If you bloomed into tweenhood in the 1990s and wanted your ears pierced, you probably had it done by a bored college kid at your local Claire’s. Until recently, the old-school mall chain has seemingly ...

There’s an ear-piercing war brewing at the mall. Claire’s, the biggest player in the market, has hit hard times, leaving room for upstarts to impinge on its territory. For 60 years, Claire’s has ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Mall-based teen accessories retailer Claire’s, known for helping to usher in millions of teens into an important rite of passage — ear piercing — but now struggling with a big debt ...

The news is naturally a hard hit for millennials across the nation who grew up with the store as a mall staple Below, see how several PEOPLE people reacted to the news Millennials are in mourning ...

For the second time in seven years, ear piercing mall staple Claire’s has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The brand will be shutting down at least 18 storefronts. There’s a dang good chance that you ...

Claire's — the ear-piercing, glittery tween mall staple — is once again on the brink of survival. The chain on Wednesday filed for bankruptcy protection for the second time in seven years. It is ...

Studs co-founder and CEO Anna Harman has spent the past decade building and scaling consumer businesses at the intersection ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Pam Danziger reports on retail, focused on the luxury consumer market. Teen retailer Claire's has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy ...

Attorney Joshua Sussberg followed through on his promise to get an in-court piercing after a judge approved the sale of Claire's to private equity firm Ames Watson Michael Noble Jr./Chicago ...

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