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 ...
KPBS

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 ...
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Claire's, known for piercing millions of teens' ears, files for Chapter 11, 2nd time since 2018

NEW YORK – 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 load and ...
Time Out

Claire’s Accessories closures in the UK: full list of shop locations shutting for good

But while the sale means that Claire’s will live to see another day, more than half of its stores could still be shutting down for good. The new deal with Modella only includes 156 Claire’s stores in ...