Major Chain Store Closing These PA Locations

PENNSYLVANIA, 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 Pennsylvania, others will remain open as they continue to bring in business, the company said.

In Pennsylvania, 15 Claire's stores are set for closure while 23 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 Pennsylvania:

Claire's

• Lancaster — Lancaster Outlets, 311 Stanley K Tanger Drive
• Johnstown — The Johnstown Galleria, 500 Galleria Drive
• Philadelphia — Philadelphia Mills, 1425 Franklin Mills
• Indiana — Indiana Mall, 2334 Oakland Ave., Suite 27
• York — York Galleria, 2899 Whiteford Road
• Stroudsburg — Stroud Mall, 344 Stroud Mall Road, Suite 334
• Bensalem — Neshaminy Mall, 603 Neshaminy Road
• Hazelton — Laurel Mall, Route 93 And Airport Road
• Pittsburgh — Outlet Center Pittsburgh, 2200 Tanger Boulevard
• Gettysburg — The Outlet Shoppes At Gettysburg, 1863 Gettysburg Village
• Plymouth Meeting — Plymouth Meeting Mall, 1150 Plymouth Meeting
• Dubois — Dubois Mall, Route 255 Shaffer Road
• Philadelphia — Roosevelt Mall, 2329 Cottman Avenue
• Easton — Palmer Park Mall, 2455 Park Avenue
• Homestead — The Waterfront, 120 West Bridge Street

These stores will remain open in Pennsylvania:

• Philadelphia — Fashion District Philadelphia, 907 Market Street
• Erie — Millcreek Mall, 510 Millcreek Mall
• Bethel Park — South Hills Village, 301 South Hills Village
• Pittsburgh — Ross Park, 1000 Ross Park Drive
• Lancaster — Park City Center, 640 Park City
• Pottstown — Philadelphia Premium Outlets, 18 Light Cap Road
• North Wales — Montgomery Mall, 236 Montgomery Mall
• Greensburg — Westmoreland Mall, 5256 Route 30
• Wilkes-Barre — Wyoming Valley Mall, 2 Wyoming Valley Mall
• Altoona — Logan Valley Mall, 5580 Goods Lane, Suite 1088
• Willow Grove — Willow Grove Park, 2500 West Moreland Road
• Wyomissing — Berkshire Mall, 1665 State Hill Road
• Center Valley — Promenade Shops Saucon Valley, 2845 Center Valley Parkway
• Whitehall — Lehigh Valley Mall, 263 Lehigh Valley Mall
• Monroeville — Monroeville Mall, Business 22 & Mall Circle Drive
• Langhorne — Oxford Valley Mall, 2300 East Lincoln Highway
• Grove City — Grove City Premium Outlets, Route 208 And I-79
• King Of Prussia — King of Prussia Mall, 160 North Gulph Road
• Scranton — Viewmont Mall, Scranton-Carbondale Highway
• Springfield — Springfield Mall, 1250 Baltimore Pike
• Philadelphia — The Shops At Liberty Place, 1625 Chestnut Street
• Tannersville — SA The Crossings Premium Outlets, 1000 Premium Outlet Drive
• Pittsburgh — Mall At Robinson, 100 Robinson Center Drive