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Home > Company Index > Retail > Home Furnishing & Housewares Retailing > Pier 1 Imports, Inc.

Pier 1 Imports, Inc.
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 PROFILE
Pier 1 Imports teems with shoppers fishing for furniture and accessories with an exotic flavor. The company sells more than 5,000 items (imported from more than 60 countries) through more than 780 Pier 1 Imports stores in the US and Canada, and nearly 50 outlets abroad, including The Pier chain in the UK. Its stores offer a wide selection of indoor and outdoor furniture, lamps, vases, baskets, ceramics, dinnerware, candles, and other specialty products. Many of the products are handcrafted; the company favors natural materials such as rattan and wood. Through Pier 1 National Bank, the company offers proprietary credit cards, which are used for more than 25% of US sales.

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 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: February
2001 Sales (mil.): 1,411.50
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 14.7%
Employees: 14,600
Revenue per employee: $96,678.08

 KEY PEOPLE
• Marvin J. Girouard
    CEO
• Charles H. Turner
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
301 Commerce St., Ste. 600
Fort Worth, TX 76102
US
Phone: 817-252-8000
Fax: 817-252-8028
Online: Web Site

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