With a starting list of 18 locations, more closure announcements are expected.
Claire’s, the popular teen accessories retailer, has filed for bankruptcy protection for the second time, raising significant concerns about which landlords and shopping centers will be most affected by this development.
18 “initial” locations have been identified in the initial wave of closing across numerous states and includes booth Claire’s and Icing locations.
Claire’s has retained Hilco Merchant Resources to liquidate its U.S. stores. While the company can halt the process for a potential buyer, it expects the closing sales to proceed quickly.
Claire’s locations:
- Market Street at Lynnfield Lynnfield Massachusetts
- Woodinville Plaza, Woodinville Washington
- Provo Town Center, Provo Utah
- Newpark Mall, Newark California
- Shops at Highland Village, Highland Village Texas
- Pinnacle at Turkey Creek, Knoxville Tennessee
- Union Town Mall, Union Town Pennsylvania
- Ford City Mall, Chicago Illinois
- Northtown Mall, Blaine Minnesota
- Bay City Town Center, Bay City Michigan
- Eastdale Mall, Montgomery Alabama
- Junction Commons, Park City Utah
- Livingston Mall, Livingston New Jersey
Icing locations:
- Galleria at Tyler, Riverside California (Icing)
- Mall of Abilene, Abilene Texas (ICG) Icing)
- 8456 Greece Ridge, Rochester New York (ICG) Icing)
- University Orem, Orem Utah (ICG) Icing)
- Woodland Mall, Grand Rapids Michigan (ICG) Icing)
A few stats:
1,232 locations* listed in the DMM / ShoppingCenters.com dataset.
*counts exclude free-standing or urban locations not covered by the DMM dataset
The majority of the stores (470+) are located in two types of centers:
- Regional
- Super Regional
25.2% are in the South East region of the U.S.
Top 5 Landlords making up 50% (~200 locations) :
– Simon Property Group, Inc.
– Brookfield Properties Retail Group
– Premium Outlets (Simon)
– CBL Properties
– Kohan retail Investment Group
Next Top 5 include these landlords:
– Macerich
– Tanger
– Namdar Realty Group
– Spinoso Real Estate Group
– WPG
For more specifics on these properties, co-tenants, property owners and more, visit ShoppingCenters.com and select the ShoppingCenters.com access level that’s right for you.
Note: Above counts are as of August 5, 2025, and may change over time.
Related articles:
- (Aug 2025) Fast Company: https://www.fastcompany.com/91381117/claires-stores-closing-list-doomed-locations-amid-bankruptcy
- (2018) Claire’s Stores jewelry chain files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
- “Ear Piercing trends high at retail”
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