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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] Under Girouard's stewardship, Pier 1 Imports' sales reached $1 billion in the fiscal year 1999. [3]
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Pier 1 Imports, Inc. is a Fort Worth, Texas-based online retailer and former retail chain specializing in imported home furnishings and decor, particularly furniture, table-top items, decorative accessories, and seasonal decor. It was publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under ticker PIR. As recently as January 2020, Pier 1 had over 1,000 physical stores throughout the United States and Canada. Pier 1 filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on February 17, 2020, and on May 19, 2020, announced it was asking the bankruptcy court to close all stores, due in large part to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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