Yet another major shopping mall retailer has announced it will close many stores as it navigates Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Claire’s, a fashion and jewelry chain aimed at teen and “tween” girls, is slated to close nearly 300 locations, the company revealed in a court filing on Monday. The closures include 235 Claire’s locations and 56 Icing stores. Icing targets older teens and young adult women.
A timeline for the closures was not released.
The move follows Claire’s bankruptcy filing earlier this month when it signaled it might need to close more than 1,100 stores if a buyer didn’t emerge.
“This decision is difficult, but a necessary one,” Claire’s CEO Chris Cramer said in a statement at the time. “Increased competition, consumer spending trends and the ongoing shift away from brick-and-mortar retail, in combination with our current debt obligations and macroeconomic factors, necessitate this course of action for Claire’s and its stakeholders.”
Last week, Claires Holding LLC sold its North American business to Ames Watson, a private equity firm, for $104 million. Monday’s filing also listed 830 Claire’s and Icing stores that will not close – at least not immediately.
Claire’s joins a growing list of retailers to shutter locations in recent years due to shifting consumer habits and online competition. Others include Joann, Rue21, Express and Macy’s and Tuesday Morning.
Full list of Claire’s and Icing store closures by state:
Alabama
- Claire’s: The Shops Of Grand River, Leeds
- Claire’s: Propst Promenade, Alabaster
- Claire’s: Decatur Mall, Decatur
- Claire’s: Outlet Collection Foley, Foley
Arizona
- Claire’s: Outlets North Phoenix, Phoenix
- Claire’s: The Pavilions At Talking Stick, Scottsdale
- Claire’s: Desert Ridge Marketplace, Phoenix
- Claire’s: The Mall At Sierra Vista, Sierra Vista
Arkansas
- Claire’s: Outlets Of Little Rock, Little Rock
- Claire’s: Uptown Hot Springs, Hot Springs
- Claire’s: Pinnacle Hills, Rogers
- Claire’s: Lewis Crossing, Conway
- Icing: Northwest Arkansas Mall, Fayetteville
California
- Claire’s: The Collection At Riverpark, Oxnard
- Claire’s: Bay Street, Emeryville
- Claire’s: Rancho Cordova Town Center, Rancho Cordova
- Claire’s: Valley Fair Mall, San Jose
- Claire’s: Fashion Island, Newport Beach
- Claire’s: District At Tustin Legacy, Tustin
- Claire’s: Grossmont Shopping Center, La Mesa
- Claire’s: Citadel Outlets, Commerce
- Claire’s: Imperial Valley Mall, El Centro
- Claire’s: Sunrise Mall, Citrus Heights
- Claire’s: San Dimas Marketplace, San Dimas
- Claire’s: Murrietta Town Center, Murrieta
- Claire’s: 863 Broadway, Alameda
- Claire’s: Gateway Marketplace, Chula Vista
- Claire’s: Natomas Marketplace, Sacramento
- Claire’s: Buena Park Mall, Buena Park
- Claire’s: Vintage Oaks, Novato
- Claire’s: Rancho Santa Margarita, Rancho Santa Margarita
- Claire’s: Lake Arrowhead Village, Lake Arrowhead
- Claire’s: Barstow Outlet Center, Barstow
- Icing: Lakewood Center, Lakewood
Colorado
- Claire’s: The Citadel, Colorado Springs
- Claire’s: The Outlets At Castle Rock, Castle Rock
- Claire’s: Orchard Town Center, Westminster
- Claire’s: Glenwood Meadows, Glenwood Springs
- Claire’s: Belmar, Lakewood
Connecticut
- Claire’s: Brass Mill Center & Commons, Waterbury
- Claire’s: Crystal Mall, Waterford
- Icing: The Shoppes At Buckland Hills, Manchester
Delaware
- Claire’s: Concord Mall, Wilmington
- Icing: Christiana Mall, Newark
Florida
- Claire’s: Colonial Plaza, Orlando
- Claire’s: Sheridan Plaza, Hollywood
- Claire’s: Pavilion At Port Orange, Port Orange
- Claire’s: Tower Shops Center, Davie
- Claire’s: Volusia Mall, Daytona Beach
- Claire’s: Southland Mall, Cutler Bay
- Claire’s: River Landing, Miami
- Claire’s: Waterford Lakes Town Center, Orlando
- Claire’s: The Villages Of Amelia, Yulee
- Icing: The Mall At Wellington Green, Wellington
- Icing: Countryside Square, Clearwater
- Icing: Brandon Mall, Brandon
Georgia
- Claire’s: The Avenue West Cobb, Marietta
- Claire’s: Glynn Place Mall, Brunswick
- Claire’s: Outlet Center Locust Grove, Locust Grove
- Claire’s: Tifton Mall, Tifton
- Claire’s: Canton Marketplace, Canton
- Claire’s: Arbor Place, Douglasville
- Claire’s: Tucker Meridian, Tucker
- Claire’s: The Forum On Peachtree Parkway, Peachtree Corners
- Claire’s: Camp Creek Marketplace, East Point
- Icing: Town Center At Cobb, Kennesaw
- Icing: Southlake Mall, Morrow
Hawaii
- Claire’s: Kukui Grove Center, Lihue
- Claire’s: Hall Road Crossing, Honolulu
- Icing: Pearlridge Center (2 locations), Aiea
Illinois
- Claire’s: Bloomingdale Court, Bloomingdale
- Claire’s: Pulaski Promenade, Chicago
- Claire’s: Southport Corridor, Chicago
- Claire’s: Riverpoint Center, Chicago
- Claire’s: Danada Square West, Wheaton
- Claire’s: Cross County Mall, Mattoon
- Claire’s: Eastland Mall, Bloomington
- Claire’s: Northbrook Court, Northbrook
- Claire’s: Hickory Point Mall, Forsyth
- Claire’s: The Promenade, Bolingbrook
- Claire’s: Times Square Mall, Mount Vernon
- Claire’s: Southpark Mall, Moline
- Claire’s: Deer Park Town Center, Deer Park
- Icing: Market Place Mall, Champaign
- Icing: Cherryvale Mall, Rockford
- Icing: St. Clair Square, Fairview Heights
Indiana
- Claire’s: Markland Mall, Kokomo
- Claire’s: Muncie Mall, Muncie
- Icing: Eastland Mall, Evansville
- Icing: Muncie Mall, Muncie
Iowa
- Claire’s: North Grand Mall, Ames
- Claire’s: Merle Hay Mall, Des Moines
- Icing: Jordan Creek Town Center, West Des Moines
Kansas
- Claire’s: Town Center Plaza, Leawood
- Claire’s: Flinthills Mall, Emporia
- Claire’s: Manhattan Town Center, Manhattan
- Claire’s: Village Square Mall, Dodge City
- Claire’s: Meadowbrook Mall, Pittsburg
- Claire’s: New Market Square, Wichita
- Claire’s: Garden City Shopping Center, Garden City
Kentucky
- Claire’s: Somerset Mall, Somerset
- Claire’s: The Paddock Shops, Louisville
Louisiana
- Claire’s: The Outlet Collection Riverwalk, New Orleans
- Icing: Mall Of Acadiana, Lafayette
Maine
- Claire’s: Freeport Village Station, Freeport
- Icing: The Maine Mall, South Portland
Maryland
- Claire’s: Wheaton Mall, Wheaton
- Claire’s: Townmall Of Westminster, Westminster
- Claire’s: Country Club Mall, Lavale
- Claire’s: Harford Mall, Bel Air
- Claire’s: Gaithersburg Square, Gaithersburg
- Icing: White Marsh, Baltimore
- Icing: The Mall In Columbia, Columbia
Massachusetts
- Claire’s: Northborough Crossing, Northborough
- Claire’s: Cambridgeside Galleria, Cambridge
- Claire’s: Solomon Pond Mall, Berlin
- Claire’s: Northshore Mall, Peabody
- Claire’s: Downtown Crossing, Boston
- Claire’s: Emerald Square, North Attleboro
Michigan
- Claire’s: Grand Rapids Outlet Center, Byron Center
- Claire’s: Laurel Park, Livonia
- Claire’s: Waterside Marketplace, Chesterfield
- Claire’s: Green Ridge Square, Walker
- Claire’s: Birchwood Mall, Fort Gratiot
- Claire’s: Westland Center, Westland
- Claire’s: The Lakes Mall, Muskegon
- Claire’s: Green Oak Village Place, Brighton
- Icing: Fashion Square Mall, Saginaw
- Icing: Southland Center, Taylor
Minnesota
- Claire’s: Westgate Mall, Baxter
- Claire’s: Shoppes At Knollwood, St Louis Park
- Claire’s: Paul Bunyan Mall, Bemidji
Mississippi
- Claire’s: Uptown Meridian, Meridian
- Claire’s: Uptown Mccomb, Mccomb
- Claire’s: The Promenade – D’Iberville, D’Iberville
Missouri
- Claire’s: Capital Mall, Jefferson
- Claire’s: Ward Parkway Center, Kansas City
- Claire’s: Shoppes At North Village, St Joseph
- Icing: West County Mall, Des Peres
- Icing: Independence Center, Independence
- Icing: Northpark Mall, Joplin
Montana
- Icing: Rimrock Mall, Billings
Nebraska
- Claire’s: Shadow Lake Towne Center, Papillion
- Icing: Westroads Mall, Omaha
- Icing: Gateway Mall, Lincoln
Nevada
- Claire’s: Outlets At Legends, Sparks
- Icing: Rogue Valley Mall, Medford
New Hampshire
- Claire’s: The Mall At Fox Run, Newington
- Claire’s: Settlers Green Outlet Village, North Conway
New Jersey
- Claire’s: Bergen Mall, Paramus
- Claire’s: 141 East Broad Street, Westfield
- Claire’s: Hamilton Mall, Mays Landing
- Claire’s: Brunswick Square, East Brunswick
- Claire’s: Cumberland Mall, Vineland
- Icing: Willowbrook Mall, Wayne
- Icing: Deptford Mall, Deptford
New Mexico
- Claire’s: Cottonwood Mall, Albuquerque
- Icing: Cottonwood Mall, Albuquerque
- Icing: Mesilla Valley Mall, Las Cruces
- Claire’s: Roswell Mall, Roswell
New York
- Claire’s: South Port Shopping Center, Shirley
- Claire’s: 1385 Broadway, New York
- Claire’s: 476 86Th Street, Brooklyn
- Claire’s: Bay Terrace Shopping Center, Bayside
- Claire’s: Village Of Prasada, Bronx
- Claire’s: Gateway Center, Brooklyn
- Claire’s: Main Street At Exton, Dewitt
- Claire’s: Quaker Crossing, Orchard Park
- Claire’s: Georgetown Shopping Center, Brooklyn
- Claire’s: Crescent Land Shopping Center, Levittown
- Claire’s: Outlet Center Riverhead, Riverhead
- Claire’s: Southside Mall, Oneonta
- Claire’s: Lake Success Shopping Center, New Hyde Park
- Claire’s: Gateway Plaza, Patchogue
- Claire’s: Broadway Commons, Hicksville
- Claire’s: South Shore Mall, Bay Shore
- Icing: Eastview Mall, Victor
North Carolina
- Claire’s: Rivergate Shopping Center, Charlotte
- Claire’s: Crossroads Plaza, Cary
- Claire’s: Park West Village, Morrisville
- Claire’s: Randolph Mall, Asheboro
- Claire’s: Golden East Crossing, Rocky Mount
- Claire’s: Franklin Square, Gastonia
- Icing: Asheville Mall, Asheville
- Icing: Alamance Crossing, Burlington
North Dakota
- Icing: Dakota Square, Minot
Ohio
- Claire’s: Outlet Center Columbus, Columbus
- Claire’s: Springdale Plaza, Cincinnati
- Claire’s: North Park Center, Huber Heights
- Claire’s: Chillicothe Mall, Chillicothe
- Claire’s: Shops At Fallen Timbers, Maumee
- Claire’s: Bechtle Crossing, Springfield
- Claire’s: The Mall At Tuttle Crossing, Dublin
- Claire’s: Wayne Towne Center, Wooster
- Claire’s: Dayton Mall, Dayton
- Claire’s: Rookwood Commons, Norwood
- Icing: Dayton Mall, Dayton
- Icing: Franklin Park Mall, Toledo
Oklahoma
- Claire’s: Sunset Plaza, Enid
- Claire’s: Central Plaza, Lawton
- Claire’s: Pioneer Square Shopping Center, Stillwater
- Claire’s: Smith Farm Crossing, Owasso
Oregon
- Claire’s: Gresham Station Shopping Center, Gresham
- Claire’s: Lincoln City Outlets, Lincoln City
- Claire’s: Washington Square Mall, Tigard
- Claire’s: Nyberg Woods Shopping Center, Tualatin
- Claire’s: Cascade Station, Portland
- Claire’s: Garden Valley Shopping Center, Roseburg
- Icing: Rogue Valley Mall, Medford
Pennsylvania
- Claire’s: Lancaster Outlets, Lancaster
- Claire’s: The Johnstown Galleria, Johnstown
- Claire’s: Philadelphia Mills, Philadelphia
- Claire’s: Nittany Mall, State College
- Claire’s: Indiana Mall, Indiana
- Claire’s: York Galleria, York
- Claire’s: Stroud Mall, Stroudsburg
- Claire’s: Neshaminy Mall, Bensalem
- Claire’s: Laurel Mall, Hazelton
- Claire’s: Outlet Center Pittsburgh, Washington
- Claire’s: The Outlet Shoppes At Gettysburg, Gettysburg
- Claire’s: Plymouth Meeting Mall, Plymouth Meeting
- Claire’s: Dubois Mall, Dubois
- Claire’s: Roosevelt Mall, Philadelphia
- Claire’s: Palmer Park Mall, Easton
- Claire’s: The Waterfront, Homestead
Puerto Rico
- Claire’s: Plaza Guaynabo, Guaynabo
South Carolina
- Claire’s: Hitchcock Plaza, Aiken
- Claire’s: Anderson Mall, Anderson
South Dakota
- Claire’s: Uptown Rapid City, Rapid City
- Icing: Uptown Rapid City, Rapid City
- Claire’s: Uptown Aberdeen, Aberdeen
Tennessee
- Claire’s: Northgate Mall, Chattanooga
- Claire’s: Rivergate Mall, Goodlettsville
- Claire’s: Carriage Crossing, Colliersville
Texas
- Claire’s: Brookhollow Marketplace, Houston
- Claire’s: River Oaks Plaza, Houston
- Claire’s: Copperwood Village Shopping, Houston
- Claire’s: The Shops At Terrell, Terrell
- Claire’s: Paris Town Center, Paris
- Icing: Baybrook Mall, Houston
- Icing: Parkdale Mall, Beaumont
- Icing: Ingram Park Mall, San Antonio
- Icing: Stonebriar Centre, Frisco
- Claire’s: Trenton Crossing, McAllen
- Claire’s: Rolling Oaks Mall, San Antonio
- Claire’s: The Shoppes At Solana, El Paso
- Icing: Valle Vista Mall, Harlingen
Utah
- Claire’s: South Towne Center, Sandy
- Claire’s: Fashion Place, Murray
- Claire’s: Layton Hills Mall, Layton
- Claire’s: Outlets At Traverse Mountain, Lehi
- Claire’s: Newgate Mall, Ogden
- Icing: Fashion Place, Murray
- Icing: South Towne Center, Sandy
Virginia
- Claire’s: Mount Vernon Plaza, Alexandria
- Claire’s: Uptown Christianburg, Christiansburg
- Icing: Greenbrier Mall, Chesapeake
- Icing: Valley Mall, Harrisonburg
- Icing: Spotsylvania Towne Centre, Fredericksburg
- Icing: Dulles Town Center, Dulles
Washington
- Claire’s: Redmond Town Center, Redmond
- Claire’s: Centralia Fashion Outlets, Centralia
- Claire’s: Seatac, Federal Way
West Virginia
- Claire’s: Mercer Mall, Bluefield
Wisconsin
- Claire’s: Uptown Janesville, Janesville
- Claire’s: Paradise Pavilion, West Bend
- Claire’s: Brookfield Square, Brookfield
- Claire’s: Bayshore Town Center, Glendale
- Icing: Fox River Mall, Appleton
- Icing: Southridge Mall, Greendale
Wyoming
- Claire’s: Frontier Mall, Cheyenne
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