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		<title><![CDATA[Pier One reports stormy third quarter.(BUSINESS Today)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[FORT WORTH, TEXAS -- With same-store sales still sliding, and  margins thinning out as costs climbed higher and stockpiles soared,  struggling home accessories retailer Pier 1 Imports Inc. recorded a  third-quarter loss of $7.2 million, reversing a pr    FORT WORTH, TEXAS -- With same-store...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Pier 1's profits vanish.(Pier 1 Imports Inc. )]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fort Worth, Texas -- Shelling out more than it's taking in at  the register, putting its margins into freefall, with same-store sales  declining by almost eight percent, Pier 1 Imports Inc. recorded a second  quarter loss of $10.2 million, reversing a    Fort Worth, Texas...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Pier 1 sees large profit drop.(Business Today)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[FORT WORTH, TEXAS -- Hurt by sharply eroding margins and sliding  same-store sales, third quarter profits at Pier 1 Imports Inc. plummeted  39.5 percent, to $19.5 million from $32.2 million last year.       Buoyed by continued expansion, overall sales    FORT...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2004 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Pier 1 sees 1Q profits jump 70%. (Business Today). (Pier 1 Imports Inc., 2002).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[FORT WORTH, TX -- With same-store sales racing ahead at a near  double-digit pace, first-quarter profits at Pier 1 Imports Inc.  virtually doubled, shooting up by 79.7 percent, to $22.2 million from  $12.3 million last year.       Bucking a two-year-o  ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2002 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[U.S. chains experience same-store sales decline.(Industry Overview)(Statistical Data Included)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK -- Pity the major U.S. chain stores. The economy has been  strong, consumer confidence has been at record levels, unemployment  remains low, and incomes have been healthy.       So how could things for the chain gang be so bad?  ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Oct 2000 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Chains struggle with frigid sales.(Statistical Data Included)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK -- It's turning out to be a cold summer for the major  U.S. retail chains.       Ten of the chains tracked by Home Textiles Today in its monthly  report on chain sales posted same-store sales declines in July.   ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Aug 2000 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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