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The Motley Fool May 6, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Pier 1 Warns The home-decorating retailer lowers guidance.
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 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 April 11, 2008 Rich Duprey	Looking Shipshape at Pier 1 Quarterly results show the turnaround has taken off at Pier 1.
The Motley Fool October 4, 2006 Nathan Parmelee	Pier 1 Casts Its Dividend Aside This dividend cut had been a long time coming. Since free cash flow is the lifeblood of a business, cutting a dividend can be the best thing for a company to do.
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 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 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.
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 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 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 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 14, 2005 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Pier 1 Overloaded We already know that the quarter's earnings will disappoint. Instead, investors need to focus on the future -- specifically, does the company have one?
The Motley Fool January 9, 2006 Jason Ramage	Peering Into Pier 1's Future For two years, it's been a sad story for shareholders. But is now the time to buy?
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 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 June 15, 2004 Phil Wohl	Pier 1 Needs a Makeover The specialty retailer Pier1 Imports continues to disappoint.
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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 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 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 March 20, 2006 Rich Smith	Cost Plus Best of the Worst? Disappointing as fourth-quarter numbers were, each of them reflects an improvement over the company's results for the year -- suggesting that Cost Plus may be leading the pack of treasure-hunt home furnishers out of their industry-wide slump.
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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 September 22, 2008 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Bed Bath & Beyond the Good News In advance of earnings analysts expect a big drop in profits from Bed Bath & Beyond.
The Motley Fool June 24, 2008 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Bed Bath & Beyond Hope? Will growing economic troubles finally catch up with Bed Bath & Beyond this quarter?
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The Motley Fool April 5, 2010 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	7 Reasons Not to Worry This Week Not every company will be posting lower earnings this week.
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The Motley Fool May 24, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Reason to Boast at Buckle The apparel retailer has even more to boast about after reporting first-quarter results that were strong across the board. Investors are increasingly applauding the favorable trends.
The Motley Fool January 6, 2009 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Bed Bath & a Defunct Rival In advance of earnings analysts expect Bed Bath & Beyond to show a not surprising plummet in profits.
The Motley Fool November 30, 2006 Matthew Crews	Peer No Further at Pier 1 It may be just a matter of time before this Pier sinks. Whoever owns the company's $184 million in debt will be in the driver's seat. Ask any pre-bankruptcy Kmart shareholder how that worked out for them.
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 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 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 April 1, 2004 Seth Jayson	Pier 1's Profit Problems The trendy retailer fails to spruce up the bottom line, despite record sales.
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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 August 16, 2010 David Meier	Williams-Sonoma, a Totally Cool Stock You may know Williams-Sonoma from its flagship Williams-Sonoma stores as well as its Pottery Barn brand.
The Motley Fool December 13, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Tuesday Morning Headache on Monday The closeout retailer lowers its fourth-quarter and full-year earnings guidance.
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.
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 September 24, 2009 Colleen Paulson	Who's Broke Now? These days, it's survival of the fittest in retail and consumer products.
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The Motley Fool August 23, 2005 Seth Jayson	Pier 1 Sinks Further Pier 1 announces another big sales catastrophe. Why is anyone surprised? Keep this stock on you watch list is about as much energy as it's worth.