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The Motley Fool May 6, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Pier 1 Warns The home-decorating retailer lowers guidance.
The Motley Fool November 19, 2004 Nathan Slaughter	Cost Plus' Math Add up the pros and cons of the home furnishings retailer.
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 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 March 18, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Williams-Sonoma Pride It may be time to party over the results at Williams-Sonoma.
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 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 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 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, 2004 Phil Wohl	Pier 1 Needs a Makeover The specialty retailer Pier1 Imports continues to disappoint.
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 October 6, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Gymboree's Financial Gymnastics The children's clothier beats analyst expectations for same-store sales, but that doesn't mean this stock is a bargain.
The Motley Fool April 13, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Sink or Swim at Pier 1 Is time running out for Pier 1 to improve its sales? Investors, take note.
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.
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, 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 September 14, 2004 Phil Wohl	Pier 1 Gaining Momentum The home furnishings retailer is showing improvement in a difficult year.
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 October 18, 2004 Dave Marino-Nachison	Challenges for Cost Plus Home furnishings retailer lowers expectations.
The Motley Fool August 6, 2004 W.D. Crotty	A Less-Than-Sharper Image The specialty retail company lowers its earnings guidance as sales growth slips.
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 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 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 June 29, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	Bed Bath & Beleaguered Shares of the home furnishings retailer plunge on weakened future guidance. Should investors consider buying?
The Motley Fool June 14, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Pier 1 in Port The troubled retail reports earnings news tomorrow. Investors, don't expect much.
The Motley Fool March 23, 2005 Alyce Lomax	Bombay Heads South Investors get more of the same from Bombay.
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 May 20, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Sharper Image Losing Focus The specialty retailer reports a weak first quarter and lowers guidance. The company has lost its focus and investors would be wise to look elsewhere.
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 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 October 5, 2004 Nathan Slaughter	Less of a Shine on Ruby Tuesday The restaurant chain meets Q1 earnings, but lowers guidance for fiscal 2005.
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 November 18, 2004 Phil Wohl	Williams-Sonoma Warily Pessimistic The specialty retailer's uncertainty about the fourth quarter is unsettling.
The Motley Fool April 10, 2008 Alyce Lomax	Retail Comps Cower in March Consumer-centric companies stumbled last month as shoppers pinched pennies.
The Motley Fool August 29, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Restoration's Shiny New Penny The rustic home-decoration specialist wins confidence the old way: It earns it. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool February 5, 2004 Dave Marino-Nachison	Aeropostale Flying High The teen apparel retailer managed a same-store sales gain of nearly 18% in January.
The Motley Fool September 20, 2007 Lawrence A. Rothman	A Sea of Red at Pier 1 Imports Another disappointing quarter for Pier 1. After five years of deteriorating trends management still is struggling to find the right merchandise for the stores.
The Motley Fool February 27, 2004 Dave Marino-Nachison	Out in the Kohl's The retailer's sales keep booming, but expenses are pressuring profits.
The Motley Fool April 2, 2004 Dave Marino-Nachison	American Eagle Eyes Summer The casual apparel retailer's shares keep rising as warm weather nears.
The Motley Fool March 12, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Aetna's Picture of Health For the second time in very recent memory, Aetna (NYSE: AET) raised its guidance today, pushing its stock to a new 52-week high. The health insurance provider has suffered travails over the last several years, and investors apparently took the news as an added sign that things are on the mend.
BusinessWeek August 22, 2005 Gene G. Marcial	A Dogged Buyer Of Bedraggled Pier 1 Poor sales and disappointing profits have bedeviled Pier 1 Imports.
The Motley Fool August 12, 2004 Nathan Slaughter	Not Just Child's Play With a price/sales multiple of .58, an enterprise value-to-free cash flow ratio of less than 12, and reinforced earnings guidance projecting 40% growth this year, the kiddie retailer Children's Place may have something to offer adults as well.
The Motley Fool January 6, 2004 Dave Marino-Nachison	Tweeter Under Pressure The more the electronics retailer is forced to cut prices, the more trouble it will have competing.
The Motley Fool April 1, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Bed Bath & Beyond Belief The home specialist reports another quarter of clean earnings.
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 December 12, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Waiting at Pier 1 The home furnisher is gearing up to report yet another quarter's worth of bad news. Investors, do you want to know what Wall Street expect to see for the retailer's third-quarter 2006? Do you want to know what really matters?
The Motley Fool August 21, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	HOTT Is Still Not Results at this teen retailer still look about as depressed as its target shoppers. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool February 23, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Onward, Coach! The retailer boosts guidance on a strong spring line and success in Japan.
The Motley Fool May 14, 2004 Seth Jayson	Kohl's Rolls a Gutter Ball The Milwaukee retailer continues slow growth amid slumping comps.