Big Retail Chain Store Closing These NJ Locations

NEW JERSEY, PA — Liquidation sales are underway as mall-based teen accessories retailer Claire's heads into bankruptcy.

Claire’s Holdings LLC made the move in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware. It marked the second bankruptcy filing for Claire's since 2018.

Claire's and Icing have long been go-to locations for entry-level ear-piercing and teen accessories, but the company is struggling with a big debt accumulation and a shift in consumer habits to online shopping, according to an Aug. 6 bankruptcy filing.

While some stores are closing in New Jersey and across the nation, others will remain open as they continue to bring in business, the company said.

In New Jersey, seven Claire's stores are set for closure while 14 stores will remain open.

Claire's operates more than 2,750 stores in 17 countries throughout North America and Europe, and 190 Icing stores in North America.

In a court filing, Claire's said its assets and liabilities range between $1 billion and $10 billion.

“This decision is difficult, but a necessary one,” Claire's CEO, Chris Cramer, said in an accompanying new release issued at the time of the filing. "Increased competition, consumer spending trends and the ongoing shift away from brick-and-mortar retail, in combination with our current debt obligations and macroeconomic factors, necessitate this course of action for Claire’s and its stakeholders."

Here's a look at store closures in New Jersey:

Claire's

• Deptford — Deptford Mall, 1750 Deptford Ctr Road
• Westfield — 141 East Broad Street
• Mays Landing — Hamilton Mall, 4403 Black Horse Pike
• East Brunswick — Brunswick Square, 755 Highway 18
• Vineland — Cumberland Mall, 3849 South Delsea Drive
• Paramus — Bergen Mall, 2701 Bergen Town Center
• Wayne — Willowbrook Mall, 2702 Willowbrook Mall

These stores will remain open in New Jersey:

Icing

• Edison — Menlo Park Mall, 55 Parsonage Road
• Toms River — Ocean County Mall, 1201 Hopper Avenue

Claire's

• Tinton Falls — Jersey Shore Premium Outlets, 1 Premium Outlet Blvd.
• Bridgewater — Bridgewater Commons, 400 Common Way
• Wayne — Willowbrook Mall, 1398 Willowbrook Mall
• Rockaway — Rockaway Town Square, 133 Rockaway Town Square Mall
• Cherry Hill — Cherry Hill Mall, 2000 Route 38
• Jersey City — Newport Centre, 30 Mall Drive West
• Deptford — Deptford Mall, 1750 Deptford Center Road
• Moorestown — Moorestown Mall, Route 38, Lenola
• Edison — Menlo Park Mall, 386 Menlo Park
• Lawrenceville — Quaker Bridge Mall, 255 Quaker Bridge Mall
• Paramus — Paramus Park, 700 Paramus Park Mall
• Woodbridge — Woodbridge Center, 413 Woodbridge Center Drive
• Clifton — River Front Center, 358 Route 3, West Clifton
• East Rutherford — American Dream, 1 American Dream Way