8-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 1, 2011

CLAIRE’S STORES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Florida
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

333-148108
(Commission File Number) 59-0940416
(IRS Employer Identification Number)

2400 West Central Road, Hoffman Estates, Illinois 60192
(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (954) 433-3900

Not applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

     On February 1, 2011, Claire’s Stores, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing preliminary unaudited fourth quarter and fiscal 2010 sales results. A copy of the press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

     The information in this Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto shall be deemed “furnished” and not deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any Company filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a)	Financial Statements of Business Acquired.
	Not applicable
(b)	Pro Forma Financial Information.
	Not applicable
(c)	Exhibits.
	Exhibit 99.1—Claire’s Stores, Inc. Press Release dated February 1, 2011

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SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	CLAIRE’S STORES, INC.
Date: February 1, 2011	By:	/s/ J. Per Brodin
		J. Per Brodin
		Chief Financial Officer

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

NEWS BULLETIN
RE: CLAIRE’S STORES, INC.

2400 WEST CENTRAL ROAD, HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILLINOIS 60192

CLAIRE’S STORES, INC. REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER AND FISCAL 2010
SALES RESULTS

CHICAGO, Illinois, February 1, 2011. Claire’s Stores, Inc., one of the world’s leading specialty retailers of fashionable accessories and jewelry at affordable prices for young women, teens, tweens and girls ages 3 to 27, today announced preliminary unaudited sales results for the 2010 fourth quarter and the fiscal year, which ended January 29, 2011.

The Company reported net sales of $422 million for the 2010 fourth quarter, an increase of $11 million, or 2.7%, compared to the 2009 fourth quarter. Consolidated same store sales increased 3.2% in the 2010 fourth quarter. In North America, same store sales increased 4.7% and European same store sales increased 0.6%. Sales would have increased 4.5% excluding the impact from foreign currency rate changes.

The Company reported net sales of $1,426 million for the 2010 fiscal year, an increase of $84 million, or 6.3%, compared to the 2009 fiscal year. Consolidated same store sales increased 6.5% in fiscal 2010. In North America, same store sales increased 7.8% and European same store sales increased 4.3%. Sales would have increased 7.4% excluding the impact from foreign currency rate changes.

We believe our fourth quarter sales results were a strong performance relative to publicly-reported competitive sales information, and given general market conditions. However, weather had a significant impact on our European sales, with the UK experiencing the worst December weather conditions in recent history.

Company Overview

Claire’s Stores, Inc. is one of the world’s leading specialty retailers of fashionable accessories and jewelry at affordable prices for young women, teens, tweens and girls ages 3 to 27. The Company operates through its two store concepts: Claire’s^® and Icing^®, while the latter operates only in North America, Claire’s operates worldwide. As of January 29, 2011, Claire’s Stores, Inc. operated 2,981 stores in North America and Europe. The Company also franchised or licensed 395 stores in Japan, the Middle East, Turkey, Russia, Greece, South Africa, Guatemala, Malta and Ukraine. More information regarding Claire’s Stores is available on the Company’s corporate website at http://www.clairestores.com.

Additional Information:

Note: Other Claire’s Stores, Inc. press releases, a corporate profile and the most recent Form 10-K and Form 10-Q reports are available on Claire’s business website at: http://www.clairestores.com.

Contact Information:

J. Per Brodin, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Phone: (954) 433-3900, Fax: (954) 442-3999 or E-mail, investor.relations@claires.com