The tweens and teens accessories store Claire’s is planning to close hundreds of stores across the country after filing for bankruptcy.
The company disclosed in a court filing on Aug. 25 that it will close a total of 235 Claire’s locations and another 56 Icing locations, USA Today reported.
The filing said the company had 785 Claire’s and 45 Icing locations that are not expected to close.
The company said days after it filed for bankruptcy earlier this month that it would have to close more than 1,100 locations if a buyer was not found. On Aug. 20, it announced the North American businesses were sold to private equity firm Ames Watson for $104 million.
A specific date for the store closings was not announced, but it is expected to be on a rolling basis, Fast Company reported.
Ames Watson said it intends to keep the chain in business, but with a smaller number of locations.
The four states with the most store closures are California with 25, New York with 18, Illinois with 16 and Pennsylvania, also with 16.
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Here are the Georgia stores closing.
Brunswick: Glynn Place Mall, 348 Mall Boulevard
Canton: Canton Marketplace, 1910 Cumming Highway
Douglasville: Arbor Place, 6700 Douglas Blvd (Icing)
Douglasville: Arbor Place, 6700 Douglas Blvd (Claire's)
East Point: Camp Creek Marketplace, 3610 Marketplace Blvd
Kennesaw: Town Center At Cobb 400 Ernest Barrett Pkwy (Icing)
Locust Grove: Outlet Center Locust Grove, 1000 Tanger Drive
Marietta: The Avenue West Cobb, 3625 Dallas Highway
Morrow: Southlake Mall, 2413 Southlake Mall
Peachtree Corners: The Forum On Peachtree Parkway, 5145 Peachtree Parkway
Tifton: Tifton Mall, 458 Virginia Avenue
Tucker: Tucker Meridian, 4310 Lavista Road
It was the second time that Claire’s filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Fast Company reported.
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