On Thursday, two companies submitted proposals to the Paris Economic Activities Court to take over the Claire's brand in France, which was placed in receivership at the end of July, and to retain 460 of the 829 employees of the budget jewellery chain in France, according to lawyers for the employee representatives speaking to AFP.

The companies in question are fashion jewellery retailer June, which has already obtained authorisation to operate the Claire's brand and plans to take on 426 employees, and Spanish phone-case retailer La Casa de las Carcasas, which intends to take on 34 employees.

June would also take over 139 shops out of Claire's roughly 240 existing points of sale, and La Casa de las Carcasas three shops, where it would sell its phone accessories.

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