Joann plans to close its Manteca location as part of a bankruptcy plan to shutter roughly 500 of its 800 stores nationwide.

The fabric and craft store opened in Manteca’s  Retail Stadium Center in 2011.

It filled a space created by the departure of Circuit City in 2009 when the electronics closed all of its locations during the height of the Great Recession.

Joann is closing down almost 70 stores in California.

Others on the closure list that are nearby include Stockton, Turlock. Jackson, Dublin, Elk Grove, Folsom, and Sacramento.

“This was a very difficult decision to make, given the major impact we know it will have on our Team Members, our customers and all of the communities we serve,” the company said in a statement “(But) right-sizing our store footprint is a critical part of our efforts to ensure the best path forward.”

The exact timing of store closures, including the Manteca location, was not disclosed.

The move arrives amid a tumultuous time for Joann. Last month, the Hudson, Ohio-based retailer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for the second time within a year, with the company pointing to issues like sluggish consumer demand and inventory shortages.

Joann previously sought Chapter 11 in March 2024 and later emerged as a private company. But after operational challenges continued to pile up, Joann filed for bankruptcy again in January. It’s now looking to sell the business — and maintained in a filing Wednesday that closing “underperforming” locations is necessary to complete that process.

Joann’s roots date back to 1943, with a single storefront in Cleveland, Ohio. And the retailer later grew into a national chain. Formerly known as Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores, the company rebranded itself with the shortened “Joann” name for its 75th anniversary.

Both of Joann’s bankruptcy filings seen over the last year arrived amid some slowdowns in discretionary spending — notably with consumers taking a step back from at-home crafts, at least relative to the early COVID-19 pandemic boom. Joann has also faced rising competition in the crafts space from rivals like Hobby Lobby, as well as from larger retailers, like Target, who now offer ample art supplies and kits.

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