As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 1, 2002

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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 11-K

                   /X/ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                   For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001
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                           Commission File No: 1-6695
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                               JO-ANN STORES, INC.
                               SAVINGS PLAN 401(K)
     (Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from
                        that of the issuer named below)



                               Jo-Ann Stores, Inc.
                                5555 Darrow Road
                                Hudson, OH 44236
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   (Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address
                       of its principal executive office)










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                              REQUIRED INFORMATION

Jo-Ann Stores, Inc. Savings Plan 401(k) (the "Plan") is subject to the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"). Therefore, in lieu of the
requirements of Items 1-3 of Form 11-K, the financial statements and schedules
of the Plan for the two fiscal years ended December 31, 2001 and 2000, which
have been prepared in accordance with the financial reporting requirements of
ERISA, are attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and incorporated herein by this
reference.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Jo-Ann
Stores, Inc. Savings Plan 401 (k) Advisory Committee (or other persons who
administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this annual report to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized


Jo-Ann Stores, Inc.
Savings Plan 401 (k)

By:         Jo-Ann Stores, Inc. Savings Plan 401 (k) Advisory Committee

/s/ Brian P. Carney
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Brian P. Carney                                             July 1, 2002
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and
Secretary of Advisory Committee





















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                               JO-ANN STORES, INC.
                               SAVINGS PLAN 401(K)

                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


      Official
     Exhibit No.         Description
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         23              Consent of Independent Public Accountants

         99              Jo-Ann Stores, Inc.
                         Savings Plan 401(k)

                         Financial Statements
                         As of December 31, 2001 and 2000
                         Together With Report of
                         Independent Public Accountants

        99.1             Previous year Report of Independent Public Accountants















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