Claire’s store entrance in indoor mall, Idaho. (Photo by: Don and Melinda Crawford/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
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Teen and tween retailer known for its ear-piercing services and affordable, trend-forward jewelry and accessories has filed its First Day Pleadings with the Delaware Federal Bankruptcy Court in support of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition.
It outlines two paths forward for the troubled mall-based retailer. Under its go-forward plan, it must find a buyer for its remaining 800 North American stores after closing 700 stores, including all 120 Icing stores, its older sister brand, and 210 Walmart store-in-store locations.
Sarah Foss, Debtwire’s global head of…