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JOANN President and CEO to Retire

by Katie Lee

Hudson, Ohio — JOANN Inc., the nation’s category leader in sewing and fabrics with one of the largest arts and crafts offerings, has announced the retirement of Wade Miquelon as president and chief executive officer effective, May 8, 2023. Chris DiTullio, executive vice president and chief customer officer, and Scott Sekella, executive vice president and chief financial officer, have been appointed to lead the interim office of the chief executive officer, and the board has commenced a search to identify a permanent replacement. “On behalf of the board, I’d like …

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JOANN Adds to Executive Leadership Team to Advance Operations, Inventory Management

by Katie Lee

Hudson, Ohio — JOANN, the nation’s category leader in fabrics and sewing and one of the fastest-growing players in the craft space, has added two industry leaders to its executive team: Joe Thibault (senior vice president, store operations) and Lisa Wittman-Smith, senior vice president, inventory management & business insights. An experienced retail leader, Thibault was promoted to senior vice president, store operations in November 2021 after more than 19 years with the company. In his current role, Thibault oversees all field operations, including more than 850 stores. This includes responsibility …

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JOANN Rolls Out Innovative Curbside and BOPIS Solution Prior to Holiday Rush

by Katie Lee

Washington, D.C. — JOANN, an American specialty retailer of crafts and fabrics with 865 stores across the country, has partnered with Radius Networks, the leading location-based technology company in restaurants, grocery and retail, to launch its curbside and Buy Online Pickup In Store (BOPIS) solution, FlyBuy®. Amid the pandemic, JOANN made fast, innovative, strategic decisions that were essential to the store’s long term success. JOANN’s holiday season starts with Halloween, and it was important to have this automated and streamlined order-ahead and pickup program in place prior to the holidays. …

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JOANN Stores Names President & CEO

by Katie Lee

Hudson, Ohio — JOANN Stores, the nation’s leading fabric and craft specialty retailer, has named Wade Miquelon as president, CEO and a member of the board of directors. Miquelon was appointed interim president and CEO in October 2018, in addition to continuing in his role as executive vice president and CFO, and led JOANN through a successful holiday season.

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