As of February 25, 2006 , Claire's Stores, Inc., Ltd.

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operated
approximately 2,900 stores in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, the
Virgin Islands, the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Switzerland, Austria,
Germany, Spain, Holland and Belgium.

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Ltd.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040820/RESEARCH )
"The gas industry worldwide is at a turning point in many respects:
demand, market, trade, and supply," Sylvie Cornot -Gandolphe, principal gas
expert, International Energy Agency.

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The Company also licenses 87
stores in the Middle East and Turkey under a licensing and merchandising
agreement with Al Shaya Co.com /reports/c14010) has announced the addition
of Fundamentals of the World Gas Industry, 2005 to their offering.

A superb collection of articles by leading industry executives from:

The International Energy Agency, Spain's Comision Nacional de Energa and
Enagas, E.

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On Ruhrgas, RasGas , Qatargas, Australia's Department of Industry and
Resources, the US Energy Information Administration , Deloitte Petroleum
Services, Ernst + Young, Advantica, ABS technology, KBR, Schlumberger, VNG,
Nexant , and CMS Cameron McKenna

The major chapters in the book are:

- World markets;
- Regional profiles -- Western Europe (three articles), Russia (two
articles), the Middle East (three articles), North Africa, West Africa,
Southeast Asia, Asia-Pacific, North America , Latin America, and The
Caribbean and Central America;
- Health, safety and sustainability;
- Shipping and transportation;
- LNG and trading;
- Gas alternatives;
- Storage; and
- World gas maps

For more information visit
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Claire's Stores Inc. Invites You to Join Its Fourth Quarter Earnings Conference Call

PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. Fourth Quarter Earnings Conference
Call

When: Thursday, March 9th at 10:00 am EST

How: Call In: 1-210-795-9101
Password: CLAIRES
Live over the Internet: Log onto our web site:
http://www. operates through
its subsidiary, Claire's Nippon, Co. and seven stores in South Africa under
similar agreements with The House of Busby Limited.

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, In conjunction
with Claire's Stores, Inc.

What: Claire's Stores, Inc.com

Company Overview
Claire's Stores, Inc., 172 stores in Japan as a 50:50
joint venture with AEON, Co., Ltd.

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Fax: +353 1 4100 980

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clairestores. More than 25
articles cover:

- Security of supply in open markets;
- Market trends -- region by region around the world;
- LNG technology;
- Effective corporate governance;
- Gas hubs;

The potential of unconventional supplies
Natural gas, hydrogen and sustainability
Regulation and gas storage; and Developments in pipeline detection
systems The book also contains numerous maps.

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Laura Wood
Senior Manager
Research and Markets
press@researchandmarkets .

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(fka JUSCO, Co.), a $40 billion
specialty retailer headquartered in Japan.

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's (NYSE: CLE) fourth quarter earnings release, you
are invited to listen to its conference call on Thursday, March 9, 2006 at
10:00 am EST with Marla Schaefer, Co-Chairman + Co-Chief Executive Officer;
Bonnie Schaefer, Co-Chairman + Co-Chief Executive Officer; and Ira Kaplan,
Senior Vice President + Chief Financial Officer, Claire's Stores, Inc.com

Instant Replay: 1-203-369-1696
Password: 25247
The conference call will be archived on our web site
through March 17, 2006 at http://www.

Research and Markets: Fundamentals of the World Gas Industry

While open markets provide customers with choice and greater efficiency,
market reform also changes the well-established business environment that has
supported security of supply and raises new issues that policymakers and other
stakeholders must address.

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DUBLIN, Ireland, Research and Markets
(http://www.

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Claire's Stores, Inc.
Fundamentals of the Natural Gas Industry, 2005 is an essential publication
for everyone who has a role to play in this exciting sector.

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(Logo: http://www.

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, is a leading international specialty retailer
offering value-priced costume jewelry and accessories to fashion-aware tweens,
teens and young adults through its two store concepts: Claire's and Icing by
Claire's. While the latter operates only in North America, Claire's operates
internationally.