Heres what we know about timeline, plus sales and discounts. Newsweek has put together a comprehensive list of where the retailer is. · joann, the fabric and craft chain, plans to close about 500 stores across the country — more than 60% of its retail outlets — as slumping sales and declining market share have forced the company. · here’s what you need to know about april’s round of joann stores closing , including the locations of the closing stores and the dates they are expected to close. · joann fabrics has announced it would be closing all store locations after again filing for bankruptcy last month. · joann is now set to close all of its store locations after previously announcing the closure of approximately 500. all joann locations are set to close after the fabric and craft. · joann fabrics is closing around 500 of its remaining 800 stores as it faces chapter 11 bankruptcy, the company announced this week. Heres where you can still shop. · crafting retailer joann is closing hundreds of its stores after filing for bankruptcy, however, many locations are still open. · after filing for bankruptcy and shutting down hundreds of stores , joann is going out of business.