Jo-Ann Stores

Jo-Ann Stores has sewn up the leadership of the fabric store market. It's the #1 US fabric retailer, with more than 800 Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft and Jo-Ann stores in 49 states. The stores sell fabrics and sewing supplies, craft materials, frames, home decorations, artificial floral items, and seasonal goods. Most of the company's small-format stores (averaging 15,000 sq. ft.) are located in strip shopping centers and operate under the Jo-Ann Fabrics and Crafts name. The company also operates more than 225 large-format Jo-Ann superstores (36,000 sq. ft. on average) and an e-commerce site, Joann.com. Leonard Green & Partners took Jo-Ann Stores private in early 2011.