Several Arizona locations of the mall boutique chain Claire's, which is favored by tweens, teens and young women, will soon close.
Claire's Holdings LLC, which announced on Aug. 20 it had sold its North American business to private equity firm Ames Watson for $104 million, listed more than 290 stores it planned to close in a court filing on Monday, Aug. 25.
Stores to be closed include 235 Claire's locations in the U.S. and 56 Icing stores. The filing also listed 830 stores — 785 Claire's locations and 45 Icing locations — not expected to close immediately.
At the time of the sale, Ames Watson, which has offices in New York City and Columbia, Maryland, said it planned to preserve the retail chain in a downsized form.
7 Claire's stores in Arizona closing
These seven Claire's stores in Arizona are closing:
7700 W. Arrowhead Town Center in Glendale
2450 W. Happy Valley Road in Phoenix
1792 W. Montebello Ave. in Phoenix
4250 W. Honda Bow Road in Phoenix
21001 N. Tatum Blvd. in Phoenix
8980 E. Talking Stick Way in Scottsdale
2200 El Mercado Loop in Sierra Vista
20 Claire's stores in Arizona will remain
Though seven stores are set to close, there will still be 20 remaining Claire's locations.
3250 Gateway Blvd. in Prescott
5000 Arizona Mills in Tempe
2000 E. Rio Salado Parkway in Tempe
4650 N. US 89 in Flagstaff
4250 W. Anthem Way in Phoenix
4976 Premium Outlet Way in Phoenix
1100 N. Estrella Parkway in Goodyear
1313 S. Yuma Parkway in Yuma
3111 W. Chandler Blvd. in Chandler
7014 E. Camelback Road in Scottsdale
2268 E. Williams Field Road in Gilbert
12900 W. Thunderbird Road in El Mirage
13276 N. Prasada Parkway in Surprise
6555 E. Southern Ave. in Mesa
7975 W. Peoria Ave. in Peoria
4500 N. Oracle Road in Tucson
5870 E. Broadway Blvd. in Tucson
6401 Marana Center Blvd. in Tucson
6800 N. 95th Ave. in Glendale
755 S. 20th Ave. in Safford
This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Claire's is closing these 7 Arizona stores. Here's what to know
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