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Pier 1 Imports Inc. is a Fort Worth, Texas–based retailer specializing in imported home furnishings and decor, particularly furniture, table-top items, decorative accessories, and seasonal decor. It is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under ticker PIR. According to its investor relations website, "Our image is quirky, and our logo is iconic" and describes itself as "ever-original, ever-evolving".〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.pier1.com/Investor-Relations-Home/ir_main,default,pg.html )〕 == History == The first Pier 1 Imports store opened in San Mateo, California, in 1962. According to the company's official history, the original store catered to hippy baby boomers and featured love beads and incense.〔(Company Website )〕 By 1966, Pier 1 had grown to 16 store locations, and established its corporate headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas. Pier 1 went public on the American Stock Exchange in 1970 and later joined the New York Stock Exchange in 1972.〔 At this time, the company had grown to 123 stores, posted 100 percent sales gains for four consecutive years, and opened stores internationally in Australia and Europe. A Pier 1 store in Royal Oak, Michigan, reached annual sales of $1 million in 1979. By 1985, the Pier 1 chain grew to 265 stores, with the management goal of doubling that number by 1990. On December 29, 2006, Standard & Poor's bumped Pier 1 Imports Inc. down one spot and off the bottom of the S&P MidCap 400 Index when it added Parametric Technology Corp. (), a software company.〔Ana Campoy, "(S&P changes makeup of indexes, Spectra set to become index component )", ''MarketWatch'', December 20, 2006〕 As of December 2012 the company had sales of $418 million.〔http://bizbeatblog.dallasnews.com/2012/12/fort-worth-based-pier-1-imports-reported-higher-sales-and-profits-as-superstorm-sandy-tempered-results.html/〕 In April 2008 Chesapeake Energy bought the headquarters of Pier 1 for $104 million.〔Jean, Sheryl. "(Dallas-Fort Worth's energy boom is prominent factor in office market )". ''The Dallas Morning News'', 22 August 2008.〕〔Alexander W. Smith, "(CEO makes tough calls to bring magic back to Pier 1 )", ''The Dallas Morning News'', October 24, 2010.〕 File:Pier 1 Imports store in Tanasbourne - Hillsboro, Oregon (2013).jpg|A Pier 1 Imports store in Oregon Image:Pier 1 imports Pittsfield Twp.JPG|A Pier 1 Imports store, Pittsfield Twp., MI Image:pier1tall.jpg|Pier 1 Headquarters 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pier 1 Imports」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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