Santo Domingo.- Claire's Stores Inc., one of the world's leading specialty retailers of fashionable jewelry and accessories for teens, tweens, and kids, opened the first Claire's store in the Dominican Republic on October 5th.

The store is located in Agora Mall in Santo Domingo and is the first of its kind in the country. Claire's Stores Inc. has partnered with Grupo David Enterprises headquartered in Panama as the single franchisee across 16 countries in Latin American.

Over time, Claire's Stores Inc. and Grupo David Enterprises expect these countries to present a minimum 100 stores market opportunity. Jim Fielding stated, "We are very excited about this recent store opening which increases our global reach to 33 countries. We are also excited about entering this market with our new partner, Grupo David."