidder to ensure an orderly wind-down of operations that minimizes the impact on all our stakeholders."
Joann locations list: See if a store is closing near you
The database below contains cities with at least one Joann location, per the retailer's website. Search the name of your city or state to see if a Joann store is shuttering near you.
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Retail liquidator GA Group and Joann's term lenders won the bidding for the struggling company on Saturday. Scott Carpenter, CEO of GA Group's Retail Solutions and Wholesale & Industrial Solutions teams, told the Akron Beacon Journal − part of the Paste BN Network − on Saturday that most of the closing Joann stores would stay open until the end of May.
"We will help (Joann) close these stores with empathy, professionalism and efficiency," Carpenter said.
The final approval of the auction results is scheduled for Wednesday in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, federal court records show.
Contributing: Fernando Cervantes Jr., Mary Walrath-Holdridge, Maria Francis and Jim Sergent