Joann Fabrics & Crafts is one of the biggest fabric store chains in the US. It operates over 450 stores nationally and has eight international locations in Mexico, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, and Canada.
Joanne Dondero founded the company as a fabric shop in Greensboro, North Carolina, called "Dondero's Ladies' Shop." The company switched to cut-rate retailing when it opened its first store outside of North Carolina in 1977.
In 1978, the company placed its first ad in a local newspaper. In 1979, the company opened 35 stores. In 1983, Joann went public, raising $19 million in the capital.
In 1985, the company acquired department store retailer Haines & Co., which had 11 stores in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. In 1986 the company's stock price doubled after Dondero hired new President Steve Seligman and restructured senior management.
The company's fortunes turned around in 1989 with the addition of a significant customer in Wal-Mart. With the help of Wal-Mart, Joann opened 500 new stores between 1990 and 1993. In 1994, the company reached $1 billion in sales for the first time.
Seligman left to run other companies and was replaced by Stephen Lebovitz in 1995. Lebovitz led an expansion into international markets, including Canada, Puerto Rico, and other Latin American countries.
Today, Joann Fabrics & Crafts operates over 450 retail stores, eight of which are outside the US. The company operates in Mexico and Puerto Rico under the name Fabricas y Muebles Joann S.A., Dominican Republic under the name Fabricas y Muebles Joann Dom Rep and Canada under the name JFA Canadian Corp.
JOANN Fabric and Crafts
Craft Store, Bead Store, Craft Store
3105 Berlin Tpke Newington, CT 06111Great store
JOANN Fabric and Crafts
Picture Frame Shop, Craft Store, Home Goods Store
10916-B Trinity Pkwy Stockton, CA 95219Yolanda did such an amazing job and gave me the most excellent customer service. I felt very welcome to the store. And she helped me find everything i needed. Thank you.
JOANN Fabric and Crafts
Craft Store, Craft Store, Home Goods Store
3725 Airport Blvd Unit 100-C Mobile, AL 36608If I said her name wrong please correct me but I looked at her name tag briefly, but she went above and beyond to help me with my flowers for my vase and was the only one ... more
JOANN Fabric and Crafts
Craft Store, Bead Store, Craft Store
12779 Main St Hesperia, CA 92344Just crafting for my Halloween costume.
JOANN Fabric and Crafts
Craft Store, Craft Store, Home Goods Store
27871 La Paz Rd Laguna Beach, CA 92677New store is much bigger than previous. More quilt fabric than apparel fabric. Great staff.
JOANN Fabric and Crafts
Craft Store, Craft Store, Home Goods Store
3010 Ming Ave Bakersfield, CA 93304Awesome
JOANN Fabric and Crafts
Craft Store, Craft Store, Home Goods Store
2753 S Market St Gilbert, AZ 85295Worst customer service ever.
JOANN Fabric and Crafts
Craft Store, Art Supply Store, Bead Store
21800 Hawthorne Blvd Ste 100 Torrance, CA 90503Went to jo Anne's. My friend bought alot of stuff for scrapbooking. Alot of stuff.
JOANN Fabric and Crafts
Craft Store, Craft Store, Home Goods Store
423 Westlake Center Second Level Daly City, CA 94015Nice worker/cashier, bought some more materials from here! I appreciate the variety, they also have lots of yarn.
JOANN Fabric and Crafts
Craft Store, Craft Store, Home Goods Store
7609 Rogers Ave Fort Smith, AR 72903Best in Fort Smith!!
JOANN Fabric and Crafts
Craft Store, Craft Store, Home Goods Store
72765 Dinah Shore Dr Rancho Mirage, CA 92270Nice variety. My only trouble with this visit was being unable to find an employee. The product that I wanted was on a locked peg with noone around to help.
JOANN Fabric and Crafts
Craft Store, Craft Store, Home Goods Store
3049 E Indian School Rd Phoenix, AZ 85016Well they finally filed for bankruptcy
JOANN Fabric and Crafts
Craft Store, Craft Store, Home Goods Store
1535 S Bradley Rd Santa Maria, CA 93454Decent place. I would get brought here by my artsy friends who were on the hunt for supplies. Personally not my cup of tea, but this place is always managed to have every ... more
JOANN Fabric and Crafts
Craft Store, Craft Store, Home Goods Store
2616 S Shackleford Rd A Little Rock, AR 72205The best Joann's location in this area!
JOANN Fabric and Crafts
Craft Store, Craft Store, Home Goods Store
1516 N Moorpark Rd Thousand Oaks, CA 91360Why every time I'm here there is only ONE cashier helping a huge line? And the manager came up to help the cashier with something, saw the huge line AND WALKED AWAY. I wa ... more
JOANN Fabric and Crafts
Craft Store, Craft Store, Home Goods Store
35535 Kenai Spur Hwy Soldotna, AK 99669Pickup orders are easy!! Great customer service!
JOANN Fabric and Crafts
Craft Store, Craft Store, Home Goods Store
22914 Victory Blvd Woodland Hills, CA 91367Great bargains.
JOANN Fabric and Crafts
Craft Store, Craft Store, Home Goods Store
206 S Promenade Blvd Rogers, AR 72758The store was stocked very well, loved the selection. The 3 stars is all due to customer service. No greeting when we entered the store, rude employee at the cutting coun ... more
JOANN Fabric and Crafts
Craft Store, Craft Store, Home Goods Store
2160 Foothill Blvd La Canada Flintridge, CA 91011Small store but they pack a lot of stuff! Staff is very attentive, friendly, and knowledgeable (which is important to me because most times, I don't know how much materia ... more
JOANN Fabric and Crafts
Craft Store, Craft Store, Home Goods Store
7255 E Broadway Blvd Tucson, AZ 85710Other than the fact that they charge right down to the last inch on fabrics,, even end of bolt cuts. If it says LAST CHANCE on the roll,it should only charge up to last f ... more
JOANN Fabric and Crafts
Craft Store, Craft Store, Home Goods Store
39818 10th St W Palmdale, CA 93551Hotter then hell in this store, 40 outside 80+ inside with heater still running. By the time I rushed through the store was sweaty and gross, not a welcoming or comfortab ... more
JOANN Fabric and Crafts
Craft Store, Bead Store, Craft Store
225 Tennant Station Morgan Hill, CA 95037This is a great shop with knowledgeable workers. The selection of fabrics is not huge, but we'll thought out. If you are a quilter there is an abundance of fabrics to c ... more
JOANN Fabric and Crafts
Craft Store, Craft Store, Home Goods Store
3120 Meadows Ave Merced, CA 95348(Translated by Google) I love it (Original) Me encanta
JOANN Fabric and Crafts
Craft Store, Craft Store, Home Goods Store
5900 B University Dr Huntsville, AL 35806Always a nice staff
JOANN Fabric and Crafts
Craft Store, Art Supply Store, Bead Store
1065 Herndon Ave Clovis, CA 93611This was a wonderful store. Tons of fabrics. Great coupons in the app. I want to publicly say thank you to Charles, he was ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC!! My husband grew up in a ... more
JOANN Fabric and Crafts
Craft Store, Craft Store, Home Goods Store
7177 Amador Plaza Rd Dublin, CA 94568I went here the other day with my mom and Colleen (I think that was is name,she was cutting the fabric)was so helpful in finding just what my mom was looking for. We got ... more
JOANN Fabric and Crafts
Craft Store, Craft Store, Home Goods Store
425 Rohnert Park Expy Rohnert Park, CA 94928The lady in blue shirt approached me as I walking down the aisle to tell me the bag in my hand isnt for shopping Um DUH LADY , I felt like she was coming at me before I ... more
JOANN Fabric and Crafts
Craft Store, Bead Store, Craft Store
5021 E Ray Rd Phoenix, AZ 85044I was so disappointed with the fact that you had no dies in stock, no inks, and no embossing folders. Except for the very small area of sale items.
JOANN Fabric and Crafts
Craft Store, Craft Store, Home Goods Store
3620 Industrial Dr Santa Rosa, CA 95403LoveLovelove Joann's Fabric!!! Just got home with my newest treasures and I am so excited to begin my project. I saved over $50.00 with my coupons!
JOANN Fabric and Crafts
Craft Store, Bead Store, Craft Store
5545 Philadelphia St Chino, CA 91710The biggest issue I and others have with JoAnn's is that corporate is more interested in getting salaries and bonuses for executives than staffing the stores appropriatel ... more
JOANN Fabric and Crafts
Craft Store, Art Supply Store, Bead Store
3300 Yorba Linda Blvd Fullerton, CA 92831Very good sales
JOANN Fabric and Crafts
Craft Store, Art Supply Store, Bead Store
11215 Causeway Blvd Brandon, FL 33511Clearly marked discounted price on end cape large supply so not a misplaced item. Attempt to purchase 2 of the 30 or so items very clearly marked at 70% off rang at 40% o ... more
JOANN Fabric and Crafts
Craft Store, Craft Store, Home Goods Store
700 N China Lake Blvd c Ridgecrest, CA 93555They've got a big range of fabrics and many art supplies. Their sales are great and they give out more discounts. Staff are always nice and friendly.
JOANN Fabric and Crafts
Craft Store, Craft Store, Home Goods Store
699 Lewelling Blvd Suite 230 San Leandro, CA 94579One of the better stocked and staffed Joann! I love this location.
JOANN Fabric and Crafts
Craft Store, Craft Store, Home Goods Store
1250 S La Cienega Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90035Beautiful
JOANN Fabric and Crafts
Craft Store, Craft Store, Home Goods Store
283 N Dupont Hwy Ste F Dover, DE 19901I don't really go here often, but when I do, I tend to be able to find just what I'm looking for. Admittedly, I only really come here for one kind of fabric for making ch ... more
JOANN Fabric and Crafts
Craft Store, Craft Store, Home Goods Store
1948 S El Camino Real San Mateo, CA 94403Horrible. This place is dirty and unorganized. The person cutting my fabric did such a worthless and horrible job. She used these electric scissors that didnt cut well an ... more
JOANN Fabric and Crafts
Craft Store, Craft Store, Home Goods Store
19765 Stevens Creek Blvd Cupertino, CA 95014Lots of crafting stuff. O ly fabric store in my community.
JOANN Fabric and Crafts
Craft Store, Craft Store, Home Goods Store
354 Cox Creek Pkwy Florence, AL 35630Watch out for the return policy. My wife bought a iron that was defective and because it has a cord it cant be replaced or returned. That means when you buy that $500 s ... more
JOANN Fabric and Crafts
Craft Store, Craft Store, Home Goods Store
3563 NW Federal Hwy Jensen Beach, FL 34957Cut the end of fabric. Worst fabric cit I've ever seen portion off
JOANN Fabric and Crafts
Craft Store, Craft Store, Home Goods Store
2424 US-6 50 Spc 0015 Grand Junction, CO 81505FYI google maps shows the store in the wrong location. If you go where it tells you, youll go to Best Buy. The store is in the mall next to Dicks
JOANN Fabric and Crafts
Craft Store, Craft Store, Home Goods Store
143 Federal Rd Brookfield, CT 06804Lovely store! However, I had a terrible experience with the lady cutting my fabric. Dont remember her name, an older woman who was passive aggressive and made for an unpl ... more
JOANN Fabric and Crafts
Craft Store, Craft Store, Home Goods Store
3449 Dillon Dr Pueblo, CO 81008I will NEVER use this store again. I placed a large order for tshirts online for in store pick-up. They had it ready on time and I picked them up yesterday evening. Where ... more
JOANN Fabric and Crafts
Craft Store, Craft Store, Home Goods Store
774 Queen St Southington, CT 06489Awesome customer service!!
JOANN Fabric and Crafts
Craft Store, Art Supply Store, Bead Store
3930 S Mooney Blvd Visalia, CA 93277Great yarn prices and sales
JOANN Fabric and Crafts
Craft Store, Bead Store, Craft Store
2200 1184 El Mercado Loop Ste 1182 Sierra Vista, AZ 85635We all love having a Joann's in Sierra Vista. The staff has always been very pleasant and knowledgeable.
JOANN Fabric and Crafts
Craft Store, Craft Store, Home Goods Store
2351 N Rose Ave Oxnard, CA 93036Awesome customer service, great selection, and convenient location!
JOANN Fabric and Crafts
Craft Store, Craft Store, Home Goods Store
8509 Bond Rd Elk Grove, CA 95624The store is pretty disorganized, and there are many empty shelves. It seems like they don't have enough workers to handle this big store. The custom framing is no longer ... more
JOANN Fabric and Crafts
Craft Store, Craft Store, Craft Store
3942 Northlake Blvd West Palm Beach, FL 33403Was in this store about a month agolooked like it was going out of business and stuff all over the floor. Drove a little farther to store in Jensen Beach, and easily fou ... more
JOANN Fabric and Crafts
Craft Store, Bead Store, Craft Store
5921 20th St Unit B Vero Beach, FL 32966It's a small store and they don't have a lot of stuff. But the stuff is amazing and full of knowledge.