Jo-Ann Stores, Inc.: SWOT Analysis &
Company Profile
Reference Code: WMRT0291CP
Published Date: APR-2010
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1 COMPANY OVERVIEW.......................................................................................................4
2 BUSINESS DESCRIPTION .................................................................................................5
2.1 Key Employees ............................................................................................................................................... 6
2.1.1 Key Employee Biographies........................................................................................................................................................ 7
2.2 Locations & Subsidiaries ................................................................................................................................ 7
3 SWOT ANALYSIS ...............................................................................................................8
3.1 Overview ......................................................................................................................................................... 8
3.2 Strengths ......................................................................................................................................................... 8
3.3 Weaknesses ................................................................................................................................................... 9
3.4 Opportunities................................................................................................................................................. 10
3.5 Threats ......................................................................................................................................................... 11
4 FINANCIAL DEALS ........................................................................................................... 12
4.1 5-Year Deal Analysis .................................................................................................................................... 12
5 NEWS AND EVENTS ........................................................................................................ 13
5.1 News ......................................................................................................................................................... 13
5.2 Company History .......................................................................................................................................... 17
6 APPENDIX ......................................................................................................................... 18
6.1 Research Methodology ................................................................................................................................. 18
6.2 Additional Notes ............................................................................................................................................ 18
6.3 About World Market Intelligence ................................................................................................................... 19
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List of Tables
Table 1: Jo-Ann Stores, Inc. Key Facts ..................................................................................................................... 4
Table 2: Jo-Ann Stores, Inc. Key Employees ............................................................................................................ 6
Table 3: Jo-Ann Stores, Inc. Key Employee Biographies .......................................................................................... 7
Table 4: Jo-Ann Stores, Inc. Locations and Subsidiaries .......................................................................................... 7
Table 5: Jo-Ann Stores, Inc. SWOT Analysis ............................................................................................................ 8
Table 6: Financial Deals........................................................................................................................................... 12
Table 7: Jo-Ann Stores, Inc. History ........................................................................................................................ 17
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1 COMPANY OVERVIEW
Table 1: Jo-Ann Stores, Inc. Key Facts
Corporate Address 5555 Darrow Road, Ticker Symbol, JAS [New York Stock
Hudson, OH, 44236, Exchange Exchange]
United States
Telephone +1 330 6562600 No. of Employees 21,708
Fax +1 330 4636910 Fiscal Year End January
URL www.joann.com Revenue (in USD 1,901.10
Million)
Industry Retailing
Locations United States
Source: Annual Report, Company Website, Primary and Secondary Research © World Market Intelligence
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2 BUSINESS DESCRIPTION
Jo-Ann Stores, Inc. (Jo-Ann Stores) is an in-store and online retailer of products, used in sewing, crafting and home
decorating projects. It operates in the US through 764 stores under the banners, Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft stores,
and Jo-Ann stores and employs about 21,708 people.
The company’s products can be segregated into two broad categories, sewing and non- sewing. The sewing
category includes fashion and sportswear fabrics, craft fabrics, juvenile designs for the construction of garments,
fleece fabrics in both prints and solids, home decorating fabrics and accessories, threads, zippers, trims, tapes,
pins, elastics, buttons, sewing machines and other such items. Some of the non- sewing item