Local Joann Fabric and Crafts locations are on the chopping block as the company plans to close more than half of its stores across the country. Locations at 2311 Ohio Ave., Unit C, Parkersburg; 448 Pike St.

Three Joann fabric and craft stores in Southwest Florida will be closing their doors. The big box craft chain based in Hudson, Ohio, is closing its North Naples store at 6424 Naples Blvd., the Estero store at Coconut Point and the Fort Myers store in South Plaza on Cleveland Avenue.

A pair of Joann Fabric and Crafts locations in the Ohio Valley are on the chopping block as the company plans to close more than half of its stores across the country. Store locations at 282 S. Hollywood Blvd.

Local Joann Fabric and Crafts locations are on the chopping block as the company plans to close more than half of its stores across the country. Locations in Hollywood Plaza in Steubenville and the Ohio Valley Mall in St.

The retail chain, founded in Cleveland in 1943, has served as a major employer and source of various crafting items for residents of Northeast Ohio and ... change to Jo-Ann Stores.

Fabric chain Joann is going out of business and closing all 800 stores, marking the end of an 82-year-old company that was once the leading destination for DIY and crafts enthusiasts. Joann, which in January filed for its second bankruptcy within a year,

The announcement that the chain would close all 800 of its stores in 49 states comes after a period of financial turmoil.

Last month, the Hudson, Ohio-based retailer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy ... And the retailer later grew into a national chain. Formerly known as Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores, the company rebranded itself with the shortened “Joann” name for ...

Retail chain Joann is shutting down all of its fabric stores — including several Sacramento-area locations — after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and being sold to a new ownership group.

F abric and crafts retailer Joann Inc., 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 all its stores.

In a bankruptcy court filing Wednesday, the Hudson, Ohio-based parent company of Jo-Ann stores nationwide listed hundreds of "underperforming" locations across multiple states that are slated to close. The list includes five Sacramento-area sites, which are in Arden-Arcade, Woodland, Elk Grove, Folsom and Citrus Heights.