Ohio-based JOANN closing more than 500 stores nationwide, multiple Cleveland-area locations

HUDSON, Ohio (WOIO) – Fabric and crafts retailer Joann is set to close hundreds of stores nationwide, and at least 10 of those are in Northeast Ohio.

The retailer will close 500 stores, leaving just 300 open nationwide.

The closures come as a consequence of the company filing bankruptcy twice within a year.

Joann first filed for bankruptcy in March 2024 as consumers cut back on spending and some pandemic-era hobbies, like crafting.

The second bankruptcy filing happened less than a month ago on Jan. 15, which the company attributed to “sluggish sales and inventory issues.”

However, that number of stores will soon change.

In Northeast Ohio, the following store locations are set to close:

Akron

• 1500 Canton Road
• 3977 Medina Road

East Liverpool

• 15765 State Route 170 Ste 1

Hudson

Medina

North Olmsted

Mayfield Heights

• 1533 Golden Gate Plaza, Suite #153

New Philadelphia

Niles

• 5555 Youngstown Warren Road #14

Sandusky

Youngtown

Layoffs possible for over 1,000 employees of Ohio-based Joann

In documents filed with the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services after the second bankruptcy back in January, the Ohio-based company said it may close facilities in Hudson and West Jefferson.

If that happens, the 1,137 employees who work there would be laid off.

The facilities on the chopping block include their distribution center and corporate offices located at 5555 Darrow Road in Hudson.

The Omni Fulfillment Center located at 1020 Enterprise Parkway in West Jefferson may also close.

“It is possible that the Company may have no choice but to immediately close… and conduct employee separations,” an executive vice president wrote in the documents.

The documents state the layoffs would occur over the next several months.

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