Co-Chairman and Co-CEO Marla Schaefer stated, "We are extraordinarily pleased with the strong performance turned in by our North American operations during January. Claire's and Icing by Claire's each exceeded our internal plans. Shoppers returned in full force to take advantage of both early spring offerings and sale merchandise, further supporting the concept that January is transitioning into a more important shopping month than in prior years."
Claire's Stores Inc, is a leading international specialty retailer offering value-priced costume jewelry and accessories to fashion-aware tweens, teens and young adults through its two store concepts: Claire's and Icing by Claire's.
Claire's Stores Inc operated approximately 2,900 stores in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Spain, Holland and Belgium.