Possibly as early as this weekend, pending court approval, Joann will begin closing 500 of its roughly 800 stores nationwide.

They say Joann’s closing represents a loss of a mainstay: a one-stop shop with affordable, quality fabrics in Anchorage.

HUDSON, Ohio (WCMH) — Joann, the Ohio-based fabric and craft store, has again filed for bankruptcy and plans to sell all assets to the same company that recently acquired Big Lots. One of the ...