I read that too and a friend of mine down in Orlando is losing their JoAnne's but that seems to be the only one in that area that is closing. Problem with that is it's her closest Viking Store also so she'll have to travel a distance to the one up in Altamonte Springs.
I'm lucky my Viking store is in a fabric store and not a JoAnne's store but still I have to travel 63 miles to get to it even.