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Pier 1 Imports, Liberty Tree Mall, Danvers, Massachusetts (2012) Pier 1 Imports, Inc. , is an online retailer and former Fort Worth, Texas -based retail chain specializing in imported home furnishings and decor, particularly furniture , table-top items, decorative accessories, and seasonal decor.
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Marvin Girouard was the chief executive officer and chairman of the board of Pier 1 Imports. He was elected CEO in 1998, elected chairman of the board in 1999 and left the company in February 2007. [1] He is credited with saving Pier 1 Imports from its sales slump in the 1990s. [2]
Annual earnings were $280 million with over $800 million in revenue. By 2008 the company was operating at a loss, and rebuffed an 88.4 million dollar takeover bid by Pier 1 Imports. [10] In 2012, Cost Plus was acquired by Bed Bath & Beyond. [11] In 2014, Cost Plus World Market launched an online crowdsourcing-model marketplace, Craft by World ...
He was formerly CEO of Pier 1 Imports. He was educated at the University of East Anglia (BSc). [1] He has served as Group President of the TJX Companies, Inc. He was instrumental in the development of the TK Maxx stores in Great Britain and ran its international operations. He was also a director of Papa John's. He was President and CEO of Pier ...
Al's Auto Supply – Chain that operated in Washington, California, Idaho, Oregon, Nevada and Alaska; purchased by CSK Auto.Founded by Abe "Al" Wexler in Everett, Washington in the late 1950s; [1] [2] sold 15 store chain to Paccar in 1987; [3] Paccar sold chain (along with Grand Auto) in 1999 to CSK Auto which eventually rebranded stores as Schucks.
The brand is currently owned by Retail Ecommerce Ventures, a holding company founded by Alex Mehr and Tai Lopez, which is dedicated to acquiring and reviving distressed brands as e-commerce businesses. REV has also acquired a number of other brands, such as Dressbarn, Modell's Sporting Goods, the Franklin Mint, and Pier 1 Imports. [20]
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