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Prepare yourself accordingly: Your teenage heart may just break over this latest bit of retail news. On Monday, Claire’s officially filed for bankruptcy, USA Today is reporting. The accessories chain — responsible for the majority of our rebellious piercings — is £1.5 billion in debt. Filing for bankruptcy, however, would give Claire’s the chance to keep operating business as usual, allowing it the flexibility to expand deals (and hopefully cash flow) with CVS and Giant. Currently it is not clear how many of those closures will be in the UK.

When Bloomberg reported speculation of the company’s impending bankruptcy last week, the news rocked Twitter, where people who grew up going to their local malls to buy Claire's jewellery and trinkets sounded off, voicing their heartbreak over this potential closing and the end of an era.

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I have weird feelings about Claire’s filing for bankruptcy and going out of business. It was legit the second best real job I had (after running a board game store). Like sure it’s been years but it was a ton of fun to manage one.

Plus I got to make teenagers cry.
— Jade (in Goreland) ☠️? (@NowhereGirl138) March 9, 2018

Fuck. Really?!?
Claire’s Planning to File for Bankruptcy, Report Says
According to Bloomberg, the mall staple will pass control to its lenders.
— SashaCharninMorrison (@sashacharnin) March 9, 2018

Claire’s is filing for bankruptcy-looks like someone’s peace/love/happiness studs are about to get more valuable ??? pic.twitter.com/knTVoi6x6E
— Shalyah Evans (@ShalyahEvans) March 9, 2018

My preteen self is shedding a single tear for Claire’s. Where will tweens get their ears pieced now?! https://t.co/n38ckxgBmv
— Polly Mosendz (@polly) March 9, 2018

Both Toys-R-Us and Claire's are declaring bankruptcy and closing?! This is going to send my daughter into meltdown mode. pic.twitter.com/22MSB6wyOg
— ✏️ Tara Lazar (@taralazar) March 9, 2018

We wonder how Khloe Kardashian will take the news: The reality star has admitted that she relies on huge hoops from Claire’s to channel her inner Beyoncé. In the spirit of this celeb-approved store, we think it may be worth stocking up on a few pairs of your own in case things take a turn for the worse.

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