FORT WORTH, Texas, Oct. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Marvin Girouard, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Pier 1 Imports Inc. (NYSE: PIR), announces that several organizational changes have been made to continue the growth and success of the 37-year-old specialty retail company.

FORT WORTH, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 7, 1999--Pier 1 Imports, Inc. (NYSE:PIR) reported today that sales for the five-week period ended October 2, 1999, aggregated $106,928,000, an increase of 8.5% from $98,525,000 last year. Comparable store sales increased 3.6% from the year earlier period.

FORT WORTH, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 24, 1999--Pier 1 Imports, Inc. (NYSE:PIR) announced today that its Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of 3 cents per share on the Company's outstanding shares of Common Stock. The 3 cents per share dividend is payable August 4, 1999, to