It has been a sad couple of months for hobby lovers when news broke that JOANN Fabrics, the nation's go-to store for yarn, fabric, and more, announced its second round of bankruptcy closures that saw 33 of 41 stores around Michigan set to close. Only two West Michigan locations, Comstock Park and Grand Rapids, will stay open for the foreseeable future.

While 8 locations around the State will remain open, it is only a matter of time until these are set to close after JOANN Fabrics was bought by a company over the weekend that will begin work on liquidating all the stores around the country.

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JOANN Fabric And Crafts To Close 500 Stores
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Great American Group

On February 21st, JOANN Fabrics held a public auction to determine what company would be purchasing JOANNs to assist with liquidating its assets. A bidding war took place between Gordon Brothers and Great American with Great American ultimately coming out on top. They will now be responsible for assisting JOANN Fabrics with closing stores and liquidating all assets.

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What This Means

With many JOANN Fabrics stores closing or already closed, some have begun liquidation sales. What this means for frequenters of JOANN Fabrics is that there will be massive sales on all products in the stores until everything is gone. Currently, Grandville and Holland are both listed as liquidation stores, meaning EVERYTHING MUST GO. You can check more locations here.

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If you're looking to stock up on all your fabrics and yarn before it's too late, visit these locations asap. For now, these locations will function as normal:

  • Comstock Park: 3900 Alpine Ave. NW Ste. B
  • Grand Rapids: 3665 28Th St. SE
  • Lansing: 3750 W. Saginaw St.
  • Livonia: 13489 Middlebelt Road
  • Mt. Pleasant: 4208 E. Bluegrass Road Ste. A
  • Portage: 6151 S Westnedge Ave.
  • Traverse City: 724 Munson Ave.
  • White Lake: 9052 Highland Road

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