not to be confused with jo ann stores . joanne s bed and back industry furniture retail founded 1977 beltsville maryland headquarters beltsville md key people joanne schatz website www.joannesbedandback.com joanne s bed and back is a retailer of specialty beds mattresses and chairs in the mid atlantic region of the united states . the chain which is based in beltsville maryland primarily has stores in the u.s. states of maryland and virginia . the company also had locations in new york in the past when two stores opened in manhattan during the 1990s . 1 2 the chain markets to those with back problems who are looking for furniture to meet their special needs . a joanne s bed and back store the company was founded in 1977 by joanne schatz 3 and later expanded to more than a dozen locations . 4 the company s greatest success came during the mid 1990s when the chain doubled its number of stores . 5 6 at its height the chain had a total of 14 stores . during the slower economic times of the 2000s the chain s success declined . 7 in april 2008 the company filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy and was acquired by virginia based healthy back which planned to close half its stores . 8 9 10 11 the store closings are currently in progress . external links edit official website references edit steinhauer jennifer october 9 1997 . stores specializing in aching spines . the new york times . retrieved may 9 2011 . hamilton william october 2 1997 . sweet dreams are made of this . the new york times . retrieved may 9 2011 . new yorkers & co. . the new york times . june 8 1997 . retrieved may 9 2011 . marriott anne april 14 1997 . joanne s chain keeps in top health by easing baby boomers back pain . the washington times . retrieved may 9 2011 . http nl.newsbank.com nl search we archives p product wt & p theme wt & p action search & p maxdocs 200 & p topdoc 1 & p text direct 0 0eb0f2cc414eb2b3 & p field direct 0 document id & p perpage 10 & p sort ymd date d & s trackval googlepm hamilton william september 25 1997 . back remedies are on a roll . the new york times . retrieved may 9 2011 . sharrow jeff august 7 2006 . sold on sleep . baltimore business journal . retrieved may 9 2011 . joanne s bed and back chapter 11 petition pdf . pacermonitor . pacermonitor . retrieved 9 june 2016 . clabaugh jeff may 19 2008 . the healthy back store buys joanne s bed & back stores closes stores . washington business journal . retrieved may 9 2011 . perry david april 10 2008 . joanne s bed and back files chapter 11 agrees to sell stores . furniture today . retrieved may 9 2011 . engel clint may 26 2008 . healthy back acquires joanne s bed & back . joanne s bed and back stores inc. . furniture today . retrieved may 9 2011 . this united states retail business article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title joanne % 27s bed and back & oldid 724498035 categories furniture retailers of the united statesmattress retailers of the united statesergonomics companiescompanies that have filed for chapter 11 bankruptcycompanies established in 1977companies based in marylandunited states retail company stubshidden categories use mdy dates from june 2013all stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 9 june 2016 at 17 00 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view