Claire's
Claire's is a global retail leader based in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, specializing in fashionable jewelry, accessories, and cosmetics. Founded in 1961, the company has grown significantly since the 1970s, transitioning from a wig business to a focus on accessories. Claire's operates under two main brand names: Claire's and ICING, with over 2,750 stores in 17 countries and 190 ICING locations in North America. The company is well-known for its ear piercing services, which are popular among young girls and teens. Claire's offers a wide range of products, including earrings, necklaces, bracelets, hats, sunglasses, makeup kits, and various gifts. Its target audience includes young women, teens, and kids, with a particular focus on tweens and teens aged 3 to 18 for the Claire's brand, and young women aged 18 to 35 for ICING. Claire's values integrity, customer delight, diversity, community care, and teamwork.
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Claire's went from 2,178 employees in Jul 2023 to 2,041 in Jun 2025. Last 6 months: 73 people joined, 154 left.
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How many employees does Claire's have?
Claire's has about 2,041 employees, down 1% over the last 3 months (as of Jun 2025).
What is Claire's's revenue per employee?
Claire's makes about $686K in revenue per employee, based on $1.4B annual revenue and 2,041 employees.
How much does Claire's pay?
6figr has 14 salary profiles for Claire's in the US and 1 in India, with pay broken down by role, level, gender and ethnicity on the Claire's salaries page. See Claire's salaries in the US
Is Claire's a public company?
Yes. Claire's is publicly traded under the ticker CLE.
Data from Company Prospectus, DOL LCA disclosures, WARN notices and 6figr salary profiles. Updated 21 Oct 2026.