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Claire’s, retailer of accessories and jewellery, was founded in 1961 as Fashion Tress Industries (FTI) by Rowland Schaefer. FTI focused on fashion wigs. In 1973 Fashion Tress acquired Claire’s, a jewelry chain. The new firm was named Claire’s stores, Inc. Claire's sell accessories geared towards tweens, teens, and young adults. The collection carries jewellry, accessories, hair accessoiries and make-up. In 2011 claires.com was launched.

Claire’s is a global brand powerhouse for self-expression, creating exclusive, curated and fun fashionable jewelry and accessories, and offering world-leading piercing services. The company operates under two brand names: Claire’s and ICING.

We operate 2,300 Claire’s stores in 17 countries throughout North America and Europe and 190 ICING stores in North America. We also sell Claire’s products in thousands of concessions locations in North America and Europe, and we have more than 300 franchised Claire’s stores, located primarily in the Middle East and South Africa.

Our senior management team has extensive retail experience and complementary expertise across a broad range of disciplines including merchandising, supply chain, real estate, e-commerce and finance. In total, our senior management team consists of eight members with over 180 years of collective experience in the retail sector.

With Head Offices in Chicago, USA, Hong Kong and Birmingham, UK as well as remote and hybrid roles available, Claire’s is the perfect place to find yourself and to build a career. Our customers need talented fashion-forward people to guide them. People who are bold enough to show their true, unfiltered selves. People like you.



Our Values


We Operate with Integrity

We are honest, transparent and do the right thing


We Delight the Customer

We go above and beyond to make every Claire’s experience one that brings joy.


We Celebrate Diversity and Self-Expression

We strive to create an environment where everyone can be their most authentic self.

We Care

We care about our community, our customers and our employees.


We Play as a Team

We believe in respectful communication, active listening, collaboration, delivering on our commitments and having fun.


Mission: A Message from CEO, Ryan Vero:

Our mission of being a brand powerhouse for self-expression starts with us. We’re proud to say that 45% of our top executive team is female, and that 55% of our global population, vice president and above, is female or diverse. By fully leveraging our diverse experiences, backgrounds and insights, we inspire innovation and ourselves, creating better experiences for our people and our customers.