It's a sad day in the piercing industry. Claire's is closing at Westfield Montgomery Mall in Bethesda. A closing sale is underway at the piercing and jewelry boutique. We can't blame the Montgomery County Council or their moribund County economy for this departure. Claire's has filed for bankruptcy, could wind up closing over 1000 locations nationwide. The company hopes to save itself via a sale of 800 other stores to a potential buyer, but if one can't be found, this could be the end of the line. Are they celebrating over at Piercing Pagoda?
2 comments:
Robert,
If the stores find a buyer, it may not be necessary for this one to close.
The stores are running liquidation sales, but they are also on a dual track bankruptcy, meaning that if they find a buyer, the liquidation will be canceled.
Regardless, if people want to see stores survive, and if they are able to, they should visit them once in a while.
Piercing Pagoda/Banter personnel have actually been reaching out to some soon to be potentially to be former Claire’s personnel for employment opportunities. They appeared to be somewhat sympathetic and kind in regards to it.
A sad day for those of us who grew up with Clarie's :'-( Crazy inventory!!
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