As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2005

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 11-K

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

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004

Commission File No: 1-6695

JO-ANN STORES, INC.

ASSOCIATE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN

(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
(Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office)

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Signature

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Advisory Committee, the administrator of the Jo-Ann Stores, Inc. Associate Stock Ownership Plan, has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

March 31, 2005
Jo-Ann Stores, Inc.
Associate Stock Ownership Plan

/s/ Donald R. Tomoff

Donald R. Tomoff
Vice President, Finance and Treasurer and
Secretary of Advisory Committee

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Jo-Ann Stores, Inc.
Associate Stock Ownership Plan

EXHIBIT INDEX

Official
Exhibit No.	Description
23.1	Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
99	Jo-Ann Stores, Inc.
	Associate Stock Ownership Plan
	Financial Statements
	As of December 31, 2004
	Together With Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

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