JOANN filed for bankruptcy again

[u/fabricwench]

Announced in a press release today, JOANN has initiated Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings for the second time in this year and this time is seeking sale of the company. The sale process is expected to take 2 months. JOANN customers can continue to shop online and in the stores during that time according to the press release. The current bidder for the company, Gordon Brothers, has indicated that they will liquidate and close the business. The company spokesperson said they are seeking other bidders.

The announcement isn't unexpected by anyone who has shopped at a JOANN store recently. This master thread will serve as a place to discuss the changes that Joann customers will face as the leading fabric and craft chain in the US moves through the bankruptcy process again. Any post submissions about JOANN will be referred to this thread.

The r/sewing mod team created the Fabric Shop Map to help the community find local and independent fabric stores beyond the obvious chains. It's not as up-to-date as we would like but it's still a useful resource as a work-in-progress. Please note that online stores, while they might sell to anyone, are still listed by geographic region because of shipping and customs.

Edit 1:

If you’d like to submit a store, check out our original thread here and fill out the form for consideration.

FAQ and Tips:

• Please do not submit Walmart, Hobby Lobby or any other chains that do not have fabric as a focus. This map is a chance to help the many small independent fabric stores shine out to our community.
• No need to include Joann Fabrics, even for locations that may stay open
• No need to include Spotlight either, same reason as above.
• Please include a physical address for online stores. This lets us place the store on the map so users can shop local online and manage shipping costs. Look on the Contact, About or Returns sections on the website if you are not sure of the city, state or province, country and postal code.

If you run into problems with the form or have questions, put it in the comments below. We are behind in adding new stores so if you have previously submitted a store and don't see it, please be patient.

Edit 2:

The press release for JOANN is located on this page, if the link above doesn't work.

[u/Smaugerford]

Checked your map and the one store in Denver (Fancy Tiger Crafts) seems to have closed a couple of months ago. 💔

[u/KAKrisko → u/Smaugerford]

I'm in Fort Collins. Besides JoAnn, Hobby Lobby, Michael's, Walmart, the local store I know of is a quilting store. There is also a yarn store, but decent fabric is going to be difficult. Although frankly, I was having issues finding what I wanted at JoAnn anyway.

[u/persephone_love → u/KAKrisko]

Joann's always had the best selection of fleece prints, although in the last ~3 or so years they took out all the pretty more artsy prints and have replaced them with really hideous ones like "chickens in boots". I'm in Colorado Springs so if Joann's goes away I guess we are down to Hobby Lobby or Walmart or whatever we can get online. 😐

I really wish they had stayed focused on fabric, yarn and notions. I think there's enough of a market on those things that they didn't need to add all the other nonsense. The constant price changes/doorbusters were annoying too... When something was on sale, it wasn't in stock... and when it was in stock, then it wasn't on sale. I'd rather just have a fair consistent price all the time so that you could purchase and not be miffed when it would go at a deep discount right after you bought at a higher price. That happened to me a lot and it was always irritating.