Joann is closing
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Joann to shutter all 800 fabric stores after failing to find a buyer to save its locations
The craft retailer is shutting down after more than eight decades in business.
I should probably stay out of my local store. I have way more stuff in my yarn stash than I can reasonably use up. But I so love a bargain....
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Sharon is not happy about this. She’s taken up knitting and found a small local place for yarn, but doesn’t know where she’ll buy fabric when she sews.
Hobby Lobby is about the only place left and I’d rather not trade with them.
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I've never been a great fan of the stores, but that's my sentiment about most national chains. The ones up here were understaffed almost every time I was in store, and it was very difficult to get help. Not a store for quality quilting fabric (local quilt shops carry much better) I never had much reason to visit them.
I checked last week and all the stores in NH are closing.
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@Bernard - Last week they thought they still might find a buyer and were planning to close only about half the stores. Today they announced that they are closing down completely.
The only thing I buy there is yarn, and quite often I bought it online. The store inventory was usually pretty awful, and as you mentioned, it was always hard to find someone to help.
Michaels doesn't carry the yarns I like. But there are a number of online outlets where I can get some of my favorites.
Somehow I will survive!
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Joann’s is the only real craft store in town (though I still order most of my good art supplies through Dick Blick or Amazon).Walmart has some lower quality things, and Staples has a few things. It’s an hour plus drive over mountains or Amazon to get to another craft store now.
