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On their closing sign: Claire's blaming the "radical left" for shutting down (discuss.online)

submitted 1 month ago by bytesonbike@discuss.online to c/business@lemmy.world

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Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/1nyb8jp/oc_the_claires_in_my_town_closed_down_and_this_is/

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[–] watson387@sopuli.xyz 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Is "domestic economic terrorism" MAGA for boycott?

[–] JeSuisUnHombre@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 month ago

Not even, it's just mean words on the Internet.

[–] But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Is this an official position by Claire’s?

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

It would seem their official position is on their knees, taking a load in the face from Trump's little mushroom, while the faint odor of filled diaper pervades their olfactory senses.

[–] WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Damn, I was eating here when I read that.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

You're welcome.

[–] ordnance_qf_17_pounder@reddthat.com 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

"Domestic Economic Terrorism" 🤣

[–] Th3D3k0y@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Not saying this isn't real, but it looks fake as hell. The letter clarity is fantastic and oddly well lit

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[–] calliope@retrolemmy.com 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This especially embarrassing since they just blamed Trump’s Tarriffs a couple months ago.

On July 9, 2025, Claire's warned that it would be considering Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for its U.S. operations for the second time in 7 years. The company blamed declining consumer demand, rising import costs caused by President Donald Trump’s U.S. tariffs and heavy debt as a result of the decision.

Eat shit Claire’s, selling cheap crap and piercing ears poorly isn’t a business model.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Uh, that business model had done quite well since I was a teen in the 80s.

under new private equity ownership

That's all you need to know.

[–] calliope@retrolemmy.com 2 points 1 month ago

Right, private equity bought it because it’s a distressed asset. Claire’s filed for bankruptcy in 2018 already. They’ve been struggling for years.

Making it into a “conservative” culture issue seems like something a vulture capitalist would do.

[–] sirico@feddit.uk 4 points 1 month ago

Not the 30 years of 11 year old girls shop lifting

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 3 points 1 month ago

Bloody radical lefties! Not wanting to buy a load of Temu level tat that leaves green marks on your skin at 800% markup is commie talk!

[–] abbiistabbii@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 month ago

Hold up, is this the same Claire's I used to get pride merch from?

[–] BigMacHole@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 month ago

The ONLY way to STOP these Radical Leftist Shareholder CEOS from CLOSING our Store is to REMOVE any and All Protections and Rights we Had!

[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Fuck these lying capitalist pigs.

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