PIER 1 IMPORTS TO OPEN FIRST STORE IN CLIFTON, N.J.

For Immediate Release
March 1, 2007

What:

Opening of Pier 1’s newest store in Clifton, N.J. -- Store Manager Victoria Williams, who has been with the company for four years, will hire approximately 15 full- and part-time associates. The new store is 8, 471-square-feet. Currently, Pier 1 has six locations in the greater Paterson, N.J. market.

When:

Friday, March 2, 2007 - 10 a.m.

Where:

River Front Center
364 Route 3 West
Clifton, NJ

*Variances in store opening dates may occur. To confirm date please contact:

Whitney Rogers
Public Relations Coordinator
(817) 252-8130
wrrogers@pier1.com

EDITOR'S NOTE: Please use the numeral 1 when referring to the Pier 1 Imports brand. The company may be referred to as Pier 1 Imports or Pier 1.