These Mass. Joann retail stores are up for auction

Most of the bankrupt Ohio-based fabric and craft retailer's stores are slated to close at the end of May

By Mary Vanac • Published March 7, 2025 • Updated on March 7, 2025 at 1:34 pm

The crafts chain Joann is closing all 21 Massachusetts locations as it goes out of business this spring. The Shrewsbury location, above, shared a plaza with Christmas Tree Shops, which has also gone out of business.

Joann retail locations across Massachusetts, 20 in all, will soon close for good and then head to auction.

A New York real estate advisory firm is getting ready to auction 790 retail store and five distribution center leases for the new owners of Joann Inc. Most of the bankrupt Ohio-based fabric and craft retailer's stores are slated to close at the end of May.

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