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Joann Inc., which was formerly known as Jo-Ann Fabrics, operates 21 stores in Minnesota, including this location in Woodbury, Minn. This week, the company announced the closure of all 800 stores.

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Joann, the major national retailer of fabric and craft supplies, is going out of business and closing all of its roughly 800 stores in 49 states across the U.S. The more than 80-year-old chain ...

YAKIMA- CBS News confirmed February 24th that the 80+ year old craft and fabric retail store "Joann" is to close all of it's stores, after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for a second time ...

part of the 800 stores now closing nationwide after the fabric and craft retailer was auctioned off to a new ownership group. After filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy for the second time within a ...