The Dutch Branch of the American Jewelry Chain Claire’s was declared bankrupt by the Amsterdam Court on Tuesday. The Company Has Been Facing Financial Problems For Some Time, Partly Due to Strong Competition and Import Duties in the US.
The Chain Has Stores in Amsterdam, Arnhem, Rotterdam, Roosendaal, Amstelveen, Almere, Alkmaar and Leiden. Accordance to curator French Crul, Approximately 45 People Worked for the Dutch Branch.
The Company Faces Strong Competition and Struggles with Betters, Writes BBC News , Among Others. In Addition, The Chain Suffers From American Import Duties. Previously, Claire’s Already Filed for Bankruptcy in Belgium. In The US, The Company was Granted A Suspension of Payments, AS in the United Kingdom and France.
Claire’s was founded in 1974 and Focuses Primarily on Girls between the ages of Thirteen and Eighteneen. In Addition to Jewelry, The Company also Sells Cosmetics and Accessories. The Chain Has More than 2,700 stores in Seventeen Countries in North America and Europe.