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The Motley Fool January 5, 2007 Tom Taulli	Pier 1 Still Treading Water After another ugly quarter, the home furnishing retailer needs real change. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool June 2, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	A Pier Over Troubled Waters Pier 1 hasn't been able to reverse sales declines, but value investors seem to like it.
The Motley Fool December 16, 2003 W.D. Crotty	Don't Jump Off Pier 1 Shares of Pier 1 plunged nearly 10.4% on disappointing third-quarter results. There are some positive signs for the stock, including a new spokesperson from the Fab Five.
The Motley Fool September 14, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	Jumping Off Pier 1 Are the exotic retailer's struggles temporary or long-term? Its beaten-up stock is trading for a low enterprise value-to-sales ratio of 0.31, and it current dividend yield is high (but uncertain).
The Motley Fool June 15, 2004 Phil Wohl	Pier 1 Needs a Makeover The specialty retailer Pier1 Imports continues to disappoint.
The Motley Fool September 19, 2006 Jeremy MacNealy	Fool on Call: Rebuilding Pier 1 After the Storm After a lot of shifting in the wind, the home furnishings retailer may finally be coming in out of the rain. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool May 27, 2005 Nathan Parmelee	Restoration Hardware: A Worthy Fixer-Upper? The company continues to slowly claw its way toward profitability. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool July 8, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Partying Over Pier 1 Beleaguered Pier 1 Imports was one of the only retail stocks that investors looked kindly on today, despite the fact that it reported a 4.3% decrease in same-store sales in June.
The Motley Fool September 14, 2004 Phil Wohl	Pier 1 Gaining Momentum The home furnishings retailer is showing improvement in a difficult year.
The Motley Fool December 15, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	A Lonely Walk Down Pier 1 It's tough to find good news in this once quirky-but-successful retailer. Digging into the third-quarter results, there is no reason for investors to get too hopeful.
BusinessWeek March 21, 2005 Gene G. Marcial	All Gussied Up At Pier 1 With the stock at $18.56, down from nearly $25 a year ago, most analysts remain wary. But a change of merchandise and a fresh ad blitz have some on Wall Street rating this stock a buy.
The Motley Fool June 21, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Pier 1 Cleans House Investors, the retailer clears its decks in hopes of returning to profitability.
The Motley Fool April 11, 2008 Rich Duprey	Looking Shipshape at Pier 1 Quarterly results show the turnaround has taken off at Pier 1.
The Motley Fool June 3, 2004 Phil Wohl	Pier Isn't No. 1 Higher gas and food prices did not have a significant impact on the sales of major retailers in May, although Pier 1 Imports continues to lower guidance, thanks to disappointing results.
The Motley Fool September 2, 2004 Dave Marino-Nachison	Betting Against Bombay If the home-furnishings retailer can't get things right by the holidays, look out below.
The Motley Fool December 30, 2004 Bobby Shethia	Lower Comps Plague Pier 1 Imports Strong share price masks the retailer's struggling same-store sales. Investing in Pier 1 at $19 is iffy.
The Motley Fool August 27, 2004 David Meier	A One-Day 20%-Off Sale? Even though the specialty retailer of home decor is trading 65% below its 52-week high, it may not be a bargain. With the uncertainty surrounding merchandise and same-store sales, you don't have any margin of safety in today's price.
The Motley Fool June 15, 2005 Mike Cianciolo	Wicker Weight Sinks Pier 1 The wicker furniture king needs a new product line to bring customers back -- and keep the company afloat. Until it does, investors should leave this stock alone.
The Motley Fool June 23, 2006 Jeremy MacNealy	Folly Volley: Pier 1 Imports What's going on in the world of wicker and rattan? Here, authors investigate Pier 1's latest quarterly earnings conference call to see whether it finally has a winning strategy in place. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool August 31, 2007 Lawrence A. Rothman	Restoration Hardware: Too Much Red Quarterly results didn't meet expectations at Restoration Hardware, which sells high-end home-furnishings. The housing slowdown and poor merchandising hasn't helped the company; neither has the large debt they carry.
The Motley Fool August 31, 2007 Lawrence A. Rothman	Fred's Needs New Priorities The discount retailer goes generic and buys back shares. Will that really help?
BusinessWeek August 22, 2005 Gene G. Marcial	A Dogged Buyer Of Bedraggled Pier 1 Poor sales and disappointing profits have bedeviled Pier 1 Imports.
BusinessWeek July 19, 2004 David Henry	A Second Act For Pier 1? Shares of Pier 1 Imports are in the doghouse. But Robert Olstein, manager of the Olstein Financial Alert Fund, says that with the stock so far down, it is cheap enough to buy. He owns 1.6 million shares.
The Motley Fool October 2, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	Change in Store at Pier 1 Pier 1's CEO has announced his retirement after 32 years at the home-furnishings retailer. The stock is up 4% on the news.
The Motley Fool May 25, 2004 Phil Wohl	Williams-Sonoma's Home Run The leading upscale home furnishings retailer continues to take advantage of favorable conditions.
The Motley Fool August 23, 2004 Seth Jayson	Short Trip to Bombay? The furnishing retailer is looking a lot like fellow exotics peddler Pier 1 Imports these days, but with a much worse same-store sales performance.
The Motley Fool June 15, 2007 Rich Duprey	Foolish Forecast: Long Walk Off Short Pier 1 The home furnishings retailer is set to report its first-quarter 2008 financial results. Investors, here is what you can expect to find.
The Motley Fool April 6, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Has Pier 1's Ship Come In? Investors seem to think that new steps will turn this business around. But March comps make it clear that there's still more work to do.
The Motley Fool April 5, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Pier 1 Docks Over the past 18 months, the retailer's gross, operating and net margins have all collapsed -- and the culmination of this collapse is contained in analysts' prediction of just a penny's worth of profits when it reports its fiscal fourth-quarter and full-year 2006 earnings.
The Motley Fool September 21, 2006 Jeremy MacNealy	Trash to Treasure at Bed Bath & Beyond The retailer's stock was shunned a quarter ago, but solid second-quarter sales suggests there's plenty of value in this enterprise.
The Motley Fool August 25, 2004 Phil Wohl	Williams-Sonoma Delivers Value The leading retailer of home products consistently produces results. Amid other positive news, the company lifted its full-year 2004 earnings expectations to $1.57 to $1.61 per share from $1.53 to $1.57.
The Motley Fool March 19, 2007 David Meier	The Kirkland Conundrum The turnaround effort continues at the home decor retailer. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool August 17, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Berkshire Takes Stake in Pier 1 Is the home furnishings retailer on the road to recovery?
The Motley Fool December 2, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Pier 1's Positive Performance The retailer finally reports an uptick in same-store sales -- and the stock fell 7.7% on the news.
The Motley Fool June 14, 2004 Nathan Slaughter	Bottom-Fishing at the Pier The stock of specialty retailer Pier 1 Imports hits a new 52-week low.
The Motley Fool April 10, 2008 Rich Smith	No Strike 3 at Pier 1 After three straight years of losses, a new product appeared on Pier 1's shelves: a profit.
The Motley Fool April 11, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Pier 1 Is Sinking The eclectic home furnisher is set to close out another miserable year when it reports its fourth-quarter and full-year numbers. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
The Motley Fool December 15, 2004 Nathan Slaughter	Still Dark at Pier 1 The struggling home furnishings retailer posts a 37% drop in Q3 earnings and cuts guidance.
The Motley Fool March 12, 2007 Rich Duprey	Big Lots' Big Day Inventory and cost controls make a big difference for the deep-discount retailer. Is there still value to be had in these shares?
The Motley Fool April 1, 2004 Seth Jayson	Pier 1's Profit Problems The trendy retailer fails to spruce up the bottom line, despite record sales.
The Motley Fool August 29, 2007 Lawrence A. Rothman	Foolish Forecast: Restoration Hardware Needs Some Restoration In advance of earnings reports, the furniture retailer has already issued a warning that quarterly results won't meet expectations.
The Motley Fool June 4, 2007 Rich Duprey	Kirkland's Is Kicked to the Curb Sales fall and losses double at home decor retailer. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool June 19, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Bakers Remains Sole-less The footwear retailer posted a first-quarter drop in sales and an earnings loss. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool May 24, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Williams-Sonoma Keeps Moving Instead of resting on its laurels, this higher-end retailer is continuing to build for future growth. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool November 6, 2006 Jason Ramage	Pier 1 Needs to Import Success It's getting to the point where management will be forced to take drastic action -- lest they drive the company right into bankruptcy court. They finally discontinued the dividend, but investors seemed more shocked that it took management so long to do it.
The Motley Fool February 5, 2007 Tom Taulli	Pier 1: Early Spring Cleaning Pier 1 Imports has a new CEO. But it may not be enough. For investors, there is still considerable risk at Pier 1, and staying on the sidelines looks like the best option.
The Motley Fool June 15, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Poor, Poor Pitiful Pier 1 Can this retailer actually still disappoint investors?
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