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		<title><![CDATA[Lower Rents Can't Raise Pier 1 Prospects]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pier 1 is approaching landlords of 125 of its stores and asking to renegotiate lease obligations, a request that certainly will be backed by at least the implied threat of bankruptcy.    Pier 1â€™s real estate play was supported by other cost cutting measures including work force reductions...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 14:01:47 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Pier 1, Cost Plus Battle on the Brink]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[With poor results getting retail stocks hammered on Wall Street, even more pain is being inflicted on the already beat up home furnishings sector where two major players, Pier 1 and Cost Plus, started today with share prices under a dollar and questions about their survival looming.   ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 12:40:14 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Pier 1 to shut all kids stores.(Pier 1 Imports Inc. to close 33 of its Pier 1 Kids stores )(Financial report)(Brief article)]]></title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[TXJ Vet is New Pier 1 Chief.(TJX Companies Inc.)(Alex Smith appointed at Pier 1 Imports Inc.)(Brief article)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4704/is_200702/ai_n19264288]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[By Staff       Fort Worth, Texas - Embattled Pier 1 Imports announced last week  that Alex Smith will  join the company as chairman and ceo, effective  Feb. 19. He will succeed Marvin  Girouard, who had previously announced  he would retire...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Pier 1 Mum on NYSE Inquiry.(Pier 1 Imports Inc.)(New York Stock Exchange )(Financial report)(Brief article)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Staff       Fort Worth, Texas - Pier 1 Imports said it was notified by the New  York Stock Exchange  NYSE of unusual trading activity in the  company's stock on Nov. 14. In  response, the company only said,  "The NYSE...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Pier 1 Imports, Inc. Announces Agreement to Sell Private-Label Credit Card Operations]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[FORT WORTH, Texas -- Pier 1 Imports, Inc. (NYSE:PIR) announced today that, through a subsidiary, it has entered into an agreement to sell its private-label credit card operations to Chase. In addition, Pier 1 and Chase will enter into a long-term marketing and servicing agreement. Net cash proceeds at closing...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Pier 1 downtrends; retains JPMorgan.(Retail Briefs)(Pier 1 Imports Inc.)(Brief article)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pier 1 Imports has retained JPMorgan to evaluate strategic  alternatives, indicating a sale of assets could occur. Comps dropped  11.5% in April and 6.5% year-to-date. Pier 1 will report quarterly  results June 15, and now projects a loss of $0.24 and    Pier 1 Imports...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 May 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Pier 1 seeks safe port in a sea of competitors.(Pier 1 Imports Inc.)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK -- Pier 1 will continue its "less is more"  merchandising and market strategy, broadening its price point spread as  it further edits assortments--reducing its SKU base by 20 percent--all  in an attempt to refocus its business again    NEW YORK -- Pier 1...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Pier 1 betting on contemporary looks.(News)(Pier 1 Imports Inc.)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4704/is_200512/ai_n17271563]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[FORT WORTH, TEXAS -- Out with its signature wicker wares, in with  sleek wood and metal furniture pieces, said Pier 1 Imports during its  third quarter earnings call on December 15.       Looking to compete in design and quality with popular mass ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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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 enters new credit facility.(Pier 1 Imports Inc secured credit facility)(Brief Article)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4704/is_200511/ai_n17271608]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Pier 1 Imports, Inc. has entered a new $325 million five-year  secured credit facility.       The facility is secured by the company's merchandise inventory  and credit card receivables. It replaces Pier 1's existing  unsecured bank facilities, includ    Pier 1...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Pier 1's profits vanish.(Pier 1 Imports Inc. )]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4704/is_200509/ai_n17272549]]></link>
		<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[Standard & Poor's has lowered its corporate credit rating on Pier 1 Imports to 'BB' from 'BBB-', and removed the rating from CreditWatch, where it was placed with negative implications on March 4]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FNP/is_15_44/ai_n14896141]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Standard & Poor's has lowered its corporate credit rating on Pier 1 Imports to 'BB' from 'BBB-', and removed the rating from CreditWatch, where it was placed with negative implications on March 4. Pier 1's credit outlook, said Standard & Poor's, is stable.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Pier 1 sees large profit drop.(Business Today)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4704/is_200412/ai_n17257989]]></link>
		<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[Four seasons not enough for Pier 1.(Lehman Brothers Retail Seminar)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4704/is_200405/ai_n17259512]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK -- Pier 1 Imports is expanding its merchandise seasons to  six from four to place better emphasis on the "summer" and  "back-to-college" periods which the store sees as growing  segments, the company said during the Lehman    NEW YORK -- Pier 1 Imports...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2004 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Elite eight meet to discuss the future.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4704/is_200401/ai_n17258860]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[HIGH POINT, N.C. -- Eight decorative fabric mill principals/CEOs  met here last week to discuss how best to present the business'  challenges in terms of regulatory issues, flammability regulations,  intellectual property global violations and other'     HIGH POINT, N.C. -- Eight decorative fabric mill...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2004 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Pier 1's profit wave slows a bit.(Business Today)(statistical data included)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4704/is_200312/ai_n17263732]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[FORT WORTH, TX -- Nicked by thinning margins and rising costs,  third-quarter profits at Pier 1 Imports Inc. edged up a slender 3.5  percent, to $32.2 million from $31.1 million last year.       Fueled by continued rapid expansion, sales advanced by 1 ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Bill Thayer: president, Waldron Steamship Co. Ltd. (Room at the Top).(Aloha Tower Marketplace)(Brief Article)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6496/is_200304/ai_n26078009]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Bill Thayer can still remember receiving the phone call_from the  state Department of Transportation's Harbors Division, informing  him that he was successful in his request to lease the old container  control tower at Pier 1, Honolulu. At the time, Wal  Bill Thayer can still remember receiving...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2003 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>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4704/is_200206/ai_n17267632]]></link>
		<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[Some Businesses Want More for Downtown Fort Worth, Texas.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5553/is_200206/ai_n21628026]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[By Lila LaHood, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight  Ridder/Tribune Business News    Jun. 2--See the crowded parking garages? The lines at the movie  theaters?    The people toting oversized restaurant pagers waiting for tables?    There's plenty of visible evidence that downtown...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Jun 2002 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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