Claire’s Ireland Store Closures: 20 Shops Closing – Full List
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* Claire’s is closing 20 stores across the island of Ireland, putting around 1,000 jobs at risk.
* Administrators are trying to keep the remaining 145 stores open while exploring options, but clearance sales have begun in some locations.
* Claire’s UK and ireland operations went into governance after filing for bankruptcy in the United States.
* Modella, a retail group, has acquired the majority of Claire’s UK business, and also owns Hobbycraft, Ted Baker, and WH Smith’s high street division.
* The sale to Modella will allow the brand to continue trading in the UK.
* The article promises a full list of closing stores in Ireland (though the list itself isn’t included in this excerpt).