Jo-Ann Stores, Inc. Files 10-K with Securities and Exchange Commission

HUDSON, Ohio--(Business Wire)--
Jo-Ann Stores, Inc. (NYSE: JAS) today filed its Annual Report on
Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the fiscal
year ended February 2, 2008.

The Form 10-K can be viewed by visiting the company's Web site at
www.joann.com (go to the bottom of our home page and click on
"Investor Relations," then click on SEC Filings or Financial Reports).
A hard copy of the Form 10-K, which includes the complete audited
financial statements, can be requested free of charge by calling
Jo-Ann Stores Shareholder Services at 330-463-6865 or upon request to
investorrelations@joann.com.

Jo-Ann Stores, Inc. is the nation's largest specialty retailer of
fabrics and one of the largest specialty retailers of crafts, serving
customers in their pursuit of apparel and craft sewing, crafting, home
decorating and other creative endeavors. Our retail stores feature a
variety of competitively priced 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.

Jo-Ann Stores, Inc. (http://www.joann.com), the leading national
fabric and craft retailer with locations in 47 states, operates 196
large-format stores and 578 small-format stores.

Integrated Corporate Relations, Inc.
Brad Cohen, 330-463-6865
or
Jo-Ann Stores, Inc.
Lisa Greb, 330-463-3442
Director, Public Relations
http://www.joann.com

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