Claire's
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| Claire's Stores, Inc. | |
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| Type | Public (NYSE: CLE) |
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| Founded | 1961 (as Fashion Tress, Inc) |
| Headquarters | Hoffman Estates, Illinois  |
| Industry | Retail |
| Products | Accessories and cosmetics |
| Slogan | Where getting ready is half the fun! |
| Website | clairesstores.com |
Claire's (NYSE: CLE) is a retail store chain that primarily targets female teenagers and preteens. Claire's has over 3,000 locations worldwide in North America, Europe, Japan, the Middle East, and South Africa.
Claire's sells mostly accessory products such as jewelry, make-up, and hair and belt accessories. Claire's also sells notebooks and pens, stuffed animals, and some clothing. The stores offer a wide variety of styles in their products, ranging from punk, gothic, emo, and rock chick to pink, glittery, girly and flowery items. Nearly all Claire's locations also offer free ear piercing with the purchase of piercing studs and ear care antiseptic.
In 1999, Claire's acquired the chain "Afterthoughts" and converted them into "Icing by Claire's." Icing caters more towards females aged 17-27. Newest to the Claire's family is Ice Icing. This is the most upmarket of the Claire's stores and also targets the female 17-27 demographic.
The store has many celebrity fashion lines such as Chick by Nicky Hilton, Shelbie Bruce and Ashlee Simpson. They carry their own perfume line, in addition to fragrances from Britney Spears, Hilary Duff and Hello Kitty. Icing also has their own perfume line.
During certain holidays, Claire's sells products such as costume jewelry, make-up, and pet clothing. These themed items are sold at holidays including Christmas, Halloween, Valentine's Day, Saint Patrick's Day, and Easter.
