As Claire’s moves out of malls, an upstart piercing competitor takes its place

The ear piercing startup Rowan wants to steal Claire’s crown as the go-to destination for your first piercing. It’s starting by taking over the failed store’s mall locations. There’s an ear-piercing ...
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Claire's, the ear-piercing tween mall staple, is bankrupt — again

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 ...

Nostalgic fashion giant is shutting first of 145 shops TOMORROW – is one going near you?

CLAIRE’S Accessories is shutting the first of 145 stores tomorrow. In August, the high street staple collapsed into ...

Claire's sues upstate content creator 'Donny Skipper'

Claire's Essentials LLC in a recently filed federal lawsuit has accused Cooper Wright, known as "Donny Skipper" online, of ...