Joann Fabrics Store Locator (2024)

FAQs

Is Joann's owned by Hobby Lobby? ›

The company's competitors, Michael's and Hobby Lobby, are both privately owned, so it is unclear how they have performed amid those economic headwinds. The private equity firm Leonard Green & Partners bought Joann for roughly $1.6 billion in 2011, and spun it off publicly in 2021.

The closest competitor to joann.com are rebatekey.com, michaels.com and hobbylobby.com. To understand more about joann.com and its competitors, sign up for a free account to explore Semrush's Traffic Analytics and Market Explorer tools.

They are owned separately and are competitors. Michaels was founded in 1973 by Michael Dupay and is headquartered in Irving, Texas.

After visiting all three stores, I found that Michaels was the clear winner. Prices were slightly lower at Joann and Hobby Lobby, but Michaels had the greatest variety of everything to choose from.

It owns a chain of arts and crafts stores with a volume of over $5 billion in 2018. The chain has 1,001 stores in 48 U.S. states. The Green family founded Hobby Lobby to express their Christian beliefs and the chain incorporates American conservative values and Christian media.

Yes, Hobby Lobby smuggled over 5,000 artifacts out of a war-ravaged country in order to give them to a museum, which intended to use those artifacts to prove the veracity of the Bible itself.

However we do not honor competitors' "percent off" ads or coupons. We exclude all Holiday door buster ads, Cricut, Silhouette, Sizzix, Cuttlebug, Simplicity & McCall's patterns, clearance, and closeout items from this policy.

Please note that you can use only one coupon or promotion code per order on joann.com®. JOANN Fabric and Craft Stores does not make coupons available on the Web site to print for use in stores.

Is Michaels cheaper than Hobby Lobby? No. Michaels products are priced higher than hobby lobby's. At the same time individual items may cost lest depending on the item.

Who is Hobby Lobby's biggest competitor? ›

Hobby Lobby's competitors and similar companies include Michaels Stores, JOANN, MoreDesign and Amstat Industries. Hobby Lobby owns and operates a chain of arts and craft stores. Michaels Stores is a company that retails arts and crafts materials.

In 1994, Michaels Stores expanded acquired craft stores in the Pacific Northwest, including Treasure House Crafts, Oregon Craft & Floral Supply, and H&H Craft & Floral. In the Midwest and Northeast, it bought Leewards Creative Crafts, a 101-unit store chain.

Spend your Sunday shopping.

Because sale prices are released every Sunday, Sunday morning is the best time to shop at JoAnn. We suggest putting on a pair of your comfiest leggings, grabbing a cup of coffee and rummaging through the collection of fabric, art supplies, custom framing and more.

As a reminder, Michaels was taken private in March 2021 for $3.3B by Apollo Global Management. Michaels Stores, Inc.

JOANN's competitors and similar companies include Michaels Stores, Hobby Lobby, Wescover and Dormify. Jo-Ann Stores (also known as JOANN Fabric & Craft) is a company that distributes sewing, arts, and crafts devices. Michaels Stores is a company that retails arts and crafts materials.

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David Green (born November 13, 1941) is an American billionaire businessman and the founder of Hobby Lobby, a chain of arts and crafts stores. He is a major financial supporter of Evangelical organizations in the United States and funded the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C.

The owner, founder and CEO of the Hobby Lobby chain of craft stores said he has given away ownership of the company to a trust so that he can choose God and not “ruin the future of grandchildren who had not even been born yet.”