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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


         DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED) JULY 10, 2003


                           COMMISSION FILE NO. 1-6695
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                               JO-ANN STORES, INC.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


                  OHIO                                   34-0720629
     (State or other jurisdiction of        (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     incorporation or organization)


     5555 DARROW ROAD, HUDSON, OHIO                         44236
(Address of principal executive offices)                 (Zip Code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (330) 656-2600


                                       N/A

          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)




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ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(c) Exhibits

         99.1     Jo-Ann Stores, Inc. Sales Release dated July 10, 2003
                  (furnished pursuant to Item 12 of Form 8-K, under Item 9 of
                  this report).

ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

         The information included in this section is being furnished pursuant to
Item 12. "Results of Operations and Financial Condition" and is included under
this Item 9 in accordance with SEC Release No. 33-8216.

         On July 10, 2003, Jo-Ann Stores, Inc. announced its net sales for the
five weeks and year-to-date sales as of July 5, 2003. A copy of this press
release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.







                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                        JO-ANN STORES, INC.
                                        (Registrant)


Date:  July 10, 2003                    By:  /s/ Brian P. Carney
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                                        Name:    Brian P. Carney
                                        Title:   Executive Vice President
                                                 and Chief Financial Officer










                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number       Description

99.1                 Press Release of Jo-Ann Stores, Inc., dated July 10, 2003.