Jo-Ann Stores Company Description
Jo-Ann Stores has sewn up the leadership of the fabric store market. The company is the #1 fabric retailer in the US, well ahead of Hancock Fabrics. Jo-Ann Stores sells fabrics and sewing supplies, craft materials, decorating and floral items, and seasonal goods. Most of the company's roughly 600 stores, located mainly in strip shopping centers, operate under the Jo-Ann Fabrics and Crafts name. The company also operates some 200 Jo-Ann superstores. Jo-Ann Stores has been closing shops in response to weak sales. Recognizing that sewing these days is more often a hobby than a necessity, the company is luring creative customers with arts and crafts and home-decorating items.
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