Photo by Retiring Guy
Wisconsin State Journal, 2/25/2025
Fabric and crafts retailer Joann Inc., which has been a destination for generations of quilters, knitters and lovers of crafts projects for more than 80 years, is going out of business and shuttering all its stores.
The announcement comes after the Hudson, Ohio-based retailer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in January, the second time in a year. It cited sluggish consumer demand and inventory shortages. At the time it vowed it would keep all of its stores open.
But earlier this month, Joann said it planned to close 500 stores, including the one on Madison's East Side at 2021 Zeier Road.
Joann as a baby name for girls debuted in 1910, but it wasn't until the 1920s when she took off like a rocket. She peaked at #50 in 1934 and spent 19 years in the top 100 (1931-1948, 1950). Her decline accelerated in the 1970s, and she dropped off the baby names chart in 1995.
Source: Social Security Administration
Joann, the store, made her debut in 1943 which means she lived to be 82. RIP.
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