PEMBROKE PINES, Fla., May 16, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- MEDIA ADVISORY: In conjunction with Claire's Stores, Inc. 's (NYSE:CLE) first quarter earnings release, you are invited to listen to its conference call on Thursday, May 23, 2002 at 10 a.m. (EST) with Rowland Schaefer, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer; Marla Schaefer, Vice Chairman, Claire's Stores, Inc.; Ira Kaplan, Chief Financial Officer, Claire's Stores, Inc. and Carol Norman, Executive Vice President of Fashion Merchandising.
What: Claire's Stores, Inc. First Quarter Earnings
When: Thursday, May 23th at 10:00 a.m. (EST)
How: Call In: 1-312-470-0029
Password: CLAIRES
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Instant Replay: 1-402-998-0758
Password: 25247
Conference call is archived under the web address:
http://www.irconnect.com/cle/pages/conference.mhtml
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Claire's Stores, Inc., is a leading international specialty retailer offering value-priced costume jewelry, accessories, cosmetics and apparel to fashion-aware tweens, teens and young adults through its three store concepts: Claire's Accessories (North America and Europe), Icing by Claire's (Afterthoughts) and Mr. Rags (a discontinued operation). Fiscal 2002, sales exceeded $918 million (excluding sales from Mr. Rags, which was being treated as a discontinued operation). As of April 30, 2002, Claire's Stores, Inc. operated approximately 2,900 stores (excluding 154 Mr. Rags stores) in the United States, the Caribbean, Puerto Rico, Canada, Japan the United Kingdom, Ireland, Switzerland, Austria, Germany and France.
Note: Other Claire's Stores, Inc. press releases, a corporate profile and most recent 10-K and 10-Q reports are available via Claire's Internet home page: http://www.clairestores.com.