A staple at malls across the U.S., Claire’s announced that it has initiated voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings as it seeks “strategic alternatives” to remain open.
There are 2,750 Claire’s stores in 17 countries throughout North America and Europe, the company says. Claire’s previously filed for bankruptcy in 2018 when it had over 4,000 locations.
The company said it plans to close 18 U.S. locations, with more locations to be added to the list. Those locations include: …
Although Claire’s did not directly cite tariffs, the company did say macroeconomic factors played a role in its decision to seek bankruptcy.
lol last paragraph: I’m not saying it was tariffs but it was tariffs
Fuck’em. Claire’s shipped cadmium jewelry to children, and said they had no reason to believe it was unsafe. Should’ve been given the corporate death sentence, but instead, I don’t even think they got any criminal charges.
Also make-up for kids with asbestos.
A mall in my state has TWO Claire’s in it. It is one of the most bizarre traits of the mall, second only to the fact that to get to half of the mall you have to walk through a JC Penney.
A mall in my state has TWO Claire’s in it
Probably not for much longer.
That’s a feature, not a bug. Penney’s paid a LOT for that. We had a similar mall In my state that was, essentially, a giant long rectangle. It had a Virgin Megastore right in the middle of the mall that went all the way through to the other side andmit was the only store like that. Going through that store was the only way to get from one side to the other without walking all the way around that long-ass mall.
Are they owned by private equity?
Oh no, wherever will middle school girls be able to try out shoplifting now?
Imagine this: you are inside a local mall, and you are planning at getting some grub at the food court, your tablet repaired at Apple, some browsing at American Eagle, and maybe laugh at the teenagers shopping over at Spencer’s. You glance over as you walk in, and see this: Claire’s? Sure, you’re window shopping, but… the name isn’t descriptive, they have no logo, the front displays don’t really show you what they sell. Why should I step into this store? I could look up what they sell while I’m waiting for my food order, but I’m not that invested in this black-hole - and oh look an Orange Julius!
I’m not super popular (‘like oh my gawdddd let’s go to the mall and tease the boys to get free movie tickets and dinner’) but literally nobody I know from any generation knows wtf this store is. It might as well be a real-life creation of a store from GTA.
Apparently they sell “accessories, jewelry, and toys primarily aimed towards tween and teen girls, and young women”. I’m male but gay af and hung out regularly (read: almost daily) with the chick crowd as a teen, and still nobody, even in my extended friends-of-friends, had gone into one. That’s not great for business.
This is so bizarrely different from my experience. I would bet 90% of women in my generation (millennial) who ever spent time in a mall think of Claire’s as the default place to get your ears pierced. And naturally then, to get new earrings or other jewelry.
As a teen, it was a default stop on the mall circuit every weekend; it’s where my sister and I both got our ears pierced when we turned 13, and where I got jewelry for prom and BFF keychains with friends before going off to college. I was far from popular; I was the nerd who sat at the front of the bus and read a book to avoid my bullies, etc. I only even had friends to go to the mall with as a teen because I went to a college preparatory high school where almost everyone else was a nerd, too. But despite my lowly status on the social totem pole, Claire’s was a staple.
I’m a millennial guy and even I know what Claire’s is. Not because I ever went in there or cared about it, but just because (contrary to what the person upthread said) the entrance is bright and open so it’s pretty easy to see into the place and a bunch of racks of cheap jewelry and whatnot are pretty distinctive, as far as merchandise goes. It’s not like one of those stores that are moodily-lit or obscure what’s inside to try to make people curious.
Xennial guy. It’s where we went to get magnetic jewelry to scare our parents into thinking we actually got our ears or noses pierced. They fell for it three times, same damn magnetic stud in different places (first my ear, then my nose, then my brother’s ear). Fourth time (other brother’s ear) they caught on.
Right?! I thought about mentioning the bright lighting and glass walls that make all the products visible. Or the window clings advertising ear piercings.
Anyway, thanks for validating my thoughts… I was very confused by the person I responded to and thought maybe the gender divide was greater than I thought, lol.
It’s where Tweens to to get their ears peirced with a shitty peircing GU. That can damage your cartilage by a barely trained minimum wage worker. Folks, needle peirceing is safer and less painful. Find a reputable tattoo and peircing shop and do it there
but literally nobody I know from any generation knows wtf this store is. It might as well be a real-life creation of a store from GTA.
Branch out some more. A single google search will tell you exactly what it is. Hell, just walking in will clue you in to their core business model
Stopped reading a single line before I did exactly that…
Shit they should just close them all. I seen these things in Walmart and there never anyone in there.
