Jo-Ann Stores, Inc. (JoAnn Stores) is a specialty retailer of fabrics and crafts, serving customers in their pursuit of apparel and craft sewing, crafting, home decorating and other creative endeavors. The Company's retail stores (operating as Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft stores and Jo-Ann stores) and Website (www.Joann.com) feature a variety of merchandise used in sewing, crafting and home decorating projects, including fabrics, notions, crafts, frames, paper crafting material, artificial floral, home accents, finished seasonal and home decor merchandise. As of January 31, 2009, the Company operated 764 stores in 47 states (554 small-format stores and 210 large-format stores).