For the second time in seven years, ear piercing mall staple Claire’s has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The brand will be shutting down at least 18 storefronts. There’s a dang good chance that you ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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