Claire's , a mall boutique chain favored by tweens, teens and young women, is set to close more than 290 stores as part of its bankruptcy process, including three in Mississippi.

Claire's Holdings LLC , which announced on Aug. 20 it had sold its North American business to private equity firm Ames Watson for $104 million, listed more than 290 stores it planned to close in a court filing on Monday, Aug. 25.

Stores to be closed include 235 Claire's locations in the U.S. and 56 Icing stores. The filing also listed 830 stores – 785 Claire's locations and 45 Icing locations – not expected to close immediately.

The move comes after the company, which filed for bankruptcy earlier this month, noted in a subsequent court filing days later it would likely need to close more than 1,

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