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Pier 1 Imports Inc.

6/20/2013, 6:16 AM ET

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Thursday, June 20, 12:05 AM Notable earnings before Thursday’s open: IHS, KR, PIR, RAD Comment! [Earnings]
Wednesday, June 19, 5:30 PM Notable earnings before Thursday’s open: IHS, KR, PIR, RAD Comment! [Earnings]
Tuesday, June 4, 9:03 AM More on ICSC Retail Store Sales: The retail reading from Memorial Day week was solid as some pent-up demand was released. Department stores (M, JWN, KSS, JCP, SKS, DDS, SHLD, BONT, TJX) showed strength - while furniture sales (RH, HOFT, FBN, HVT, PIR, ETH, BSET) didn't quite keep up. Comment! [Consumer]
Friday, May 31, 8:45 AM A below par reading on personal spending for April was affected by lower gas prices and home heating bills and isn't a biting indictment on retail spending (AEO, ANF, ARO, BBBY, BBY, BJ, CHS, COH, COST, DG, DLTR, GPS, HD, JCP, JWN, KSS, LOW, LTD, M, NDN, NKE, ODP, PIR, PLCE, RSH, SKS, SPLS, TGT, TJX, URBN, WMT, WSM, ZLC), according to economists. Auto sales also cooled off just a bit in April which had an impact. So far, retail trends have been largely favorable in May as the height of the spring selling season shifted a few weeks later. 4 Comments [Consumer]
Thursday, April 11, 7:59 AM Shares of Pier 1 Imports (PIR) slip 3.9% in premarket trading after the company issues disappointing guidance. For FY14, the forecast from the retailer is for comparable store sales growth in the mid single-digit range and EPS of $1.26-$1.31 vs. $1.38 consensus. Comment! [Consumer, On the Move]
Thursday, April 11, 6:01 AM Pier 1 Imports (PIR): FQ4 EPS of $0.60 in-line. Revenue of $551.6M beats by $0.16M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News]
Thursday, April 11, 12:05 AM Notable earnings before Thursday’s open: PIR, RAD Comment! [Earnings]
Wednesday, April 10, 5:30 PM Notable earnings before Thursday’s open: PIR, RAD Comment! [Earnings]
Thursday, April 4, 3:16 PM Pier 1 Imports (PIR) declares $0.05/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous. Forward yield 0.92%. For shareholders of record Apr. 24. Payable May 08. Ex-div date Apr. 22. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
Wednesday, March 20, 12:57 PM Furniture sellers Ethan Allen (ETH +4%) and Pier 1 Imports (PIR +2.3%) are riding the coattails of a big post-earnings rally in Williams-Sonoma. The sector is gaining favor again with housing prices giving homeowners a bit of breathing room and remodels picking up. 1 Comment [Consumer, On the Move]
Thursday, March 7, 6:42 AM Pier 1 Imports (PIR) preliminary earnings for FQ4: Comparable-store sales rose 7.9% Y/Y as both traffic and average ticket size improved. Gross profit is expected to be 46.2% of sales, up 70 bps from last year's period, and EPS of $0.57 to $0.58 is forecast. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Consumer]
Monday, February 25, 3:40 PM Furniture stocks are trading weak as smaller-sized Leon's Furniture reports sluggish numbers in Canada and the sub-sector gets lined up as a potential target of consumer spending pullback. Restoration Hardware (RH -3.5%), Pier 1 Imports (PIR -3.5%), Haverty Furniture (HVT -2.7%), and William- Sonoma (WSM -2.5%) are all underperforming on the day. Comment! [Consumer, On the Move]
Monday, January 28, 10:22 AM The National Retail Federation forecasts 2013 retail sales will increase at a rate of 3.4%, lower than the 4.2% rise seen in 2012. Consumer attitudes will be influenced by higher payroll taxes and the ongoing fiscal cliff drama before improving in the second half of the year, according to the trade group. Retailers with strong online businesses should be able to ride out the moderate growth period adequately with online sales forecast to rise between 9% and 12% for the year. 9 Comments [Consumer]
Thursday, January 17, 12:28 PM Home furnishing companies Pier 1 Imports (PIR +2.9%) and Restoration Hardware (RH +3.6%) trade higher after a report on housing starts shows a strong jump in housing activity. The retailers are also drawing some interest with sector peer Williams-Sonoma reporting brisk holiday sales. Comment! [Consumer]
Tuesday, January 15, 8:49 AM Home furnishing stocks could draw some interest after retail sales came in better than expected for December with the furniture sector outperforming the overall index. On watch: Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY), Williams-Sonoma (WSM), Ethan Allen (ETH), Pier 1 Imports (PIR), and Restoration Hardware (RH). Comment! [Consumer]
Thursday, December 13, 2012, 9:57 AM A raise in guidance by Pier 1 Imports (PIR +2.4%) doesn't sit well with Tiburon Research analyst Rob Wilson. He says Pier 1 management uses "lost sales" to adjust its EPS explicitly - instead of following a more general rule of other retailers to mention Hurricane Sandy as a factor. Comment! [Consumer, On the Move]