I've always known I'd be heavily pierced. I remember seeing scene queens on MySpace and Tumblr with fun earring styles and placements that were far from basic, and knowing I had to be that girl when I ...

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 ...

Private holding company Ames Watson acquired bankrupt tween retailer Claire's in late August for $140 million. Co-founders Tom Ripley and Lawrence Berger told CNBC they plan on revitalizing the ...

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 ...

Kirkland and Ellis attorney Joshua Sussberg got his ear pierced by a Claire's employee in a courtroom this month During a bankruptcy hearing earlier this summer, he'd promised to do so if he was able ...

Claire’s was a temple of girlhood, a chain of purple-carpeted stores where generations of tweens flocked for ear piercings, friendship necklaces and scrunchies. That formula faltered and now the ...

Delaware bankruptcy Judge Brendan Shannon was all ears after Joshua Sussberg offered to get pierced if he could find a buyer for Claire’s. Kirkland & Ellis bankruptcy partner Joshua Sussberg made a ...

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The iconic mall jewelry chain Claire's has launched going-out-of-business sales with a handful of stores closing immediately and all others facing imminent closure unless a buyer comes forward fast.

Mall boutique Claire's filed for its second bankruptcy, with plans to shut 700 US locations as it faces a possible liquidation. The brand, which started as a wig shop in the 1960s, became a rite of ...

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 ...